SpongeBob SquarePants x Nike Kyrie 5 EP 'Patrick'
Colorway: Lotus Pink/University Red · Style code: CJ6950-600 · Release date: August 10, 2019 · Price: $588 · Availability: Available now
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Nike and Nickelodeon put out the Kyrie x SpongeBob SquarePants collection in August 2019, and the structure of it was unusually literal: five shoes, one per character. SpongeBob, Patrick Star and Squidward took the Kyrie 5; Sandy Cheeks and Mr. Krabs took the Kyrie Low 2, with Mr. Krabs’ pair printed in money and nodding to Plankton.
The design work is mostly colour and texture translation rather than direct illustration. Patrick’s pair reads as pink with red-purple detailing, matching the character without putting him on the shoe; SpongeBob’s is yellow, Squidward’s turquoise. A run of apparel (tees, hoodies, backpacks, socks) shipped alongside.
Under the graphics it is a standard Kyrie 5, a guard’s shoe built around a curved forefoot Zoom Air unit that sits under the ball of the foot for quick changes of direction, with a wide traction pattern for lateral grip.
The collection sold through quickly, and the character shoes have been treated as a set ever since rather than as individual releases.