I’d imagine some of the decision is purely emotional. He worked closely with the development team on his shoes and gear. I can only think this was the best way for them to think it through. Refunding people’s money who had already ordered is a lot, though. As a sneaker head and fan of Kobe, it does piss me off to see all these listings with like...a pair of Kobe 11s, no box for $900 or some shit. Then you look at the details and it says “ Last updated on January 26 2020”.