Nike Ja 3 "Kool Aid" - Pink Lemonade
Retail: $135 | Style Code: IW1159-700
Release Date: May 20th, 2026
Kool-Aid x Nike Ja 3 "Pink Lemonade"
Oh yeah. The Kool-Aid x Nike Ja 3 "Pink Lemonade" returns the collaboration that made the Ja 2 one of the most unexpectedly joyful partnerships in Nike Basketball history and pours it into the third signature in the loudest, most flavorful execution yet. Real Kool-Aid fans know one flavor is never enough — and this Ja 3 makes that philosophy literal, splitting the pink lemonade concept across both shoes in a mismatched setup that turns getting dressed into a decision with exactly two right answers: the yellow shoe, or the pink one. Both go on the same feet. That has always been the point.
The left shoe arrives in Pink Beam and hyper pink — the cherry half of the pitcher, saturated and committed to its color the way Ja commits to a drive that has already decided its outcome. The right answers in Lemon Venom and light green spark — the yellow of the lemon, the color of a Ja 3 moving at a speed the defense cannot process. Deep royal blue and light photo blue arrive across the lining, the midsole accents, and the laces on both shoes in the aquatic trim that ties the mismatched pair together without forcing them to agree — the blue of a pitcher of Kool-Aid that has already been mixed and is ready to pour. Pronounced droplet details hit the tongue in the texture of condensation on a summer cup, the Kool-Aid Man logo appearing on one tongue while Ja's signature mark holds the other — the two collaborators splitting the branding the way they split the colorway, each shoe knowing which name it wears. The insoles arrive with "Ohhh Yeahhh!!" printed across them in the graphic that belongs to only one mascot in the history of flavored beverages.
Full-length Hybrid ZoomX foam delivers the energy return and court-ready responsiveness that Ja calls jet fuel — the same explosive platform beneath the "Pink Lemonade" that carries him past defenders at full speed, now carrying something considerably more refreshing. At $135 on May 20, 2026, in adult, grade school, and preschool sizing. Summer has a shoe. Mix it up.