Some sneakers walk into a room. The Nike Ja 1 “Reverse Scratch” (FV5957-100) stomped through the city — and left a trail behind. This is where it all began: August 2024, the first time Nike carved real claw marks across a shoe in Ja Morant’s signature line. Exactly the motif Solezilla has carried as its emblem for years: the double claw scratch, that fierce “II”. Coincidence? Call it spiritual kinship. This is where the monster made its first mark, and Nike has had a taste for it ever since.
Look at the shoe and you’ll understand the hype. The upper is mostly white — mesh and leather, clean and bright — and that white canvas makes the scratches hit even harder. Black claw marks slash across the toe and side, as if something huge dragged a claw along it and never came back. This isn’t a decorative print. It reads like a signature. Our signature.
The colorway, down to the claw
“Reverse Scratch” is the lighter version: white takes center stage, while the scratch brings the contrast. Jade/teal runs through the midsole — that blue-green shade that gives the whole shoe a cool feel and makes it just a little more poisonous. The heel gets a coral-red accent, a touch of heat at the end. The tongue label is tan/light brown with the Ja Morant logo, and the swoosh is black with a subtle camo detail. A white outsole completes the look. Every color plays its part: white as the canvas, teal as the breath, red as the spark, and the black scratch as the beast itself.
Under the hood, this is simply a serious hoops shoe. Air Zoom cushioning, built for Ja Morant’s style of play: explosive, low to the ground, and quick to get away. The first signature shoe of a player who can make a colorway stomp. That’s exactly why the image works — this isn’t a lifestyle experiment, it’s a basketball shoe with teeth.
Chapter one of a series
And it didn’t stop with that first mark. The Ja 1 “Reverse Scratch” was the beginning; then came the Nike Ja 2 “Scratch” with its NY-vs-NY story in 2025; and the motif continues into the Nike Ja 3 “Year of the Horse” in 2026. Three shoes, one common thread — or rather, one trail of scratches. If you want to read the story from the start, begin here, with the chapter where the monster drew for the first time.
Let’s be completely honest
Because that’s who we are: it’s no secret that we’re also writing this series to get on Beaverton’s radar. We mean every word we say about these shoes — but we also love the fact that Nike has now borrowed our claws three times in a row. So we’ll just say it out loud: we’d sign a Nike × Solezilla tomorrow. No false modesty, no hidden agenda — the monster is extending its claw. The ball’s in your court, @nike.
Price? The market moves, and so does the heat. Right now, you can find it here: [sz_price_from stylecode=”FV5957-100″] — neatly laid out, so you don’t blindly grab the first shop you come across. Available from a select number of Dutch webshops, because this isn’t a shoe that’s sitting around gathering dust everywhere.
Ready to hunt?
The Ja 1 “Reverse Scratch” is white with claws, and that’s a combination you wear with your head held high. Want it in your size without overpaying? Check [sz_price_from stylecode=”FV5957-100″] and compare prices, sizes, and shops at a glance on Solezilla. Choose your mark. The monster is waiting.
Update — chapter four: we stopped waiting. Nike borrowed our claws three times, so we designed our own dream. Check out the Nike × Solezilla Air Force 1 “Solezilla” — the concept we created ourselves. Cop or drop?