Ja Morant’s Nike signature line is keeping its foot on the gas. The Nike Ja 4 is back in the spotlight this week with an exclusive “Deep Water” colorway that leans all the way into the Memphis Grizzlies star’s shark-like edge.
The look is built around that idea of Morant striking without warning. Nike ties the design to his unpredictability, confidence and burst, with the shoe’s blue-heavy palette doing the rest of the talking. Diffused Blue, Chambray, Glacier Blue and Blackened Blue combine to give the sneaker an ominous finish, and a shark graphic lands on the tongue to drive the theme home.
The Ja 4 “Deep Water” drops at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, September 25.
Adult sizes will be priced at $140, and the release will be available online only through Foot Locker and Nike. Foot Locker is the only major retailer carrying the colorway, a detail Nike is clearly happy to spotlight.
The shoe itself keeps the familiar Ja 4 formula intact. The Nike JA-frame still wraps the midfoot, and branding runs through the silhouette. It also arrives in a smoked-out black-and-grey Nike x Ja box.
Under the hood, the model brings a new lightweight and durable foam upper, along with a lightweight TPU JA-Frame for lateral stability. The setup is finished with a responsive Cushlon 3.0 midsole, a lightweight supercritical foam SPRPWR sock liner and a new traction pattern designed to help hoopers plant hard and push through pressure.
Morant first unveiled the Nike Ja 4 in five colorways in April. Nike followed with an official announcement in July ahead of the August launch, including an EYBL takeover that put some of the nation’s top talent on a Ja-themed court. Earlier this month, Morant also showed off the upcoming Nike Ja 4 High.
With the 2026-27 NBA season still ahead, Morant is already looking sharp in the Nike Ja 4.
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