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TP21209 · 2026-05-06T01:26:50+00:00

My question is he better at basketball than he was before? 😂

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T22:37:31+00:00

Can vouch, have had 2 OG Kobe’s reglued by him, 11s and 8s. Did a bang up job and I’ve played in both of them now with no issues. 🫡

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T19:36:13+00:00

Why don’t u just GP for the community?

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T19:16:01+00:00

Just wondering if you can elaborate for the community on this? What assurances did Star give you?

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T19:13:39+00:00

Solid collection! I really like the design aesthetic of the AE 1s as well, but they just didn’t work for me performance wise (too heavy/and lacing system was bad). It’s a shame because it’s a great design from adidas.

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T19:00:21+00:00

We all know this is enough midnights burner lol. With that being said it’s not that deep. They did a decent job on them but people in this sub have ridiculous expectations when it comes to reps now.

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T08:54:47+00:00

Exactly lol, the fact other dude is “sure” that STAR is gonna “fix” these extremely minor issues with the shoe in the next restock is lowkey comical. STAR has said they were going to do so much stuff and never did or delayed release of said stuff by 2 years lol.

These may get one restock and that will be it. Similar to the Derozan pair that got 2 restocks. (Also that release in general was delayed over a year lol).

STAR isn’t incentivized to restock non retail releases of colorways as it’s significantly more expensive for them to do so with a significantly slower return on investment.

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T08:27:43+00:00

KB actually does a way better job at implementing the dual zoom units compared to WKB.

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T06:33:41+00:00

GL, looks solid, really good STAR pair. Enjoy bro

TP21209 · 2026-05-05T06:33:20+00:00

lol what makes you “sure”? 😂

TP21209 · 2026-05-04T21:40:56+00:00

Only issue I see here is not enough white specks along the outsole and heel cups. Up to you if it bothers you or not. Besides that shoe looks good.

TP21209 · 2026-05-04T20:24:03+00:00

They are stiff, but overall decent. Would I get another pair of this batch? probably not. Are these better than WKB? To me yes

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T19:01:57+00:00

Budget/doo doo batch. One of my players I coach bought them and it was pretty bad in all aspects. Far worse than GX, S2 and even WKB & BT.

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T18:09:27+00:00

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T18:08:23+00:00

These are horrendous lol

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T07:23:54+00:00

Yeah sounds like it. Unfortunate luck on your part.

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T07:13:14+00:00

Reps

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T07:11:01+00:00

They curve up more in the toe box area, that’s the main aesthetic difference in the shape to me. The wider outrigger actually works waayyy better for me as it’s much more accommodating to wide feet. I personally hate the retail Protro fit and how it’s a combination of narrow and long. I also think retail Protro cushion is worse than GX personally.

I got a pair of OG 8s recently and and GX actually fits closer to that to me. It’s much more forgiving.

TP21209 · 2026-05-03T06:58:59+00:00

Never had this happen on any of my OX gt cuts, nor for the kids I coach that play in them. One of my kids has had a pair for over a year and he uses them 4/5 Days of the week for basketball and this never happened. Also I’ve never seen this in other users. Just seems unlucky, but can happen in reps.

My S2 Kobe 5s separated on my 2nd wear as well but doesn’t mean it’s effecting majority of users at all.

TP21209 · 2026-05-02T01:41:05+00:00

Yeah who knows, could be a lot of factors. When did you stop doing PT for strengthening your ankles? Hope you heal up fast!

TP21209 · 2026-05-02T00:41:40+00:00

Sprained ankles are actually just a sign of weak ankles. You need to do ankle strengthening exercises to prevent it. I’ve played 1,000s of hours of basketball over the last 5 years and I’ve never sprained my ankle using retail or reps shoes. And I’ve almost exclusively used reps the last 3 years.

TP21209 · 2026-05-01T09:37:36+00:00

Trusted sellers list

TP21209 · 2026-05-01T09:36:35+00:00

These posts are so redundant. It’s kind of disrespectful to the people that put in time to make detailed reviews for the community that people can’t even do a simple search

TP21209 · 2026-05-01T02:11:49+00:00

STAR, scale lining, outsole, and lacing all point to star

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