{"id":782104,"date":"2026-07-09T10:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/782104\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:54:41","slug":"ja-morants-new-signature-shoes-trigger-a-wave-of-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/782104\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Morant&#8217;s new signature shoes trigger a wave of reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ja Morant made headlines on June 29 when the Portland Trail Blazers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/ja-morant-assured-blazers-after-grizzlies-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">traded for<\/a> him from the Memphis Grizzles. The star guard once again garnered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> fans\u2019 attention on Wednesday after Nike unveiled his fourth signature shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It features a gradient upper that transitions from a black mesh at the rear to neon green towards the front. The news triggered a wave of reactions, with many surprised that his line with Nike has not been discontinued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/projecting-the-2026-portland-trail-blazers-starting-lineup-after-ja-morant-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Projecting the 2026 Portland Trail Blazers starting lineup after Ja Morant trade<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nice Kicks posted the photos on X, and fans shared their thoughts in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf he gets back to any stardom these shoes will absolutely fly,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlaybookTM\/status\/2074979174163665063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">reaction read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMore signature shoes than All-Star appearances is crazy work,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaSportsShow\/status\/2075014163139543174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fan wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow tf this dude still got a signature shoe,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lakefored\/status\/2074976427728920894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">user said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe next factory store school beater shoe for grades 3-8,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pollo_ocho\/status\/2075028252159259087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">posted another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre they as unreliable as he is? Will they fall apart?\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netakimaryir\/status\/2075000029983424953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fan commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis a downgrade from the last one,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GroctheCreator\/status\/2075064135964905574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">comment read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-added-loading=\"\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-198110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nba tag-ja-morant tag-nba tag-portland-trail-blazers mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[12][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/default-940-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97138\" \/>Oct 27, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) stands outside the locker room before the start of the game against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant\u2019s 2026-27 season preview<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s no doubt that Morant is one of the most talented guards today. However, his off-field issues and injuries have stolen the spotlight from him early in his career. Playing for the Trail Blazers next season is a fresh start for the two-time All-Star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019ll also have a chance to learn from veteran stars like Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday, whom he\u2019ll share the backcourt with. While there could be a log jam at the guard spots, Portland is opting for depth. Morant can revive his career and not have all the pressure on his shoulders starting in 2026-27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ja Morant made headlines on June 29 when the Portland Trail Blazers traded for him from the Memphis&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,294,178,293,177,4070,6,471],"class_list":["post-782104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-memphis-grizzlies","tag-basketball","tag-grizzlies","tag-ja-morant","tag-memphis","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-memphisgrizzlies","tag-nba","tag-portland-trail-blazers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116889653601975446","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}