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Nike KD19 “Aunt Pearl” Release Date: Kay Yow on the Insole

Kevin Durant’s pink pair for his late aunt drops Friday, November 13, at $170 on Nike, the same day in the UK and Spain.

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Nike KD19 Aunt Pearl, side profile, marbled metallic pink upper with a moulded Z overlay and a sail midsole
  • Tongue logo KD, iridescent
  • Midsole Sail
  • Heel fin Moulded pink
01 Lateral
Nike KD19 Aunt Pearl, medial side, pink upper with Swoosh near the toe
02 Medial
Nike KD19 Aunt Pearl pair from above, insoles printed Kay Yow and Aunt Pearl
03 Top
Nike KD19 Aunt Pearl pair from behind, pink heels on sail soles
04 Heel
Nike KD19 Aunt Pearl outsole, translucent sail rubber with a pink centre pod
05 Outsole

The UK and Spain get it the same day as the US, on Nike GB and Nike Spain. Nike lists the KD19 “Aunt Pearl” for Friday, November 13, at $170 in the US, in Pink Foam, Stadium Green and Metallic Summit White.

Who Aunt Pearl was

Nike’s listing says the pair honours Aunt Pearl, Durant’s aunt, who died of lung cancer in 2000. Nike says the design is meant to inspire continued efforts to find a cure.

The KD19 carries her name underfoot. Nike’s top-down photo shows “Kay Yow” and “Aunt Pearl” printed around Durant’s logo on the insole.

The KD19 under the pink

Nike lists a full-length Air Zoom Strobel unit, Cushlon 3.0 foam and a TPU plate at the midfoot. The traction pattern has “7” and “35” cut into it, per Nike. In the photos, the upper is a marbled metallic pink over a sail midsole.

How to get a pair

It’s first come, first served on Nike US, with no draw. Foot Locker’s US release calendar has it the same day at the same price. In the UK it’s on Nike GB, and in Spain on Nike Spain. On November 8, Nike’s stock feed had every US and European size loaded.

Last year’s KD18 “Aunt Pearl” dropped on October 7, 2025. Nike US now shows it at $118.97, with every size out of stock.