Adidas Offers James Harden $200M to Leave Nike

Oct 1 is when he is officially part of Adidas, but I don't get what the uproar is about him wearing Jordans and such. Can someone explain why everyone's anuses tightened up when he was rocking Js?

 

Adidas is paying him to endorse them both on and off the court as part of the contract. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to ask him to not wear their competitor's products.

 

Harden is a Nike guy. Nike wouldn't pay him so he had to go get paid by Adidas. But in his heart of hearts, Nike all the way.

 

Yes, but his obligation begins Oct. 1, so isn't he allowed to wear whatever til then?

 

He's a Nike guy. I wish he stayed on. I'm not even mad if he gets dropped.

 

By signing with Adidas, he basically said goodbye to all other sports brands. Should've stuck with Nike so at least he could wear those and Air Jordans.

 

I mean...technically. Just seems logical to wear the stuff the company giving you $200 mil sells, though. It's really no big deal, though.

 

But his Nike obligation hasn't ended yet. He's still under contract with Nike right now.

i.e. I don't think he can wear adidas yet.

 

It'll be interesting to see what he wears during the first few days of training camp

 

Yea his Nike contract doesn't end yet otherwise why wouldn't Adidas sign him earlier

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All the bloggers with the Harden/Nike click bait: he's contractually obligated to wear Nike until the end of the month.</p>&mdash; Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonesOnTheNBA/status/646094914225225728">September 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Harden wore adidas now, he would technically be in breach of his Nike deal and possibly forced to pay some of his Nike money back.</p>&mdash; Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonesOnTheNBA/status/646095627605045248">September 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Harden's not going to go hit up the gym in Balenciagas.

 

Yall need to get off Hardens sack about what he wears. Let him do him, and you do you

 

Nike or nothing...

 

Im wearing adidas socks, with nike shoes....

WHERE U AT TMZ?!

 

Adidas is not paying him yet. 10/1 the new beginning

 

It's unbelievably amazing to me how so many people can read that he is still under contract with Nike until October 1st, and then question or complain about him not wearing Adidas. This is why the world and politics is still so messed up. lol

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Harden in Nikes today. &quot;I’m still under contract with NIke. I’m waiting for that day, I can start representing (Adidas).&quot;</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/648563778196533249">September 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Agreed. Anyone who asked that question should have been banned until October 1st

 

THIS.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Creators Never Follow.

The start of something special begins in three days. <a href="http://t.co/Z7rxKG4GE2">pic.twitter.com/Z7rxKG4GE2</a></p>&mdash; adidas Basketball (@adidasHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/adidasHoops/status/648681191420248064">September 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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