Nike and Ja Morant are looking to ~~retool~~ reset after a setback-filled season limited the fifth-year star to a mere 9 games. Enter the Nike Ja 2: a lightweight low-top hitting store shelves today.

Fans of the Nike Ja 1 will find more of the same in this second incarnation: forefoot zoom air, a low cut with a raised sidewall, and a relatively modest price, now $120.

Nike’s partnership with Ja Morant took on an elevated importance following the company’s messy breakup with Kyrie Irving. Morant quickly became a polarizing figure in his own right, however, after posing with a gun on a pair of social media videos that resulted in 8 and 25 game suspensions for “conduct detrimental to the league.” While some commentators criticized the Grizzlies’ star for setting a negative example, others questioned the league’s decision to single out Ja even as it willingly partnered with the game “Fortnite,” which allows young players to wield a virtual arsenal that includes handguns, shotguns, assault rifles, and even grenade launchers. Due to suspension, Morant debuted his signature shoe on court for the Grizzlies’ Christmas Day game against Golden State, but his season ended just two weeks later – well before the Ja 1’s April 2023 release.

Nike is undoubtedly hoping for a much smoother rollout this year, which began with the “Preheat” colorway that just released at FootLocker.com.

The “Purple Sky” version (pictured above) will be available first on the SNKRS app, with a wider release to follow alongside an apparel collection on October 8th.

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Dec 26, 2024 #1

therealest1

Dec 30, 2024 #2

therealest1

Dec 30, 2024 #3

WASPS ANDD ASPS

therealest1 said:

Reminds me of

Jan 5, 2025 #4

therealest1

Jan 5, 2025 #5

Patchenhz

Jan 5, 2025 #6

Public Enemy

Oh snap, Koolaid 2s!! :rofl:

Jan 5, 2025 #7

DripNick

EYE wish they wouldn't drop so much mismatched pairs. Guess I'm old 🤷🏾‍♂️

Jan 5, 2025 #8

therealest1

Jan 5, 2025 #9

g-time

Public Enemy said:

OH ~~snap~~ YEEAAAH, Koolaid 2s!! :rofl:

fixed*

Jan 5, 2025 #10

Public Enemy

Joints shoulda come in a pitcher

Jan 5, 2025 #11

*buzzLITEfade*

Wonder if these are the official " Swarovski " instead of what we seen so far

Jan 5, 2025 #12

Patchenhz

*buzzLITEfade* said:

Wonder if these are the official " Swarovski " instead of what we seen so far

what he posted could be FF version

Jan 10, 2025 #13

illustrayt

JA Raffe 🤣😎 via Sole Retriever on X

These are the ONES for me! I WANT THESE.

Jan 10, 2025 #14

Patchenhz

Jan 10, 2025 #15

therealest1

Jan 10, 2025 #16

Public Enemy

illustrayt said:

JA Raffe 🤣😎 via Sole Retriever on X

These are the ONES for me! I WANT THESE.

I wish those were real, that would be hilarious!

Jan 10, 2025 #17

illustrayt

Public Enemy said:

I wish those were real, that would be hilarious!

They are! 😂 …. But they’re PEs. :emoji_confused:

Hopefully, we’ll see them release as a GR. If they do decide to release them, i’m predicting a 2026 launch date LOL

Jan 10, 2025 #18

Public Enemy

illustrayt said:

They are! 😂 …. But they’re PEs. :emoji_confused:

Hopefully, we’ll see them release as a GR. If they do decide to release them, i’m predicting a 2026 launch date LOL

Did he wear them yet in a game?

Jan 10, 2025 #19

Patchenhz

Jan 11, 2025 #20

Patchenhz

Jan 11, 2025 #21

blacklion23

Ja Raffe would be my first 2 if they drop

Wednesday at 10:56 PM #22

Public Enemy

Thursday at 12:12 AM #23

sooperhooper

Ref shoulda known not to call a whistle in that moment smh

Saturday at 3:44 PM #24

therealest1

Saturday at 8:10 PM #25

therealest1

Saturday at 10:14 PM #26

SZ22

*buzzLITEfade* said:

Wonder if these are the official " Swarovski " instead of what we seen so far

I've heard these will be a GR/Non-Swarovski release alongside what we've seen so far

Yesterday at 5:31 PM #27

therealest1

Yesterday at 8:23 PM #28

BronGod6

illustrayt said:

JA Raffe 🤣😎 via Sole Retriever on X

These are the ONES for me! I WANT THESE.

