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I'm not even going to front, I saw an episode of cribs that Damon Jones was on. During the the show he took out a pair of his shoes and they looked pretty sweet. I wonder how Shane's are going to look like.
Yao Ming's teammate inks China shoe contract
AFP
September 22, 2006
BEIJING (AFP) - Newly acquired Houston Rocket forward Shane Battier, a teammate of All-Star center Yao Ming, has signed a deal to wear a Chinese basketball shoe during the upcoming NBA season, reports said.
Battier arrived in Beijing on Thursday and immediately headed to an event at which he was introduced as the first NBA player to wear Peak shoes, state television reported.
The shoe is made by the Peak Group, a sports apparel manufacturer based in southeast China's Fujian province.
"I'm happy to be representing a Chinese company and wearing a Chinese basketball shoe in the NBA," said the 28-year-old Battier, who was traded to Houston by the Memphis Grizzlies in July.
No details of the deal were made public.
China's interest in basketball has exploded since the 2.26-meter (seven-foot-six-inch) Yao joined the Rockets five years ago.
Battier's sponsorship comes after Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal agreed to a sponsorship deal with Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning in August.
In the reported 1.25-million-dollar deal, Li Ning will produce a low-cost "Shaq" brand basketball shoe for the Chinese market.
In January, Li Ning signed a contract with Cleveland Cavalier guard Damon Jones, in the first sponsorship deal between a Chinese company and an NBA player, state press said.
I'm not even going to front, I saw an episode of cribs that Damon Jones was on. During the the show he took out a pair of his shoes and they looked pretty sweet. I wonder how Shane's are going to look like.
the chinese are gonna dominate american markets
for about 2 seconds i thought they were talking about mengke bateer.
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