LSU Basketball Flexes Nike Ja 3 PEs

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  • The LSU basketball team showed off new Nike Ja 3 PEs
  • Purple and yellow hues for the school coat the entire sneaker
  • Unfortunately for us, the pair will be exclusive to LSU
Nike Ja 3 LSU PE
Nike Ja 3 LSU PE

Sometimes, it pays to have friends in high places. For the LSU basketball team, it pays to have coach Matt McMahon around. McMahan, the head coach of the LSU men’s basketball team, was the head coach at Murray State when Ja Morant was in college. Thankfully for the players, Morant and McMahan are still in touch, and what’s a few pairs of shoes between old friends?

The LSU basketball team took to Instagram this week to show off a new player-exclusive pair of Nike Ja 3s in purple and yellow Tigers colors. Starting with a purple upper, the textured TPU Ja monogram reinforcements get a bright yellow color for a classic two-tone look. There is an LSU logo in a window on the lateral midsole and special boxes with a heavy metal lightning bolt graphic.

Ja has shown out for the LSU basketball team with his past pro shoes, lacing the team with PE Ja 1 and Ja 2 colorways thanks to his relationship with Coach McMahan. The connection between Ja and LSU basketball extends to the Lady Tigers, too, with both LSU teams showing off the same pair.

There has been a steady stream of new Nike Ja 3 colorways hitting shelves and scheduled for the coming months, but unless you have your own connections with the LSU coaching staff, this pair isn’t joining your collection. In the meantime, you can cook up some custom colorways on Nike By You.

Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com