Nike’s latest Ja 3 is a Mismatched Kids Exclusive Inspired by Space Travel

There was a time when basketball shoes were the undisputed stars of the sneaker industry. From Jordan retros to performance Kobe and T-Mac colorways to early numbered KDs and LeBrons, we were all rocking hoop shoes with shorts on the court and with jeans off the court. The explosion of lifestyle sneakers has put basketball shoes on the back burner of the industry for a few years now, but when it comes to kids, ball shoes have always reigned supreme.

From the playground to the classroom and everywhere in between, the latest pair of Nike Ja 3s is a kids' exclusive colorway designed to rocket the youth’s imagination to the stratosphere. The Nike Ja 3 Outer Space is a mismatched pair of Ja’s latest signature with a moon landing grey base on both shoes, mixed up with a red tongue on the right shoe and a blue tongue on the left. The Swooshes alternate too, with blue on the right and red on the left.