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Caitlin Clark Wears Unreleased Nike Kobe Shoes on Her Birthday

Caitlin Clark wore a player-exclusive colorway of the Nike Kobe 6 on her birthday.
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Caitlin Clark celebrated her birthday in unreleased Nike Kobe 6 basketball shoes.
Caitlin Clark celebrated her birthday in unreleased Nike Kobe 6 basketball shoes. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday. Naturally, Clark's birthday coincided with the 20th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's legendary 81-point game.

Clark has been the unofficial torchbearer of the Nike Kobe basketball line since entering the WNBA, regularly debuting upcoming and unreleased colorways of the iconic basketball shoes.

This week, the Fever celebrated Clark's birthday at the team practice facility and shared highlights on social media. Those videos gave fans a sneak peek at Clark's kicks. The WNBA All-Star wore the Nike Kobe 6 Protro in an unreleased Chaos-inspired colorway.

Clark has only worn the shoes once before, on September 4, 2025. However, it gives athletes and fans hope for a potential release. So far, Nike has released two Nike Kobe basketball shoes in Clark's player-exclusive colorways.

The "Chaos" or "Joker" colorway is a familiar theme in the Nike Kobe line. Nike has applied the Navy, Volt, and Red color scheme to multiple models (including a previous iteration of the Nike Kobe 6).

Clark has dazzled fans with her Nike Kobe sneakers, but that will soon come to an end as her own signature line launches this year. Unfortunately, there are still no official images, tech specs, pricing, or a firm launch date.

What we do know is that Clark's first signature basketball shoe is launching in 2026 and will feature brand-new performance technology as cutting-edge as the Nike Kobe line was when those shoes first hit shelves.

Athletes and fans who are eagerly awaiting the launch of Clark's first signature basketball shoe can find her apparel collection on the Nike website. Online shoppers can choose from a wide range of performance and casual apparel.

In 2024, Clark signed a historic eight-year, $28 million signature footwear and apparel deal with Nike. Since then, Clark has appeared in multiple marketing campaigns for the brand. In 2025, Nike unveiled Clark's signature logo and kicked off her "From Anywhere" campaign on Christmas Day.

It is sure to be another exciting year for Clark and Nike. Stay locked into Sports Illustrated's Kicks On SI for all your footwear news from the WNBA and beyond.

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PAT BENSON

Pat Benson covers the sneaker industry for Kicks On Sports Illustrated. As a leading voice in footwear journalism, he breaks news, spotlights important stories, and interviews the biggest names in sports. Previously, Pat has reported on the NBA and authored "Kobe Bryant's Sneaker History (1996-2020)." You can email him at 1989patbenson@gmail.com.

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