Posted on 02/20/2019 8:46:42 PM PST by CaliforniaCraftBeer
[The nations #1 college basketball team Duke's Zion] Williamson left the game that was just 33 seconds old, and did not return. [The Duke Blue Devils team officials] said he had suffered a knee injury, the severity of which was not yet known. The 18-year-old Williamson is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. The [6' 7"] 285-pound forward has been averaging 22.4 points and 9.2 rebounds a game. Social media was quick to pounce on Nike...
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Exactly.
(from wikipedia)
Lots of legal cases but the main reason for the one-and-done was because NBA GM’s couldn’t stop speculating on high school players.
For every Lebron James there were multitudes of wash-outs; the one-and-done allows the pro teams to evaluate players for a year and get a better handle on their skill level.
After what Nike pulled ala Kaepernick, its obvious its not run by responsible adults so its going to come through in the end product.
That is great if you have no morals and dont mind being a thief.
I believe he has no grounds to sue the NBA because the “one and done” rule is written into the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union.
Cheap Chi-Com labor sold for top dollar? Has hidden costs.
Wow, that’s amazing, between you, the other poster, and the poor fellow in the game last night that’s 3 pairs of shoes just failing. I’ve never heard of anything like this.
This China made stuff is really flimsy crap, I’m getting quite sick of it myself.
#### My $12 Walmart running shoes can do that trick. But I bond them back with Shoe Goop and they last another year or so.#####
You took the words out of my mouth!!! I have been using the Avia and Athletic brand running shoes from Walmart for a couple years. I log a couple miles in almost every day and they are great! Especially at $12 -$15 wow!! I try to convince my kids and grandkids to try them , but NO, too snooty to give up their Nikes.
Wonder why Nike signing Colin K was such a great deal for them, as they claimed, why just one commercial?
Bingo!
the anointed one was even there.
nike, who is sponsoring Williamson, was showcasing their product.
And then the unthinkable happened.
the nike shoe blew out. it literally fell apart as did the big night espn had hyped.
The Obama jinx.
Should have been sitting behind one of his buds, Roy Williams, not repub Coach K.
Puma supposedly immediately tweeted it wouldn’t have happened with their shoes and later deleted the tweet.
Talk about taking it to the competition. HA
I was never a fan of Nike always felt more comfortable in Puma or New Balance. I’ve heard, as others mentioned here, that their quality has gone to crap.
I can just imagine Howard Cosell saying that entire post! LOLOL!
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