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The NBA season is underway, and Nike is going all out to make sure the Ja 3 is the hottest new signature silhouette, even with adidas rolling out the AE 2 and Converse dropping the Shai 001. Part of that push is making sure everyone around the league can lace up Ja 3 colorways to match their uniforms, and for Golden State Warriors Nike athletes like Draymond Green and Al Horford, this pair could be perfect.
The Nike Ja 3 Deep Royal Blue Lightning starts with a white reinforced mesh upper for a clean background to the gradient yellow and blue TPU monogram overlays that jag up and down across the side panels. The structural panels get blue on the bottom and evolve to yellow as they reach the laces on the right shoe and the opposite pattern on the left. The right shoe has a yellow Swoosh striking down the side panel, surrounded by embroidered green fabric, and the left shoe has a blue Swoosh with the same outline. The outsoles of the shoe are split, with a full yellow bottom on the right shoe and blue on the left.
Nike Ja 3 Deep Royal Blue Lightening
Nike has already rolled out a steady stream of Ja 3 colorways heading into the NBA regular season, and alongside holiday edition colors and college exclusives for LSU, the Ja 3 hit the Nike By You workshop, with asymmetrical colorway options standing out from the pack. The blue lightning pair isn’t too different from left to right, but the gradient flip is a nice use of the new silhouette.
The Nike Ja 3 Deep Royal Blue Lightning will be released Spring 2026 through Nike and select retailers in-store and online. Available in a full-family size run, the retail prices are set at $125 (adult), $100 (GS), $85 (PS). For all the latest NBA signature shoe news and drop info, don’t forget to download the Sole Retriever mobile app.
