Kevin Durant inks a lifetime contract with Nike
Kevin Durant signs a lifetime contract with Nike as the Phoenix Suns star follows NBA greats Michael Jordan and LeBron James in having such a rare deal
- Kevin Durant has signed a lifetime contract with sportswear giant Nike
- He, Michael Jordan and LeBron James are the only basketball players to have such deals
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Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has signed a lifetime contract with sportswear giant Nike.
He followed in the footsteps of NBA legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the only basketball players with lifetime deals.
The 34-year-old has been with Nike since making his NBA debut in 2007 — the season in which he won the Rookie of the Year award — and has released 15 different pairs of basketball sneakers.
“When I first signed with Nike, I never dreamed how far we would go in this partnership. We’ve done an amazing job creatively and philanthropically,” Durant, a two-time NBA champion and a 13-time All Star, said in a statement via Boardroom.
“We traveled the world together and built a company that will now last forever. I look forward to the future and am honored to be in rare company with this deal.”
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has signed a ‘lifetime contract’ with sportswear giant Nike
He followed in the footsteps of Michael Jordan and LeBron James (right) with the deal.
Nike has supported Durant’s involvement in grassroots basketball by helping to rebuild jobs in communities around the world through the Durant Family Foundation.
“As one of the best basketball players in the world, Kevin Durant has been an important part of the Nike family for the past 16 years,” said John Slusher, Nike’s Executive Vice President of Global Sports Marketing.
“We look forward to continuing to serve the next generation of athletes together.”
Durant’s Suns are through to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they will play the Denver Nuggets.