NBA athletes are absolutely some of most phenomenal athletes in the world. For those dudes to be that big moving around the way that they do? Man, it’s pretty incredible.
But, uh, sometimes you’re literally not supposed to move around like that.
Celtics’ forward Grant Williams found out the hard way the Zion Williamson way when his new Air Jordan 37 sneaker literally ripped in half while he was making a move against the Raptors.
He had the ball on the fastbreak against the Raptors and decided to attempt to go for a layup. His shoe decided against that for him, though. His foot plowed right through.
Grant Williams' shoe exploded 😮 pic.twitter.com/RsDvs1tGKU
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 15, 2022
That is wild. You don’t often see that happen with sneakers — it takes a lot of force to just rip through these things. But here we are. Williams’ foot literally broke through the midsole of his new Jordan 37 — the latest flagship sneaker of Michael Jordan’s signature basketball line.
If we’re looking for answers to why this may have happened, the easy one is that Grant Williams is just a forceful dude. He’s a 6’6, 235-pound forward flying down the court in transition. But this happens a lot in the NBA. It’s something these shoes were made for. So there’s got to be another answer here.
And that answer might be…he was actually wearing the shoes wrong. ESPN’s Nick DePaula shared this picture of Williams wearing the shoes last week laced incorrectly with his tongue bunching up in the middle of the game.
This pic is from a week ago — Grant Williams didn’t seem to be lacing his AJ 37s correctly and had the tongue bunching and slipping down mid-game. 🧐🤔 pic.twitter.com/jzrBoyvc05
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) October 15, 2022
That could easily impact how well the foot is locked into the shoe. If it’s not secure, there’s a chance that it could potentially break through.
That’s still wild though. Luckily, Williams isn’t hurt like Zion was after his shoe exploded. This could’ve ended much worse. But it’s definitely something Jordan Brand will need to sure up with the 37 to make sure this won’t happen again.
Fans were shocked by this.
— 𝙁𝙐𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙉𝘼𝙄𝙎𝙎𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀 (@giseIIegang) October 15, 2022
— Eddie’s Two Cents (@NavarroEddie14) October 15, 2022
Not good. https://t.co/AIHWrXc6N9
— Richard Daugherty (@Richard_RND) October 15, 2022
These shoes exploding is dangerous and can ruined an athlete career https://t.co/PDXdFvaCeZ
— U DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS JULUIS 👀👀 I'LL START (@HellNaw4Life) October 15, 2022
Jordan 37 is a brand new shoe too YIKES https://t.co/5rAKUe8gnC
— Zack (@zkd15_) October 15, 2022
Thoughts and prayers to the PR team at Jordan Brand https://t.co/Dp6xIXER2b
— NIGHTMARE MILFORD 👹 (@Free_Dangergoon) October 15, 2022
— Old Grumpy Ronin (@Jay_Uncanny) October 15, 2022
Had them ol Zion hamme downs https://t.co/QwnjSkYGnL
— vibe me down 🌊🌊 (@vibedavis444) October 15, 2022
— Aaron Quevedo 🇺🇦 (@Aqvd94) October 15, 2022
How ??? https://t.co/obnjNt4aV1
— 🤎✌🏾illygurl✌🏾🤎♍ (@IllyGurl85) October 15, 2022
Oh no Mike https://t.co/Ln6D1ntnNX
— Human Highlight (@IAMNIQUENEALS) October 15, 2022
That is the Air Jordan 37 😬😬😬 https://t.co/jO8JnlkTmy
— Werewolf Michael Jackson 🐺 (@EchelonIsBack) October 15, 2022
