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After being suspended for flashing a gun on social media yet again, Ja Morant’s signature shoe has been removed from Nike’s app and website.
Last December Nike allegedly found itself with a tough decision to make after Kyrie Irving shared a link to an anti-Semitic video. After Kyrie refused to apologize for weeks Nike made the decision to end its partnership with Irving. As the brand allegedly pondered a signature shoe replacement what better name than Ja Morant? At the time Morant had recently won Most Improved Player after previously winning Rookie of the Year.
By All-Star weekend the Ja 1 was in full circulation and the public response was just as Nike had hoped. When the shoes dropped the public rushed to cop their pairs making the release a success. A few weeks later Ja Morant would be entangled in scandal after scandal that culminated with him being suspended for flashing a gun on social media. Nike stayed by his side while he vowed to do better and seek help. However, not even two months later and Ja has been suspended again for the same behavior. According to TMZ, Ja’s Nike sneakers have been pulled from the brand’s website and app following his latest pistol Pete stunt. For now, his upcoming “Hunger” colorway is still on Nike’s release calendar for May 25th. All eyes will be on the SNKR’s app to see if Nike will release the sneakers with everything surrounding Ja.
Nike cut off kyrie for sharing a twitter link just for ja morant to flash guns on Instagram live every other week pic.twitter.com/8XXfjcGKNz
— John (@iam_johnw) May 14, 2023
Nike replacing Kyrie Irving with Ja Morant for their signature shoe deal😭 pic.twitter.com/dJors1qrKW
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) May 16, 2023
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