Kobe's 'Mambacurial' takes the long way round

• Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial' drops here Sunday September 20, six weeks late
• Kobe takes seven of 33 dated releases; Ja Morant has three across the month
• Ten shoes are held back: nine dates we cannot stand up, and one cancellation

The Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial' finally reaches Australia on Sunday September 20, six weeks later than it was meant to.

Red Plum, Electric Green and Pink Flash, style code IO6253-500, US$200. It was pencilled in for August 8 and pulled. The date is now September 19 worldwide, September 20 here, exactly six weeks on.

Kobe accounts for seven of the 33 releases we can date, including two FC Barcelona pairs on Saturday September 5 and the 'Orca' Kobe 3 Protro on Sunday September 27.

Ja Morant gets three, spread across the Ja 4 'Dark Mode' on September 5, the Ja Twelve Time 'Nightmare' the same day, and the Ja 4 'Jaws' on September 19.

Two drops are not Nike-branded: the Converse SHAI 001 'Cheetah' on Friday September 4 and the adidas Anthony Edwards 3 'Cold Blooded' on Wednesday September 16.

And the busiest day here is the first one. Five shoes land on Wednesday September 2, three of them Kobes.

Releases in September 2026 (Australian dates, AEST)

Wednesday September 2

• Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro 'Electric Green' – September 2
• Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro 'Pure Platinum' – September 2
• Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low 'White/Armoury Blue' – September 2
• Nike Sabrina 4 'King of the Court' – September 2
• Nike Zoom Hyperflight 'Varsity Red' – September 2

Thursday September 3

• Air Jordan 1 High OG 'Nails and Grails' – September 3
• Nike Book 2 'Iron Fist' – September 3

Friday September 4

• Converse SHAI 001 Lace Up 'Cheetah' – September 4

Saturday September 5

• FC Barcelona x Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro – September 5
• FC Barcelona x Nike Kobe Dunk Low Protro – September 5
• Nike Ja 4 'Dark Mode' – September 5
• Nike Ja Twelve Time 'Nightmare' – September 5

Sunday September 6

• Air Jordan 4 'Tour Yellow' – September 6

Monday September 7

• Nike KD 19 'Gorge Green' – September 7

Thursday September 10

• Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' – September 10

Friday September 11

• Comme des Garcons Homme Plus x Air Jordan 11 – September 11

Saturday September 12

• Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 'Penny Hardaway' Knicks PE – September 12

Sunday September 13

• Air Jordan 12 'Bucks' – September 13

Wednesday September 16

• adidas Anthony Edwards 3 'Cold Blooded' – September 16

Thursday September 17

• Air Jordan 6 Low 'Metamorphosis' – September 17

Saturday September 19

• Mowalola x Air Jordan 14 – September 19
• Mowalola x Air Jordan 14 Mule – September 19
• Nike Air Foamposite Pro 'Green Camo' – September 19
• Nike Ja 4 'Jaws' – September 19
• PSG x Nike KD 6 – September 19

Sunday September 20

• Air Jordan 9 OG 'Space Jam' – September 20
• Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial' – September 20

Saturday September 26

• Air Jordan 5 'Sunset' – September 26
• J Balvin x Air Jordan 4 'Multi-Color' – September 26

Sunday September 27

• Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Last Dance at the Garden' – September 27
• Air Jordan 4014 'Ferrari' – September 27
• Nike Kobe 3 Protro 'Orca' – September 27

Tuesday September 29

• Nike Air Bakin OG 'Varsity Red' – September 29

Why these dates are a day later than the American ones

American drops go at 10am US Eastern, which is exactly midnight AEST the next day. Every date above is the US date plus one, so the Australian window runs Wednesday September 2 to Tuesday September 29. Nothing lands here on September 1, and the last American drop of the month is October 1 for us. Daylight saving starts October 4, so the whole month is AEST.

What they cost in Australia

One shoe on this board has a confirmed Australian price rather than an estimate. The Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low in White/Armoury Blue, style code IB0018-103, is listed on Nike Australia at AU$200 and shows as available to buy, checked August 25, 2026.

Nike Australia lists line prices for six of the models above, though not for these exact colourways: Kobe 8 Protro AU$270, Kobe Dunk Low Protro AU$200, Ja 4 AU$190, KD19 AU$230, Book 2 AU$210, Sabrina 4 AU$200. For everything else, AU pricing not yet published.

Nine shoes we are not dating yet, and one that is not coming at all

Both calendars carry September dates the shoes' own pages do not support, so we are leaving them undated. Eighteen shoes are listed for September 26 on sneakerfiles; four carry that date on their own product page.

• Nike Kobe 9 Elite Low Protro 'EYBL', IB2140-400 – calendar says September 26, its own page says Fall 2026
• Nike LeBron 23 'Hyper Pink', JF4656-600 – calendar says September 26, its own page carries no date
• NOCTA x Nike KD 19 – calendar says September 26, its own page says Fall 2026
• Nike Kobe AD Protro 'Purple Stardust', IO8233-500 – calendar says September 30, its own page carries no date
• Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro GS 'Mismatch', IZ7934-900 – calendar says September 19, its own page says Fall 2026
• Nike GT Future 'Varsity Red', FZ5590-603 – calendar says September 19, its own page says Fall 2026
• Air Jordan 4 'London', IV6048-001 – calendar says September 19, its own page says Fall 2026
• Nike Air More Uptempo 'Cobalt Bliss', DV0819-001 – calendar says September 12, its own page says Fall 2026
• adidas Anthony Edwards 3 Mule, KZ9165 – listed only as September 2026, with no day

And one that is not coming. The Air Jordan 8 'Cavs', 305381-005, is CANCELLED. It still sits on the September 26 calendar, but its own page carries an update dated February 18, 2026 saying it will no longer release, and the FAQ below that still answers September 2026.

Pick of the month

The Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial', Sunday September 20. Six Kobe Protros carry a settled date this month and this is the one with the history: pencilled in for August 8, pulled, now set for September 19 worldwide. At a AU$270 line price it will be gone by lunchtime.

The value pick is different. The Kobe Air Force 1 Low in White/Armoury Blue is AU$200, the only shoe on this list you can price in Australian dollars today, and it is already on Nike Australia. It is a lifestyle Air Force 1, not a Protro, and it will still be there next week. That is the trade.

Two things worth knowing before you queue

The Air Jordan 9 OG 'Space Jam' has moved twice: August 8, then August 29, now September 19, which is September 20 here. The page carrying that correction still answers its own FAQ with August 8, so expect the wrong date to keep circulating.

And one shoe is going out under two names. Style code IV7127-300, Electric Green and Stadium Green, is the Kobe 3 Low Protro 'Electric Green' on sneakerfiles and the 'Grinch' on Sneaker Bar Detroit.