The internet witnessed a heavy feud between tennis legend John McEnroe and rapper Travis Scott as the duo is working on Scott’s upcoming project with Nike. Scott who has a huge popularity that skyrockets the sales of sneakers, got involved in a serious disagreement with the world’s former number-one tennis star. On the other hand, John McEnroe is known for his harsh words. Fans at his Picketball Slam 1 had an opportunity to see that live. But this tennis player is not willing to put an end to that behavior anytime soon.
Now the internet spotted this former tennis player being rude to popular rapper Travis Scott in a group video conference meeting. While fans are quite surprised at McEnroe’s behavior, they are a little clueless about what happened between them. Want to know what triggered John McEnroe to get mad at Travis Scott?
John McEnroe and Travis Scott disagree over Nike’s new project
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In this recent project with Travis Scott, Nike is aiming to bring a reimagined version of McEnroe’s legendary Nike Mac Attack tennis shoes. Now There is a little twist to that, which angered the world’s former number-one tennis star. Now since Scott is promoting the hoes, the label is named Cactus Jack, which is the rapper’s brand. However, McEnroe seemed dissatisfied with the name and suggested it to Cactus Mac.
Nike beef? 😳😤
A leaked Zoom call between Travis Scott and a heated John McEnroe shows the tennis star arguing with @trvisXX over the name of the pair’s upcoming Nike Mac Attack collab 👀 pic.twitter.com/av79rrNtPg
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) December 9, 2023
Now McEnroe seemed rude and loud since the beginning when he suggested the name. However, Scott politely declined it, which made McEnroe comment- “Come on man Show them a little respect this is my show.” However, Scott politely declined saying that Cactus Mac can’t happen since it was never a thing.
Now this viral video on social media platforms has pissed the fans. They felt completely disgusted seeing John McEnroe showing no respect to Scott in a business meeting. Moreover, Scott’s polite decline of McEnroe’s entitled behavior received much appreciation from the fan community. ‘
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What is Nike planning to do by bringing John McEnroe and Travis Scott together?
During the 1980’s tennis era, John McEnroe established Nike’s popularity on the tennis court with his Nike sneakers. It was the Nike Mac Attack, that received so much love from the customers just because of John Mcenroe. Now Nike is planning to bring those back in Nike’s old-fashioned original colorway.
While this is not a collaboration with anyone, Nike is aiming to feature rapper Travis Scott and tennis legend John McEnroe for the sneakers’ promotional video.
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McEnroe and Scott’s feud surprised the audience seeing the tennis legend’s behavior. However, they hope to see this duo working together soon for the sake of the legendary 80’s Nike sneakers. What do you think about it?
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