Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Travis Scott seen spray painting over John McEnroe’s Hall of Fame plaque at Nike WHQ in Beaverton following leaked Zoom call beef.
Travis Scott and tennis legend John McEnroe are beefing over sneakers on social media, but how real is the drama?
The public link between the Cactus Jack artist and McEnroe’s Nike Mac Attack predates the shoe’s recent retro return. In March 2021, Travis was seen wearing a vintage pair of the ‘80s tennis shoe. LeBron James also wore a pair in the tunnel that January. This caused speculation that a retro could be in the works and sure enough, the model (rebranded as the Attack) returned this June.
While McEnroe’s reaction seems extra, tennis fans know that the former U.S. Open winner is known for lashing out at others. Just look at him screaming at a chair umpire during a 1981 match at Wimbledon (which he won). You can hear McEnroe repeating, “You cannot be serious!” at the umpire.
A day after the video leaked of the two arguing over the name of their Nike collab, an Instagram video posted by @thepeoplegallery_ shows McEnroe addressing his disagreement with the “UTOPIA” rapper, saying, “I was wearing these things in the 80s before Travis Scott was born. Now all of a sudden Travis Scott has got this thing, ‘Cactus Jack,’ so I just made it ‘Cactus Mac.’ Just a little respect, that’s all I’m asking for.”
But even before the OG grey colorway hit stores, Travis performed in May wearing a pair adorned with his signature reverse Swoosh design. It was clear there was a Cactus Jack x Nike Attack project in the works, and eventually, nike.com product photos hit the internet, seemingly pointing to a forthcoming drop. A rumored release date of Dec. 19 has also been going around, although Nike has yet to officially confirm that detail.
In the video, the former tennis player isn’t happy with Scott, as McEnroe wants to call the shoe “Cactus Mac” (which would combine the name of the shoe and Scott’s label). Scott has a calm demeanor throughout the clip as he disagrees with McEnroe’s name suggestion, saying that it sounds more like a burger than it does a shoe (he’s right).