So owning a pair was a privilege in itself. Each time they were released per colorway they sold out in a matter of minutes. So this cause a buzz and his fans obviously did anything to get a pair of his version of this shoe. He had been given the so many Player Exclusive coloways that only he could wear. In his first year with the brand he wore the Under Armour Anatomix Spawn. All-Star Point Guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors had jumped the boat from the ever famous brand “Nike” to join his new sponsor Under Armour. A major signing had been made in the off-season of the NBA. You can say Under Armour had picked up quickly and definitely made mark in the basketball shoe market.įast forward to the year 2013. The shoes featured a new foam technology that provided premium support to go along with unprecedented comfort in all it’s shoes. Fans quickly latched on to the brand and bought his line of basketball shoes. Thanks to it’s first major basketball sponsor Brandon Jennings. It may have been slow in it’s first year of production, but slowly but surely the shoes caught on attention by many.
The best way they thought was to venture in to making performance shoes for basketball. This is the updated slogan of the world famous athletic brand called Under Armour.Ī few years back they decided to extend their line of athletic footwear. Recently pictures and a release date have surfaced for one of the upcoming colorways called “Bad Apple” Since it’s release on July 25 earlier this year, we have already been treated with numerous colorways of the KD 7. So safe to say I think the league’s current MVP will be very happy sticking with Nike for the next couple of years.īefore all this went down though, #35 aka “ The Badd35t” Kevin Durant had debuted and released his newest signature shoe… The Nike KD7. However at the 11th hour Nike had made a counter deal amounting between $265-$300 million in total. They weren’t joking cause the offer was confirmed to be said at $265 million over the span of 10 years…but seriously $265 million guys!?! That sh*t cray.
Because the MVP’s contract with Nike had been expiring, they ( Under Armour) offered him a heap load of cash. He stirred up so much hype because of his controversial offer from a rival company… “ Under Armour“. One of the most famous players in the NBA, especially over the summer was Mr.MVP himself, Kevin Durant. This team is still a force to be reckoned with. It will give more role players of the team to prove their spot on the team with underrated players from last year such as Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Lamb, Nick Collison, and newly acquired players Anthony Morrow, Sebastian Telfair with the OKC starters Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins. Since becoming the center of attraction of the team since the Seattle days in 2007, Durant played around 97% of his regular season games, missing just 16 games since he started in the NBA while averaging around 43 minutes in the playoffs where the Thunder have played since 2010.īut even this team will have a challenge for the opening season, people still believe that this Thunder team is still a contender for the title. The Durant injury will really hurt the team in a big way, as he was not only the most important player of the team, but also the leader of the Thunder. The proximal end, where the Jones fracture occurs, is in the midportion of the foot.
The Jones Fracture is a fracture of the diaphysis of the fifth metatarsal of the foot, at the base of the small toe. Now we still wouldn’t know if they can win it all this season, it all depends on the condition of the reigning MVP when her returns to action. Major obstacles that keeps them from reaching the finals and the title. There’s always something that would happen to this Thunder team that would stop them to chase for the Larry O’ Brien trophy. The Thunder has been dealing with injuries this past seasons starting from Russell Westbrook (twice) to Serge Ibaka (2014 playoffs) and now their number one player, Reigning MVP Kevin Durant will likely miss the opener of the season and up to two months with a Jones Fracture in his right foot, now the nickname for this Thunder team will likely be again the what-if team. Another season is about to start, and possibly another season setback for the Thunder. The 2014-2015 NBA season is about to start and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in for another monstrous ride.