Nike completely ends sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada

Jul 17, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Nike has completely ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada. The sports activities attire big was one in all a number of main companions that paused its sponsorship cope with Canada’s governing hockey physique in 2022 amid heavy criticism of Hockey Canada’s dealing with of sexual assault allegations and … Read more

With LeBron entrance row, Bronny James leads U.S. at Nike Hoop Summit

PORTLAND, Ore. — Together with his dad and mom and sister in attendance on the Moda Heart, Bronny James scored 11 factors and made key performs within the late levels as a USA Basketball workforce of the nation’s prime highschool seniors defeated a World workforce of worldwide gamers age 19 or youthful, 90-84, in Saturday’s … Read more

Grizzlies star Ja Morant to debut Nike Ja 1’s in Christmas sport

11:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Memphis Grizzlies All-Star level guard Ja Morant will debut his first signature shoe with Nike when his staff seems in its first Christmas Day sport in franchise historical past. “Simply with the ability to have a signature shoe with Nike, not lots of guys have been capable of obtain that,” … Read more

Nike formally terminates partnership with Kyrie Irving

5:04 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After initially suspending its partnership with Kyrie Irving and scrapping the discharge of his upcoming Kyrie 8 signature shoe final month, Nike confirmed Monday that it has absolutely reduce ties with the Brooklyn Nets level guard. “Kyrie is not a Nike athlete,” a Nike firm spokesperson advised ESPN. Irving’s signature … Read more

Sources say Nike is unlikely to extend its signature shoe deal with Kyrie Irvine beyond 2022-23 season.

11:10 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of the Woj Pod In 2017, I joined ESPN Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Seven years spent at Los Angeles Daily News Brooklyn Netsstar Kyrie IrvingNike has had a long-standing and highly profitable basketball shoe, the Nike NSX, which was … Read more

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Ben Affleck teaming for a film about Michael Jordan and Nike

5:30 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming up for a film about Nike’s efforts in signing Michael Jordan to a sneaker deal. according to the Hollywood Reporter. Sonny Vaccarro was a former Nike executive and was featured in the 2015 ESPN 30 For 30 “Sole Man,”Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, … Read more

Kobe Bryant Estate signs a long-term agreement with Nike

7:46 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN According to Vanessa Bryant and Nike, the Kobe Bryant Estate has signed a long-term agreement with Nike to continue manufacturing apparel and footwear from Bryant’s Zoom Kobe line. This news comes almost a year after Kobe Bryant lost his initial endorsement deal with Nike. “We are excited to announce that … Read more

“They couldn’t stop him” – Dirk Nowitzki’s 1998 Nike Hoop Summit oral history

Editor’s note – This story was first published on April 3, 2019. The Dallas Mavericks will officially retire Dirk Nowitzki’s number. 41 jersey, before they play against the Golden State Warriors7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). 19-year-olds were the first to set foot on American soil. Dirk NowitzkiParticipated on a second division team in Wurzburg, his German … Read more