{"id":134221,"date":"2023-07-03T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T06:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=134221"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:47:16","slug":"the-jordan-brand-officially-debuts-the-zion-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/07\/03\/the-jordan-brand-officially-debuts-the-zion-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion Williamson&#8217;s Jordan Zion 3 Honors His Journey to the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>[Update 29 Sep 2023] Official images of the Jordan Zion 3 \u201cMud, Sweat &amp; Tears\u201d have surfaced! Check them out via the gallery above and expect a release on 17 October via Nike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 13 Sep 2023] New images and on-feet looks of the &#8220;Black\/White&#8221; Jordan Zion 3 have just emerged from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/knowing_kicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@knowing_kicks<\/a>. Check them out at the gallery above!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 6 Jul 2023] More detailed images of the Jordan Zion 3 \u201cMud, Sweat and Tears\u201d have now surfaced, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kicksdong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kicksdong<\/a>. Take a look at them as we await the respective colorway&#8217;s arrival in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp\" alt=\"LINE\" class=\"wp-image-21980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp 1200w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-300x11.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-1024x38.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-768x29.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-282x11.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The juggernaut that Zion Williamson is, and his explosive playing style is at the core of the Zion 3&#8217;s design. His third Jordan Brand signature offers unparalleled assistance in three essential areas: Containment, court feel, and impact protection to accommodate his indomitable combination of strength and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A drop-in midsole, integrated with Formula 23 foam and a responsive Zoom Air unit in the forefoot guarantees soft cushioning for optimal responsiveness. The construction also gives equal weight to stability and comfort, resulting in a seamless fusion of performance and functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zion described his resilience, coming from Marion, South Carolina, to the NBA while describing his triumph over adversity, saying that he had &#8220;made it out of the mud.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above sentiment is honored on the upper, which features a colorful splattered motif inspired by 3D renderings of Zion&#8217;s foot flying through mud. This unique style not only tells Zion&#8217;s own story but also enhances the shoe&#8217;s resistance to forceful lateral movements, providing superior footbed stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is crazy. It still doesn\u2019t feel real that I have a signature shoe, and here we are with Jordan Brand on my third one,\u201d said Williamson. \u201cThe Zion 3 not only tells my story of making it out the mud, but it is one that I believe many basketball players out there will like because of its low-to-the-ground feel and incredible cushioning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jordan Zion 3 will be availed in full-family sizing with an RRP of US$140. Each iteration will be released successively starting from September with the Black-Red &#8220;Sanctuary&#8221; colorway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Till then, consider a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/07\/03\/slam-jam-x-vibram-ss24-release-date\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slam Jam and Vibram&#8217;s SS24 footwear collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunkappen.page.link\/5aH1_AppHomepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Generic-Banner-V1-2.jpg\" alt=\"SNKRDUNK App Banner\" class=\"wp-image-151763\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Update 29 Sep 2023] Official images of the Jordan Zion 3 \u201cMud, Sweat &amp; Tears\u201d have surfaced! Check them out via the gallery above and expect a release on 17 October via Nike. [Update 13 Sep 2023] New images and on-feet looks of the &#8220;Black\/White&#8221; Jordan Zion 3 have just emerged from @knowing_kicks. Check them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":134225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2,21,18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air-jordan","category-brands","category-calendar","category-latest-news","category-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134221"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167051,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134221\/revisions\/167051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}