I'm now convinced Nike has their interns troll the internet posting things like this.
More than just the interns apparently:
[h1]Nike designer apologizes for saying injured Derrick Rose, an adidas man, ‘chose poorly’[/h1]By Dan Devine | Ball Don't Lie – Sun, Apr 29, 2012 12:00 AM EDT
After Derrick Rose suffered a season-ending ACL tear during the Chicago Bulls' 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday afternoon, the reaction of NBA fans, media members and fellow players alike consisted largely of shock and sorrow. A bummed-out legion began to wrap its mind around the enormity of the 2011 NBA MVP's injury and what it means for the top-seeded Bulls' title hopes and, potentially, the career arc of one of the league's brightest young superstars.
I say "largely" because the reaction also contained stuff like this, from the Twitter account of Jason Petrie, a "senior footwear designer at Nike," according to LinkedIn, and the designer of the popular Nike basketball sneakers worn and endorsed by Miami Heat star LeBron James:
(Screencap via @sevenzro1, Nike designer Jason Petrie's Twitter feed)
"Pooh," of course, is the nickname Rose was given by his grandmother when he was a kid. Rose, of course, wears and endorses adidas shoes; the Bulls point guard recently signed a 13-year endorsement deal with the shoemaker that, with incentives, could pay him more than $200 million. The intimation, of course, is that Rose wouldn't have torn a ligament in his left knee if the shoes on his feet when he landed that jump stop were emblazoned with a swoosh. Of course.
On Sunday morning, Petrie took to Twitter to apologize:
In context, the hashtag "#GWS" in Petrie's initial tweet likely stood for "get well soon," which is the kind of thing you say to someone who just suffered a severe injury and is going to need surgery, rehabilitation and an awful lot of rest and healing before he can resume regular life activities, let alone go back to being one of the best basketball players alive. The other stuff, where you use someone else's trauma as a ostensible promotion vehicle ... well, that's not really what you say.
You might think it — Petrie's tweet wasn't the only one I saw that made the "correlation equals causation" jump between Rose and New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert wearing adidas on the court and suffering injuries on Saturday. But you don't say it. Not if you've got some compassion, perspective or appreciation for the fact that, as a representative for brands as mammoth as Nike and LeBron James, snarkily reveling in someone else's trauma — especially a well-liked someone like Rose, whom "everyone loves," according to James' Heat teammate Dwyane Wade, who's signed with Nike subsidiary Jordan Brand — probably isn't a great move, corporate-wise.
Petrie followed up his statement that Rose "chose poorly" in not signing with Nike by claiming that "Y'all" — presumably the number of people who took issue with the way Petrie responded to Rose's injury — "take sh#t too serious! Never want to see anyone get hurt- I hope DRose comes back stronger than ever, he's too good."
Later, after several other Saturday night statements — about how he was just speaking his mind, that he was encountering "a lot of tough guys on Twitter" after his remarks, that he doesn't much care for people who are not "with him," that "sensitive thugs" displeased with his commentary could use a hug, and that anyone of the belief that he cared about their differing opinions didn't know him — Petrie offered a more formal apology, saying the comment about Rose's choice "was really just tongue n cheek! Never meant any harm or disrespect!"
The Bulls will resume their first-round series against the 76ers on Tuesday night at 8 p.m., when Game 2 tips off at the United Center.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/b...man-chose-040710618.html
Um Gilbert wanted to rehab on his own without trainers, Hill is still playing at a high level at age 39, Bird was at the end of his rope already, T-MAc is still playing at a high level for the Hawks in the role he has for them, and Penny is still making money on his foams that come out everyother month.Originally Posted by aztec06jr
Gilbert, Grant Hill, Penny, T-Mac, Bird, etc had the best trainers in the world too.
I'm more worried about Dwight...back surgery though?
d12 gon be felin it when them kids need pampars
best answer I got was 9-17 hours....Originally Posted by Seymore CAKE
How long does it take HGH to leave your system?
That's a serious question.
