Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Black sweatsuit. Red, white and blue Encores. Shaped-up cut and a toothy grin.

From the moment he stepped through the 34th St. Foot Locker’s front doors, John Wall was everything we’ve come to know—charismatic, quick-talking, humble—but something new was added to the mix. Maybe it was having two healthy feet. Some extra time off, perhaps. Whatever it was, the 6-4 guard wore the look of a king in a locked-out basketball universe as he came to introduce his “Zig Encore” footwear.

The eternally relevant Funk Master Flex was on hand to introduce Wall’s new collection. Dressed in a black “JWall” tee, part of Wall’s apparel line, the hip-hop musician and radio personality pushed tempo until Wall took the mic. New York’s inner-city students clung to Wall’s southern-accented words and dougied in the Raleigh, NC native’s Encores. It was obvious that Wall’s first signature shoe would soon be trending on young feet across every borough.

“Any moment on the court can be your chance to break-out,” says Reebok’s ad campaign. Wall went from no name to instant fame at Reebok camp while in high school.

With the help of the Zig technology and a very personalized signature shoe, this new and improved version of John Wall seems primed to “break-out” during his sophomore run. His new and improved Zig sneaker will be powering his supremacy campaign.

SLAMonline caught up with the fast-spitting Wall yesterday for three minutes of conversation.

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