Nike has added Ja to the famous Portland Oregon sign for opening night
posted by u/nerdpulse · 2026-10-21 13:48 UTC
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## Top comments
1. u/Weak-Bid2774 · 2026-10-21 13:52 UTC
I totally forgot ja was on the trailblazers
2. u/EUTraveling-Wanderer · 2026-10-21 14:09 UTC
Never seen a bench player get so much star treatment without being a late career superstar
3. u/ShotgunStyles · 2026-10-21 15:24 UTC
It probably helps that Ja still has that Nike deal and Nike is a Portland joint.
4. u/Seastep · 2026-10-21 16:10 UTC
And mostly/only because he took Kyrie's endorsement spot after he went off the deep end.
5. u/ShotgunStyles · 2026-10-21 16:19 UTC
Still surprised Nike stayed attached to Ja despite everything, but they might have to cut bait if he's no longer a star who people care about. Especially since Nike's financials have been tanking lately. All the more reason to pivot to a better player: Alex Karaban.
6. u/mocha-thunder · 2026-10-21 16:53 UTC
Regardless of his status as a star player his shoes still sell incredibly well among young people so its less of a big deal. He's basically fighting with lamelo for the market.
7. u/pendletonskyforce · 2026-10-21 16:45 UTC
Well yeah. Karaban is the GOAT.
8. u/East-End-8646 · 2026-10-21 17:15 UTC
Does Nike actually care about the celly’s as much as the NBA does? (Obviously the ig live was a small brain move)
9. u/chimi_hendrix · 2026-10-21 16:09 UTC
*Nike is a Beaverton joint
10. u/SlobberyFrog · 2026-10-21 14:14 UTC
he's in the starting five right now tho
Edit : nevermind just saw the report from today saying otherwise lol
11. u/EUTraveling-Wanderer · 2026-10-21 14:15 UTC
He was confirmed to be coming off the bench, I don't understand why even facts about Ja in this sub get instantly down voted to hell
12. u/March4th2026 · 2026-10-21 14:20 UTC
You got downvoted bc you sound snarky and snippy
13. u/Montigue · 2026-10-21 15:12 UTC
No, it's not even true. The article that says it is not from the Blazers and is just speculation
14. u/EUTraveling-Wanderer · 2026-10-21 14:22 UTC
Why isn't Dame on it? 99% of the bench players in the league and 90% of the starters this would be laughable
15. u/March4th2026 · 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
Culturally you’re right but since Nike bought this ad they weren’t gonna put one of the faces of adidas on there
16. u/Carcrusher3 · 2026-10-21 14:38 UTC
The Blazers haven't confirmed anything yet.
17. u/s_m_t_x · 2026-10-21 14:42 UTC
It's not confirmed at all 🤦♂️
18. u/SlobberyFrog · 2026-10-21 14:24 UTC
bro stop playing the martyr. No one even cares that much about ja in here. You're talking about him like he's wemby. I know you get used to being angry all time when you spend too much time in this sub which sucks but you gotta learn to chill.
Also ja was quite literally the star in memphis a season ago so I don't really get your obsession about that.
19. u/EUTraveling-Wanderer · 2026-10-21 14:26 UTC
Ty Jerome played the same amount of games as Ja and was better when he was on the court, guess that makes him a superstar then
We really just throwing the word star around these days
20. u/SlobberyFrog · 2026-10-21 14:31 UTC
if ty jerome averages 25/5/8 in 4 seasons straight while playing 30+ mins a night yea he's gonna be considered a star.