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DJ Walton Supports Son Javon "Wanna" Walton at Sneaker Con

DJ Walton Supports Son Javon "Wanna" Walton at Sneaker Con

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DJ Walton, father of "Euphoria" star Javon "Wanna" Walton, attends Sneaker Con in Los Angeles to support his son's collaboration with The Shoe Surgeon, the Wanna Fight AF1. He shares his thoughts on the custom sneakers, the overwhelming crowd compared to previous events, and how he felt about the Season 2 finale of "Euphoria." DJ expresses immense pride in Javon's impact and connection with fans, while also hinting at a potential return for his character, Ashtray.

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Sneaker Con is a shoe-lovers' event for the entire family, and one family that is definitely enjoying the festivities is the Walton family! DJ Walton is known for being the president and co-founder of AK Worldwide, the founder of Onward Athletics, and a certified boxing coach, but more than anything he is a proud dad! Young Hollywood catches up with him at Sneaker Con in Los Angeles where he is on hand to support his son, "Euphoria" star Javon "Wanna" Walton, as he launches his much-anticipated collaboration with The Shoe Surgeon, the Wanna Fight AF1! He shares his thoughts on the design of the custom kicks, plus he tells us how he felt about that crazy Season 2 finale of "Euphoria" and may have just confirmed Ashtray's status for Season 3!

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What's up, young Hollywood? We're with DJ Wal and at Sneaker Con. Hey, what's up? What's up? How do you feel? You are the dad, the man of the hour with Jovan over here. Oh, I'm not the man of the hour. Jovan is the man of the hour. Dominic is the man of the hour, but yes, I'm dad. I feel great. I feel good. I love it. You have insane genes in your family. You have mini-yous. Like, how does it, like when you look at your son how do you feel? And your daughter? Uh, you know, I gotta give Jessica a lot of credit. I mean she did a lot of the work, but um it feels great having little mini-mes, man. I think, you know, they all have their own thing. Some of them look a lot like mom, you know, nice little combination between me and Jessica, so I love it, obviously. How do you feel being out at Sneaker Con? I mean you've been to the one in San Antonio. How do you feel now seeing everybody out here for Jovan in LA? San Antonio was crazy, right? Like that, that definitely kind of opened my eyes a little bit in terms of the way the crowds were, but LA is like, it feels three, four times bigger. LA feels crazy, man. The way they set this up, 600 plus vendors, all I mean like, you know, this is like they they Super A-list out here, man. They did, they did it big. I'm really proud of them. And you're a really close family. So when you guys are, you know, you're here. It's the other family in LA with you or they're back home? Man, I wish. I wish. So, so Jaden, Jovan's twin, he had a baseball tournament that I'm missing. I hate missing his tournaments, but uh no, you know, mom and the rest of of the tribe, they're back home in Atlanta. And so we're, you know, we're here, uh just just me and Jovan in LA. Yeah. Do you like Facetime them? You text them 24/7. How do you keep in touch with the fam? Yeah, we pretty much talk like, you know, 22 out of the 24 hours of the day. So while we're going now we're we're FaceTimes non-stop for sure. Are you a big sneakerhead yourself? Because I know the boys are. Yes, for sure. Like I I like, don't don't get it twisted. Like I'm the one that put Jovan. Yeah. I put Jovan down on this game. But you know what it is? It's like now because of the resell game, I'm not I don't step in it the way I used to, right? Because now you got four kids I can't be buying a bunch of shoes. But but um no, I am I'm for sure a sneakerhead. How do you feel about the drop with the surgery? Yo, man. I feel like, you know, the surgeon, he did his thing. You know, Jovan's are one of one. They're crazy. All the rest of them are, you know, just as fly. I mean, you know, knowing how special that model is for Dominic, the Air Force One, the first shoe he ever he ever customized. So the fact that we we did it on his on his favorite uh on his favorite model, I I'm in love with them, man. Yeah. They're fresh. You like them? I love them. We gotta get you. You got a pair? No, I I was like, should I get a pair? Well, yeah, no, you gotta get a pair of them. We're gonna make that happen. What size? What size? I'm an eight in women. Okay, we got you. Yeah. Yeah. We'll make we'll make that happen. No, no, no, we got you. We'll make that happen. Okay then, a couple more seconds. Okay. So, did you watch Euphoria, the full season? Of course. How did you feel the the season's finale? How did you feel about the last uh well, obviously, you know, I I knew what was poppin' off ahead of time. So, I I loved it. You know, I knew we were ready to go on to to other things. So, the timing of it was kind of good on our side, so I was I was loving it. You were loving it. I love it. So, do you have any anywhere that if Jovan watches this, what would you want to say with Jovan watching him with all these people and everything? What do you say to him? I'm just I'm just so I'm so proud of him, man. Like, you know, anytime we can be with the people and really meet meet his fans and give back. You know, he made such a a big impact, you know, with with Euphoria that people like they they wanna connect with him, so any chance he has to actually do that with all these great people, I love him, man. I'm just I'm just so proud of him. He's a really good kid. He's a really good kid. You should be proud of all your kids because you have athletic kids. You have night like Jovan is still on Zoom, but he is a nice kid. No, no, no. Of course, I'm proud of all of them. Yeah. And I appreciate you, too. That first one you did was awesome. So I appreciate. Y'all was there early. Y'all was there early with him. We got on that email chain. I was like, immediately. Yeah. No, y'all. You guys were there early with him. So, nah, yeah, for real. I I appreciate it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • DJ Walton

    Interviewee, father of Javon 'Wanna' Walton

  • Javon "Wanna" Walton

    Son of DJ Walton, "Euphoria" star, collaborating with The Shoe Surgeon

  • Jessica

    Mother of Javon and Jaden, wife of DJ Walton

  • Dominic

    The Shoe Surgeon, collaborator on the Wanna Fight AF1

  • Jaden

    Javon's twin brother, has a baseball tournament

  • Ashtray

    Javon's character in "Euphoria"

FAQ

Who is DJ Walton?+
DJ Walton is the president and co-founder of AK Worldwide, the founder of Onward Athletics, a certified boxing coach, and the father of "Euphoria" star Javon "Wanna" Walton.
What is the Wanna Fight AF1?+
The Wanna Fight AF1 is a much-anticipated sneaker collaboration between Javon "Wanna" Walton and The Shoe Surgeon, a custom Air Force One design.
Where did this interview with DJ Walton take place?+
The interview with DJ Walton took place at Sneaker Con in Los Angeles, where he was supporting his son Javon.
How did DJ Walton feel about the 'Euphoria' Season 2 finale?+
DJ Walton stated that he loved the Season 2 finale of "Euphoria" and knew what was going to happen beforehand, finding the timing good for his side.
Is Javon Walton's character Ashtray returning for Season 3 of 'Euphoria'?+
DJ Walton's comments hinted that Ashtray's status for Season 3 is positive, as he loved the Season 2 finale and suggested they were ready for other things.

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