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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.

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Nike Air Max 1 'Pittsburgh Pirates' City Connect Drops May 14 for $150

The Pirates entry in Nike's MLB City Connect Air Max 1 program lands on a black nylon base with bold red laces and a chenille Swoosh — $150 via SNKRS, Nike.com, and select retailers on May 14.

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Nike Kobe 4 Protro 'Draft Pack' Releases June 26 With 14 Blind-Box Colorways

Nike marks the 30th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 1996 draft with a $190 blind-box Kobe 4 Protro pack — 13 wear-away uppers tied to the teams that passed on him, plus a Lakers gold pair. Releases June 26 via SNKRS.

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Nike Air Max 1 'Atlanta Braves' City Connect Drops May 12 for $150

The Braves entry in Nike's MLB City Connect Air Max 1 program lands on a powder-blue base built from Atlanta's retro road uniform — $150 at Truist Park on May 11, SNKRS and select retailers on May 12.

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Nike LeBron 23 'Dreams and Nightmares' Drops May 26 at $235

White upper, metallic gold lower, icy blue outsole, and a championship ring stamped on the heel. The Nike LeBron 23 "Dreams and Nightmares" reaches back to Miami — and to the Meek Mill intro that scored that era — for the most personal colorway of this signature run.

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Bluetile x Nike SB Dunk Low "Monarch Butterfly" Releases May 8

A South Carolina skateshop's first Nike SB collaboration uses the Monarch as a tribute to its Mexican-immigrant team rider — the kind of design narrative the SB program has been missing.

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Nike Air Max 95 'Slate' Returns May 7 in Big Bubble Form for the First Time

Sergio Lozano's first OG colorway returns May 7 — the first of the 1995 originals to follow Neon into the Big Bubble remaster.

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The May 2026 Sneaker Release Calendar

Every sneaker release worth tracking in May 2026, organized by week — Nigo's Last Orgy 2 AF1, the WNBA 30th Anniversary pack, the Mother's and Father's Day Jordans, the Travis Scott Pink Pack, Nigel Sylvester's Brick After Brick, and the Toro Bravo 4 retro return.

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Nigo x Jun Takahashi x Nike Air Force 1 'Last Orgy 2' Drops May 2

Nigo and Jun Takahashi reunite on a Sail/Loyal Blue Air Force 1 '01 ($150, IO8765-100) named after the POPEYE column they co-edited in the early 90s — the same column that built the careers behind BAPE, Undercover, and Human Made.

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Patta designs Netherlands' 2026 World Cup kit

Nike handed an Amsterdam streetwear shop the keys to the Netherlands' 2026 World Cup wardrobe. The graphic language alone — orange lions, gold chains, Mercurial Cryoshot — tells you what just happened to the relationship between sport, identity, and the brands curating both.

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Nike Air Max 90 "Coconut Milk/Deep Royal Blue" drops April 28

The Nike Air Max 90 Coconut Milk and Deep Royal Blue pairs cream mesh with contrasting Deep Royal Blue overlays — here's the release date and every retailer you can buy it from.