{"id":314734,"date":"2023-04-29T04:49:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T04:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/nba-phoenix-suns-star-kevin-durant-joins-michael-jordan-and-lebron-james-with-lifetime-nike-contract-nba-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T04:49:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T04:49:16","slug":"nba-phoenix-suns-star-kevin-durant-joins-michael-jordan-and-lebron-james-with-lifetime-nike-contract-nba-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/nba-phoenix-suns-star-kevin-durant-joins-michael-jordan-and-lebron-james-with-lifetime-nike-contract-nba-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Phoenix Suns&#8217; star Kevin Durant joins Michael Jordan and LeBron James with lifetime Nike contract | NBA News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-99860889,imgsize-53856.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW YORK: Two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nba\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-NBA-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nba\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA<\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kevin-durant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Kevin Durant-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kevin-durant\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nike\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Nike-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nike\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nike<\/a> announced on Friday that they have agreed on terms of a lifetime deal, joining legends <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/michael-jordan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Michael Jordan-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/michael-jordan\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lebron-james\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-LeBron James-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lebron-james\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> with such a contract.<br \/>Durant and Nike, whose endorsement deal dates to 2007 when Durant was an NBA rookie, announced the agreement on the Boardroom website.<br \/>&#8220;A true honor to be in the game for life with Nike,&#8221; Durant posted on social media.<br \/>The 34-year-old American forward, who was traded from Brooklyn to Phoenix earlier this season, has averaged 29.1 points a game this season and helped the Suns reach the second round of the NBA playoffs. They open a best-of-seven series against Denver on Saturday.<br \/>Nike&#8217;s partnership with Durant has led to 15 signature shoe releases and another in the works with the apparel maker backing Durant&#8217;s grassroots <!-- -->basketball<!-- --> initiatives, including court refurbishment in needy neighborhoods worldwide.<br \/>The new deal will continue such works.<br \/>&#8220;When I first signed with Nike, I couldn&#8217;t have dreamed of how far we&#8217;d go in this partnership,&#8221; Durant said in a statement.<br \/>&#8220;We&#8217;ve done amazing work creatively and philanthropically. We&#8217;ve traveled the world together and built a business that will now last forever. I&#8217;m excited for the future and honored to be in rare company with this deal.&#8221;<br \/>Durant won NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, each time being named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and the 13-time All-Star was named the NBA regular season MVP in 2014.<br \/>Durant has also been a member of the past three Olympic gold medal teams as part of US collections of NBA stars.<br \/>&#8220;As one of best basketball players in the world, Kevin Durant has been an important part of the Nike family for the past 16 years,&#8221; Nike executive vice president of sports marketing John Slusher said.<br \/>&#8220;We look forward to continuing to serve the next generation of athletes together.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() 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