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SPORTSbyBROOKS: Adidas Cancels UCF Deal Over Jordan’s Jordans
Uni Watch: Homemade Earflaps Revisited
On the DL: World Series. Yankees Win. Thuuuuuuh... Plus Jordan Conspiracy? And Politics in NJ.
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Marcus Jordan's (MJ's son) 'personal brand' costs his school big time - http://bit.ly/1DDjMq 10 days ago |
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MJ's son Marcus single handedly ruins UCF's relationship with Adidas: http://bit.ly/HMYS9 15 days ago |
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Adidas out at UCF over Michael Jordan's son wearing Nike Air Jordans. #branding #advertising http://ow.ly/zSgb 15 days ago |
Adidas Cancels UCF Deal Over Jordan’s Jordans
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Well, that didn’t take long. Hours ago, UCF announced that His Heirness Marcus Jordan would be taking the floor in tonight’s exhibition in his dad’s Air Jordans . According to Darren Rovell at CNBC, adidas has responded… by summarily canceling their $1.9 million sponsorship with the Golden Knights . Marcus Jordan Exclusive Air Jordans (But what of the custom-made Air Jordans? All people get those before their freshman year, right?) The immediate ramifications - financial and otherwise - are as yet unknown, but adidas says all ...
Homemade Earflaps Revisited
Uni Watch —
... — a cure for logo creep! How awesome would it be if a few thousand jersey owners engaged her services? (Thanks, Kirsten.) … Further evidence of how corporate footwear deals make everyone behave like douchebags. … It was a very uni-uneventful World Series, but here’s a great tidbit from AJ Chalifour: All Series long, Mark Teixeira was wearing ...
World Series. Yankees Win. Thuuuuuuh... Plus Jordan Conspiracy? And Politics in NJ.
On the DL —
... We really need a sports business drop. We discuss Darren Rovell’s report that Marcus Jordan -- son of shoe mogul and basketball legend Michael Jordan -- refused to wear adidas for his UCF squad, choosing Nike’s instead. Well, adidas caught wind of the decision and has pulled their contract with the entire athletic department. They’re out of everything because one kid was too selfish to wear a different brand. ...
Thanks to Marcus Jordan, did Nike just steal UCF from Adidas?
The Dagger - NCAAB - Yahoo! Sports —
... at UCF.
According to Jordan, UCF told him during his recruitment that he'd be
allowed to wear his father's Air Jordan brand. The only problem: UCF is
an adidas school, and adidas schools only wear adidas, just as Nike
schools only wear Nike. If Jordan wore Jordans, UCF would violate their
agreement and jeopardize a $1.9 million deal with the German shoemaker.
Last night, Jordan took to the floor in his father's brand anyway. Adidas, none too pleased at this development, summarily canceled its deal with Central Florida.
This is not as disastrous as it ...
Thanks to Marcus Jordan, did Nike just steal UCF from Adidas?
The Dagger —
... at UCF.
According to Jordan, UCF told him during his recruitment that he'd be
allowed to wear his father's Air Jordan brand. The only problem: UCF is
an adidas school, and adidas schools only wear adidas, just as Nike
schools only wear Nike. If Jordan wore Jordans, UCF would violate their
agreement and jeopardize a $1.9 million deal with the German shoemaker.
Last night, Jordan took to the floor in his father's brand anyway. Adidas, none too pleased at this development, summarily canceled its deal with Central Florida.
This is not as disastrous as it ...
Thanks to Marcus Jordan, did Nike just steal UCF from Adidas? By Eamonn Brennan
www.CHEspn.com —
... at UCF. According to Jordan, UCF told him during his recruitment that he'd be allowed to wear his father's Air Jordan brand. The only problem: UCF is an adidas school, and adidas schools only wear adidas, just as Nike schools only wear Nike. If Jordan wore Jordans, UCF would violate their agreement and jeopardize a $1.9 million deal with the German shoemaker. Last night, Jordan took to the floor in his father's brand anyway. Adidas, none too pleased at this development, summarily canceled its deal with Central Florida. This is not as disastrous as it ...
