Ja in China: Before Ja 3 sneakers hit stores, they were born on a whiteboard
Trey Draper and Tee Morant put Ja Morant through offseason training in Shanghai. (Jnie Williams/Catch12 Media)
Before the Ja 3 sneaker was selling out in minutes on Nike’s online shop, the shoe was nothing more than a few scribbles on a whiteboard inside a cramped New York City office.
The process for Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s third signature sneaker — the loudest and flashiest yet — was remarkably simple.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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