Kobe Bryant’s fifth signature from Nike Basketball has offered some of the most satisfying colorways we’ve seen on the hardwood and here’s an upcoming release that’s sure to keep the trend afloat. The Nike Zoom Kobe V (5) pictured above comes to us in a new shade of indigo called ‘Ink’, but it wouldn’t be shocking if sneakerheads looked at these and thought ‘Eggplant!’ Irrespective of the particular shade of purple, these joints offer just enough variation from the typical Varsity Purple that they offer a novelty while still staying close enough to the Lakers’ uniforms that it wouldn’t be shocking to see Kobe himself rocking these sometime early next season. You can grab yours today, with a size 9 sample available in advance of the Holiday 2010 release.

The Black Mamba and the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the much-improved Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the 2010 playoffs. Take a look at the Nike Zoom Kobe V (POP) that Kobe will be wearing.

No, not the Nike Zoom Kobe VI, but three more colorways of the Kobe V. In October, you can expect two colorways; one grey/black/red – a poor man's Aston Martin Zoom Kobe V – and another in white/black/del sol.....

Check out three Nike Zoom Kobe Vs that are set to release during the holiday season of 2010.