#KicksStalker: Kyrie Irving, Kobe Bryant collaborate for Kyrie 3 ‘Bruce Lee’

Kobe x Kyrie Bruce Lee. More tonight on youtube. pic.twitter.com/plIhkaLLOg

— Pinoe (@Pinoe77) August 11, 2017

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving shares an affinity for retired legend Kobe Bryant and this transcends even to the shoe realm.

The 25-year-old 4-time NBA All Star unveiled his latest Nike Kyrie 3 “Bruce Lee”  colorway on Friday (Saturday in Manila) as a tribute to the Laker great.

In a video uploaded on his Instagram account, Irving recalled how he wore the classic Nike Zoom Kobe V “Bruce Lee” kicks—patterned after the martial artist’ iconic yellow track suit—during the Nike Extravaganza event when he was 17 years old.

Bruce Lee Edition KYRIE3 @kobebryant inspired and influenced.

A post shared by Kyrie Irving (@kyrieirving) on Aug 11, 2017 at 9:53am PDT

Eight years later, the shoes remain one of Irving’s favorite and he decided to implement the vibrant colorway to his own signature line.

“This is an honor and a blessing and I can’t wait to share it to the world,” he said.