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Adidas and Kobe Bryant Part Ways
By: Heide Winkenwerder
Photo below: Kobe Bryant
Photo by Jamie McDonald/ALLSPORT
LOS ANGELES, Jul 16, 2002/ FW/ --- NBA star Kobe Bryant will be wearing a variety of footwear
on the court next season. Adidas and the Los Angeles All-Star player has
agreed not to exercise a two-year extenstion to their sponsorship agreement.
"I am thankful for the company's support over the last six years," said Bryant in
the joint statement. "I have enjoyed my experience with adidas and wish them all the best
as they continue to build their basketball business."
The 23-year-old athlete, who still has endorsement deals with McDonald's and Coca-Cola's
Sprite, said he will play in a variety of footwear brands next season while he mulls over
other opportunities.
The Adidas stable still includes Anna Kournikova, David Beckham, Martina Hingis and Zinedine
Zidane.
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