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Nike Re-Signs Kobe Bryant
Published 6/5/2007 by commish at Los Angeles Lakers
... ate Shaquille O Neal under contract, would make a substantial bid for Bryant, sources say that it only got serious with Nike. Bryant signed a five-year deal with Nike worth $45 million in June 2003, a little more than a year after his six-year deal with Adidas expired. While other companies chose not to renew Bryant s contracts – Coca-Cola, McDonald s, Spalding and Nutella among them. But Nike and collectibles company Upper Deck stood by him. Nike didn t debut a Bryant shoe until March 2005 and didn t support it with advertising and actually waited until July 2005 – more than two years into the deal, once the civil case was settled and the criminal case was dropped – to debut the association in a Sports Illustrated print ad. The first shoe with Bryant s name on it was the Zoom Kobe I, which hit the market in February 2006. The Zoom Kobe II hit stores in April of this year and sources say they Nike officials are planning on launching the Zoom Kobe III on January 1, 2008.

Tuesday 06/05 A.M. Quickie:Billy D, Bill France, Phil Wellman, More
Published 6/5/2007 by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
... Kobe Watch (also filed under "Sneaker Watch"): According to Darren Rovell (who is a daily must-read), Kobe has re-signed an endorsement deal with Nike. I guess the question is: Will his new shoes include Lakers purple or another team's colors?

Tuesday Bullets
Published 6/5/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Darren Rovell of CNBC has sources saying that Kobe Bryant has re-signed with Nike.

Tuesday Bullets
Published 6/5/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Darren Rovell of CNBC has sources saying that Kobe Bryant has re-signed with Nike.