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Nike extends partnership with NBA, WNBA and NBA G League through 2037

Nike, Inc. has announced the extension of its partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) for another 12 years. The partnership, which sees Nike serve as the global outfitting, merchandising, marketing and content partnership for the NBA and WNBA, strengthens sportswear brand...

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Puma launches first-ever global basketball campaign

Sportswear brand Puma has launched its first-ever worldwide brand campaign for basketball as it continues to “ignite the future of its hoops division”. The ‘Forever. Faster. – See The Game Like We Do’ hoops campaign is all about seeing the game differently, inviting fans to see the game like Puma does with a determination to win and play for the...

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Foot Locker enters into multi-year partnership with the Chicago Bulls

Foot Locker, Inc. has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Chicago Bulls ahead of the 2024-2025 NBA season. The move sees the footwear and sportswear retailer strengthening its position within the field of basketball through several initiatives such as community activations, fan experiences, exclusive in-store activations, and...

Fashion

Rhone signs multi-year partnership with the NBA

Rhone, the performance lifestyle brand dedicated to championing mental fitness, has signed a multi-year global marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA). To kickstart the collaboration, Rhone has enlisted NBA Champion and five-time All-Star Kevin Love as a brand ambassador to launch a campaign designed to raise...

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Jaylen Brown launches his own performance brand

NBA star Jaylen Brown, number 7 for the Boston Celtics, has launched his own performance and sneaker brand, 741, to “empower athletes and provide consumers with quality, stylish designs that elevate performance on and off the field”. Brown, who was previously endorsed by Adidas until his shoe contract expired in 2021, said in a statement that he...

Fashion

Canada Goose unveils first product co-designed with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has unveiled its first co-designed jacket with brand ambassador and basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Dubbed the NBA’s most stylish player for his notorious charismatic style, Gilgeous-Alexander has co-designed a jacket with Canada Goose inspired by one of the luxury brand’s year-round favourite pieces,...

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The Brooklyn Nets’ fashion brand Berō opens store

American basketball team The Brooklyn Nets has opened the first retail store for its private label merchandise brand, Berō, which debuted in December 2023. Located at the Barclays Center, the 200-square-foot storefront has been designed by the Brooklyn Home Company’s director of architecture, Stacey Walters, “to feel live-in and welcoming” and...

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NBA star Nikola Jokić signs signature footwear deal with 361°

Performance footwear brand 361° has signed a deal with NBA star and Denver Nuggets player Nikola Jokić who has taken on the role of global brand ambassador. Under the new partnership, Jokić will design a signature performance basketball shoe with 361°. Until then, he will wear the Big 3 Future High on-court, the latest performance basketball...

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NBA’s Kyrie Irving becomes CCO and equity shareholder of Kicks Crew

Kyrie Irving, a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA), has joined digital marketplace Kicks Crew as an equity shareholder and will further take on the role of chief community officer for the company. In a release, Kicks Crew said that the partnership was driven by “a mutual desire to democratise the sneaker...

Business

Foot Locker announces new multiyear partnership with NBA

Foot Locker has signed a multiyear partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), which sees the US sportswear retailer become an official league marketing partner in the US. The new partnership builds on the long-standing relationship between the two that dates back to 1999 and comes on the heels of the launch of Foot Locker's "The...

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Canada Goose teams up with streetwear designer Chris Gibbs

Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has tapped Canadian streetwear designer Chris Gibbs of Union LA to create a capsule collection in celebration of NBA All-Star 2023. The five-piece streetwear-style capsule collection is a modern take on classic Americana designs and patterns, “each crafted with the West Coast lifestyle in mind,” explains...

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New York Knicks appoints first creative director, Ronnie Fieg

National Basketball Association (NBA) team New York Knicks has announced the appointment of Ronnie Fieg as its first-ever creative director. Fieg, the CEO and founder of sportswear company Kith, will be responsible for “building a community around the international brand”, the team said in an Instagram post, as well as developing an in-house...