The Kobe 9 isn't short on colorways, and up next is the Kobe 9 EM ‘Dusty Cactus’ colorway that’s slated to release on October 3rd, 2014. While it's not confirmed what the theme is or what this pair is inspired by, what we do see is that they have a patch on the tongue in place of the typical shozoku logo. That patch mentions the Black Mamba and even has a little five-star treatment in what looks to be a soccer style reference to the number of rings that Kobe has.