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Nike Air Griffey Max 1 "Freshwater" Returns May 15 for $170

The OG Mariners-coded colorway from the Ken Griffey Jr. signature line returns for its 30th anniversary — and 2026 is the year the Griffey actually re-enters the conversation.

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Air Jordan 12 "Bloodline" Drops May 23 for $215

The black-and-red AJ12 long teased as a 40th-anniversary release finally drops May 23 — full leather upper, varsity-red 23 heel, $215, CT8013-001.

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Nike Air Max 1 "San Diego Padres" City Connect Drops May 15 for $150

Style code IQ2847-400. Dark Obsidian and Coconut Milk with Día de los Muertos skulls on the insole and an MLB lace lock — the third major-market AM1 City Connect of the month.

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Air Jordan 11 Low "Mother's Day" Drops May 9

Style code AH7860-102. White mesh with metallic gold mudguard, two golden split-heart pendants in the box, and the kind of gift packaging that does the work for you.

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Air Jordan 1 High OG "Shop Jacket" Drops May 23 for $185

A women's-exclusive workwear-inspired AJ1 High lands May 23 for $185 — Sail leather base, khaki canvas and nubuck overlays, metallic gold hardware, FD2596-201.

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Nike Kobe 9 EM Protro "WNBA" Drops May 8 for $190

The Kobe family officially weighs in on the league's 30th anniversary, dropping the same Friday as the four-shoe Nike WNBA pack — a signature-without-a-current-signee statement.

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Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Protro "Denim" Drops May 22 for $150

Bryant's 2006 player exclusive finally retros. The Kobe AF1 Low Protro "Denim" lands May 22 in two-tone indigo with orange contrast stitching, a ReactX drop-in, and Kobe's signature on the midsole — $150, IM1980-400.

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Nike Releases WNBA 30th Anniversary Sneaker Pack on May 8

Four signature shoes — Sabrina 3, A'Two, Book 2, GT Cut 4 — drop in the league's original red, white, and blue logo colors on opening weekend, the clearest commercial bet Nike has placed on the W.

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Nike "Mad 90 Pack" Air Max 90 Drops May 21 in North America for $150 Each

Four Air Max 90s rewired as classic Nike football boots — Mercurial, Hypervenom, Total 90, and Tiempo — land stateside May 21 at $150 each, six weeks ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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Victor Wembanyama x Nike GT Cut 4 "Gold Panther" Drops May 20 for $210

Wemby's first PE-energy retail release lands May 20 in a glossy black GT Cut 4 with gold leopard panels and crimson Swooshes — $210 men's, $142 GS, style code IU1960-001.

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Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro "Mambacita" Drops May 1 for $200

The first Kobe 3 in low-top Protro tooling lands on what would have been Gianna Bryant's birthday, with profits routed to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation.

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Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Banned" Drops May 2 for $145

The Bred colorway lands in low-top OG form on May 2 in full-family sizing, continuing the AJ1 Low OG run that has been Jordan Brand's most reliable program of the past 18 months.