Interview: Kobe Bryant Talks the Nike Kobe 9 (video)

In an exclusive Complex TV interview with Russ Bengtson, Kobe talks about working with Eric Avar and Mark Parker to design the Nike Kobe 9 shoe. Watch here.

Kobe Bryant is making his way back to the basketball court this weekend, and the LA Laker will have some new gear for his return. Nike and the Black Mamba unveiled the Kobe 9 earlier this week— the brand's first basketball sneaker featuring Flyknit. In an exclusive Complex TV interview with Russ Bengtson, Kobe talks about working with Eric Avar and Mark Parker to design the shoe, his old signatures being retro'd in the Kobe Prelude Pack, and even hints at a little something extra for the Kobe 9.