The Zoom Kobe IV is the landslide winner of the best Laker inspired basketball shoe. I'm sure that winning the championship this past year didn't hurt. The fourth signature Kobe Bryant shoe by Nike also made news during the 2009 NBA Finals when Bryant wore a pair designed by a group of kids from an after school program.You can even make your own through NikeID.

The Zoom Kobe IV shoe is definitely in a class of its own. This low cut shoe with the flywire and Lunar foam technology makes it the lightest basketball shoe Nike has ever made. It also has been one of the best selling.

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One of the most interesting and extremely limited color of the Zoom Kobe IV is the Chaos edition. This particular model was based on Heath Ledger's Joker character from the The Dark Knight movie.

Nike has released 17 different colorways (some limited) thus far with no end in sight. There are at least eight more colorways set to release in the near future and maybe more. If you haven't picked one up yet, don't worry, Nike is making plenty for everyone. The most recent color to release is the blue/red Philly edition which pays homage to Kobe's birth place and his high school days in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia.

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