Hey you guys can laugh at these all you want i think those are cool as sheet! I'm in

Yesterday at 8:24 PM #29

BronGod6

illustrayt said:

JA Raffe 🤣😎 via Sole Retriever on X

These are the ONES for me! I WANT THESE.

Hey you guys can laugh at these all you want i think those are cool as sheet! I'm

BronGod6 said:

Hey you guys can laugh at these all you want i think those are cool as sheet! I'm in

Oh this isn't real?

Today at 3:15 PM #30

Patchenhz

https://niketalk.com/threads/nike-ja-3-fall-2025.698188/post-37373416

Jul 21, 2024 #1

BronGod6

That upper design is just downright lazy. They HAVE TO STOP slapping a huge swoosh on the side of these sig shoes. When you do that you put yourself in to a box creatively and you're forcing everything else around it. These are a perfect example of that. Remember in the 90's/early 2000s when they let the design do the talking and not the swoosh? When you saw something on someone's feet and you didn't know they were nikes but you knew they were nikes?

Oct 18, 2024 #2

Arthur Shelby

Aug 10, 2024 #3

Public Enemy

Oct 20, 2024 #4

Public Enemy

picasso swerve said:

Tatum’s line is nice.

It's not. From the start the shoes were cheap and literally breaking on people. Get to the 2s and those didn't do any better and the colorways were mostly booty. The 3s aren't even something most of us are considering picking up. I like Nike, but they've done a poor job with his shoes.

Sep 2, 2024 #5

Patchenhz

Jul 28, 2024 #6

jerseysauce

JS”

Aug 30, 2024 #7

g-time

I’ve been saying these look like a Kobe 5 from the jump. Hell, Ja’s logo looks like an upside down Kobe logo.

Jul 16, 2024 #8

jacktown83

Jul 19, 2024 #9

dasitmane

CWs are going to have to save this shoe because what I’ve seen so far is pretty damn underwhelming

Oct 31, 2024 #10

therealest1

Jul 21, 2024 #11

g-time

The big swoosh isn’t even an issue. Kobe’s did that for the majority of sigs. The problem is trying to make sigs like they’re inspired by someone else’s sig, instead of their own. You have these and Sabrina 2s with design elements of a Kobe 5.

Sep 30, 2024 #12

g-time

Got mine today. Will try them out tomorrow.

Nov 17, 2024 #13

Patchenhz

Jun 30, 2024 #14

sooperhooper

Interesting. Need to see more colorways. This is the show that he will win his first ring in.

Jul 19, 2024 #15

jacktown83

Jan 10, 2025 #16

illustrayt

JA Raffe 🤣😎 via Sole Retriever on X

These are the ONES for me! I WANT THESE.

Jan 10, 2025 #17

Patchenhz

Sep 30, 2024 #18

junjdm

some on foot images...

Sep 3, 2024 #19

Patchenhz

Oct 5, 2024 #20

panthro11

Jul 21, 2024 #21

BronGod6

g-time said:

The big swoosh isn’t even an issue. Kobe’s did that for the majority of sigs. The problem is trying to make sigs like they’re inspired by someone else’s sig, instead of their own. You have these and Sabrina 2s with design elements of a Kobe 5.

Although I agree with that 100%, as someone who has worked in the field of industrial design for quite some time, I have an enormous problem with the huge swoosh. There is no beauty in using that as a template for every single one of your sig shoes. The Sabrina line has undoubtedly taken huge cues from the Kobe line but thus far it has seemed to work. This sneaker here is just a terrible attempt.

Sep 14, 2024 #22

g-time

Pun intended?

Sep 12, 2024 #23

Patchenhz

Sep 11, 2024 #24

therealest1

Oct 30, 2024 #25

Public Enemy

Via Nick DePaula - Ja tonight

Sep 26, 2024 #26

kingjay718

Comes with extra laces too.

Mar 6, 2024 #27

therealest1

It was disappointing they didn't make any Grizzlies colors with the Ja 1 because navy blue and sky blue are appealing shades of blue.

I'm hoping they'll make a pair with matching Grizzlies colors with this one.