Nike and NBA Champion Kobe Bryant completed the fifth consecutive Asian Tour stop in as many days on Saturday, July 25, as he rolled through Shanghai, China. He moves onto his last stop with Nike in Chengdu, China on Sunday, July 26.
In Shanghai, Kobe taped a one-hour interview with one of the leading broadcast networks, STV, discussing the NBA Championships, his return to Shanghai, his unmatched training regimen, and the introduction of the new Dream Season outdoor performance basketball shoe. He also debuted new limited edition styles of the popular Nike Zoom Kobe IV, one celebrating his gold medal performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and one honoring his MVP performance in the 2009 NBA Championships. Both limited edition styles will only be available in China.
After an hour in the studio taping the show that will air later in the week, Kobe greeted hundreds of screaming fans at a nearby Nike store by signing a 20-foot image of Bryant and discussing the new Dream Season and Nike Zoom Kobe IV limited edition shoes.
Among the gifts bestowed on the 2009 Finals MVP:
• A five-fingered puppet with four rings, equal parts a celebration of his fourth NBA title and well-wishing on adding a fifth in the near future.
• A super-sized ring filled with cookies.
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