Nike Updates The Kobe 9 EM “Think Pink” PE Honoring Kay Yow

For the ongoing 2025 season, Nike has issued an inspirational Player Exclusive to its college partners in remembrance of Kay Yow, the legendary women’s basketball... © Sneaker News, 2025. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us The post Nike Updates The Kobe 9 EM "Think Pink" PE Honoring Kay Yow appeared first on Sneaker News. The post Nike Updates The Kobe 9 EM “Think Pink” PE Honoring Kay Yow appeared first on Sneaker News.

For the ongoing 2025 season, Nike has issued an inspirational Player Exclusive to its college partners in remembrance of Kay Yow, the legendary women’s basketball coach who played a much larger role in spreading awareness of breast cancer in the competitive athletic world. Marked by the Y-shaped ribbon, these Kay Yow PEs have become something of a tradition within Nike Basketball, even partnering with Kevin Durant’s signature line and the celebrated Aunt Pearl series.

For 2025, Nike presents the Kobe 9 EM, the Engineered Mesh version of the Kobe 9 signature shoe. A silhouette that’s slated to return this Fall 2025 season, the Kobe 9 EM gets an early look via this Player Exclusive, decorated in an updated pink colorway that features the Y-shaped ribbon on the heel that works in tandem with a multitude of pinks shades. Currently, the women’s basketball team at Duke, Oregon, and Ohio State have received the footwear; more are likely to follow.

Back in 2014, Nike did indeed create a Kobe 9 EM “Think Pink” for athletes only; it varies via the pink hues and the black midsole/tongue combination, while the Y-shaped ribbon sits on the medial heel.

Nike Kobe 9 Em Think Pink Pe 2014