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"Nike Said I DIDN'T Have A Personality" - Dwight Howard REJECTED By Jordan Brand In SHOCKING Snub

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🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Dwight Howard reveals why he signed with Adidas over Nike, how shoe brands shape NBA careers, and how playing in Taiwan improved his mental health. He also talks about launching a league in Asia and the challenges NBA players face after their careers end.

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0:00.0

I think that we have had so many great players and greatness come through this league.

0:08.6

We start to compare by using rings.

0:11.6

And, you know, I think it take away from a lot of the greatness that a lot of these players had

0:16.1

because they wasn't as fortunate enough to win championships like a Jordan or, you know,

0:22.5

LeBron did and have a brand push them to a whole other level.

0:29.6

So Larry Bird or, let's say, Clyde Drexler, even Scotty Pippippin, these guys have the engine of Nike behind them

0:41.6

or, you know, how Steph Curry has underarmor and stuff like that.

0:47.3

So when you don't have that boost behind you, sometimes you don't, you may not get

0:52.5

the credit from the world because the eyes are not

0:58.1

on you as much as it would be if you were with these companies who were you with who was your

1:03.2

i was with adidas you were adidas is there in the league a certain are people frowned upon if you're

1:09.9

with adidas versus under Armour versus Nike?

1:12.0

Like, is there clicks or not really? The shoes, nobody gives a shit.

1:15.6

I don't think there's any clicks, but, you know, usually like the Nike players have been with Nike since they've been young.

1:22.0

You know what I'm saying? So it's like I was with Adidas when I was in high school, so I ended up signing with Adidas.

1:28.4

Oh, so you had Adidas from high school?

1:30.2

Yeah, my A.U team was sponsored by Adidas.

1:32.2

And that's how usually guys stick with their,

1:34.8

whoever they were with in high school and coming up.

1:38.2

That's what I'm saying, they got an engine behind them.

1:40.4

Did you ever meet, like, have you ever seen a movie Air?

1:42.8

Is that how they explain the whole Nike situation? Did you ever meet, like, have you ever seen a movie air?

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