{"id":4783,"date":"2026-06-05T15:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/will-knicks-star-jalen-brunson-stick-with-the-kobe-6s-for-the-nba-finals-game-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:34:13","slug":"will-knicks-star-jalen-brunson-stick-with-the-kobe-6s-for-the-nba-finals-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/will-knicks-star-jalen-brunson-stick-with-the-kobe-6s-for-the-nba-finals-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Knicks star Jalen Brunson stick with the Kobe 6s for the NBA Finals Game 2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129842921.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jalen Brunson changed into Nike Kobe 6 sneakers midway through the NBA Finals Game 1 \u2014 and turned the game around. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jalen Brunson\u2019s sneakers kicked off a comeback in Game 1.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/03\/style\/new-york-knicks-star-jalen-brunson-uses-this-tatcha-cleanser-constantly\/\">New York Knicks point guard<\/a>, 29, ditched his purple Nike Kobe 3s at halftime of Wednesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/03\/photos\/all-the-celebrities-at-the-nba-finals-2026-knicks-vs-spurs\/\">NBA Finals 2026<\/a> opener against the San Antonio Spurs and laced up a pair of pale pistachio green Nike Kobe 6s instead.<\/p>\n<p>The results spoke for themselves: Brunson scored just 11 points in the first half, then rattled off 19 points after the switch \u2014 including 13 in the final eight minutes \u2014 to finish with a game-high 30 points in New York\u2019s 105-95 win.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Knicks guard started Wednesday\u2019s game in purple Nike Kobe 3s. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brunson scored just 11 first-half points on 5-for-15 shooting before the sneaker swap. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He pushed the Knicks over the top with 13 points in the final 8 minutes of play wearing the pistachio green sneakers. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIm gonna need Brunson to never wear Kobe 3\u2019s again. Kobe 6\u2019s for the rest of the series,\u201d one fan wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UpperClassArmz\/status\/2062600027621507164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others echoed the sentiment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZJmsv2jg8M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Instagram<\/a>, with comments like \u201cHe knows the 6s where\u2019s it\u2019s at\u201d and \u201cKobe 6s get the job done again\u201d flooding sneaker accounts.<\/p>\n<p>As Knicks superfan Spike Lee once declared in his iconic late-\u201980s Nike ads with Michael Jordan, \u201cIt\u2019s gotta be the shoes\u201d \u2014 and after Wednesday night, Brunson\u2019s fans seem to wholeheartedly agree.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks guard hasn\u2019t explained the mid-game change, but he has worn Nike Kobes since high school, and reportedly even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/sneakers\/news\/why-jalen-brunson-refused-nike-signature-sneaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned down his own signature deal<\/a> with Nike to keep playing in Bryant\u2019s line.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brunson reportedly turned down his own Nike signature line to keep wearing Kobes for the rest of his career. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nike has collaborated with Brunson on exclusive Kobe colorways, including the sold-out \u201cStatue of Liberty\u201d Kobe 6 Protro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The devotion traces back to Christmas Day 2014, when Bryant handed a teenage Brunson a pair of Kobe 9s at a Lakers-Bulls game in Chicago. Brunson wore the kicks in his next high school game \u2014 breaking his team\u2019s color rule in the process \u2014 and hasn\u2019t looked back.<\/p>\n<p>Nike has since made Brunson the face of the Kobe Protro series, collaborating with him on exclusive colorways like the sold-out Kobe 6 \u201cStatue of Liberty,\u201d which retailed for $200 but are available on the resale market for <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/nike-kobe-6-protro-jalen-brunson-statue-of-liberty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">more than double that today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With New York in the Finals for the first time since 1999 and Game 2 tipping off tonight in San Antonio, the only real question is which Kobes Brunson will lace up next.<\/p>\n<p>Smart money\u2019s on the 6s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/style\/will-knicks-star-jalen-brunson-stick-with-the-kobe-6s-for-the-nba-finals-game-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jalen Brunson changed into Nike Kobe 6 sneakers midway through the NBA Finals Game 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129842921.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}