Kobe rules the court: four of the ten most-worn NBA sneakers carry Bryant's name, and all ten are Nike
The ten basketball sneakers with the most on-court minutes worn across the completed 2025-26 NBA regular season, per the Kixstats ranking reported by WWD — each connected to its signature athlete's home team city. Two icons on the list are retired; one shoe has no signature athlete at all.
Kobe Bryant model — retired, historically Los Angeles LakersActive signature athlete in 2025-26Other retired athlete — historical team shownNo signature athlete or team
Kobe Bryant's models take ranks 1, 2, 4 and 10 — four of the ten most-worn shoes — led by the Nike Kobe 6 Protro at number one. wwd.com
The Nike Sabrina 3 ranks third on NBA minutes even though Sabrina Ionescu's own home team is the WNBA's New York Liberty in Brooklyn. liberty.wnba.com
The Nike G.T. Cut 3, sixth most worn, is the only entry with no signature athlete and therefore no team behind it. nike.com
Los Angeles is the home city behind four of the nine attributable shoes — all through Bryant's Lakers career, not a current roster spot. nba.com
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Sneaker
Signature athlete
2025-26 team or status
Home city
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Data: Kixstats ranking of total NBA on-court minutes worn per sneaker model during the completed 2025-26 regular season, as reported by WWD; 10 ranked models, one row each. Team affiliations and home cities are the signature athlete's 2025-26 team, or the historical team for retired athletes (Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan); the Nike G.T. Cut 3 carries none. Exact minute totals are not published in the ranking, so the visual encodes rank order, not minutes. Research current through 2026-08-28.