LeBron James and the NBA World Welcomed Grizzlies Star Ja Morant to the ?Swoosh Gang? Ahead of Christmas Day Game vs Warriors

Nike certainly has some of the best global athletes signed under their brand. And these aren?t just players from the NBA but from various other sports as well. Now it looks like Nike?s NBA family just got a bit bigger as Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant joined the gang after signing a deal with Nike for a signature shoe. The NBA world along with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sent a shout-out to welcome him to the group. ?

LeBron James has been with Nike since the start of his career. He even turned down a huge deal of $10 million offered by Reebok when he was young, but his wise decision to not take a deal from Reebok at that time undoubtedly turned out to be one of his wisest decisions.?

LeBron James welcomes Ja Morant to the Nike family

And since then, James has gone on to sign a $1 billion lifetime contract with Nike. So, it is natural for one of the biggest athletes signed by Nike to welcome Morant into the family with his own signature shoe.

James went to his Instagram to upload a video posted by Nike Basketball with the caption saying, ?Welcome to the signature fam @jamorant !! #SwooshGang.?

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Even fans congratulated the 23-year-old All-Star on Instagram. One fan commented, ?Congrats bro! Happy for you and your family. This major,? with a fire emoji at the end of the comment.?

Another fan commented, ?Nike bringing back the Kobe silhouette with these and LBJ 20?s smart.?

Here are some more reactions from fans on Instagram:?

?These so tuff.?

?Cant wait to cop some , my favorite player finally gettin his own shoe.?

?Congratulations. Well deserved. Can’t wait to see that white color way. Nice looking sneaker.?

Even though fans were happy to see Morant get his signature shoe, some called out Nike for their lack of effort in the shoe?s design.

Nike cutting losses and moving on

Many fans commented that Nike was quick to sign Ja Morant after parting ways with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. Irving surely left a big hole in the company and they had to come up with a way to make up for that.

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Giving Morant a signature shoe meant that the company is already moving forward with future endeavors. Fans will be excited to see Morant gets more editions of his signature shoe in different colorways in the future.?