Think y'all are being a bit dramatic. Adidas is still a huge brand. Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard just to name a couple
D rose, huh? I'm a bulls fan and he's been experiencing nothing but knee injuries since pimping adidas shoes. D Howard....nothing but knee and back injuries. Iman Shumpert...same thing. KG once he switched, started experiencing Shin problems. I'm a true sneaker head and Nike is the optimum when it comes to shoes, including cleats. I hope Miami does the right thing and stay w/ Nike.
Lol by your logic, guess kobes injuries were bc of Nike since he was healthy w Adidas lol
Every shoe company has their flaws...****, even Curry complained about Nike not giving him the ankle support needed and that was a reason why he switch to Under Armour (plus they offered more money)...but there was an article talking about the amount of serious injuries from footware and those who wore Adidas suffered way more serious injuries than those who wore Nikes...one idea is that Adidas, who specialize in European design, mainly focused on Futbol, Tennis, and casual wear. The quality put into to more American athletics were not quite there. Meanwhile, Nike's main focus was American Sports from the get-go....once again, that's just a theory...it could also be just coincidence as well, I'm not a shoe quality expert.
Here's what I do know, Nike is an iconic brand and the swoosh does lure kids.
When KU went from Nike to Adidas, it hurted their recruiting immediately. Some recruits have flat out refused to go to a school just b/c they weren't sponsored by Nike. Stupid? Possibly, but it is what it is. My cousin refused to go to Auburn b/c they were sponsored by UA and he chose Ole Miss instead (before transferring to Southern Miss). Just saying.