{"id":136824,"date":"2024-07-22T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/?p=591938"},"modified":"2024-07-22T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:17:08","slug":"kevin-durant-takes-jab-at-nike-over-advertisement-ahead-of-potential-return-to-court-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/kevin-durant-takes-jab-at-nike-over-advertisement-ahead-of-potential-return-to-court-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant Takes Jab At Nike Over Advertisement Ahead Of Potential Return To Court In London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/kevin-durant-takes-jab-at-nike-over-advertisement-ahead-of-potential-return-to-court-in-london\/\">Kevin Durant Takes Jab At Nike Over Advertisement Ahead Of Potential Return To Court In London<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Kevin Durant was less than pleased with Nike\u2019s latest advertisement ahead of the Olympic Games, with the all time top points scorer for team USA taking a dig at the brand after he was left out.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Kevin Durant Left Out Of Advertisement\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although he has been sponsored by Nike for some years now, Kevin Durant was left out of their latest commercial which dropped this week ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durant didn\u2019t take to being left out very well, with the Phoenix Suns forward calling out the company for not including him via a series of Instagram stories posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did something happen w KD and Nike why he post these <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f914.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVedOXaF5W\">pic.twitter.com\/LVedOXaF5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\ude1a\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude22\u2606 (@Stunna999_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stunna999_\/status\/1814396667426419068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durant\u2019s posts weren&#8217;t as cryptic as they seemed, with Nike\u2019s \u2018Winning isn\u2019t for everyone\u2019 advert featuring the phrase \u2018Am I a bad person?\u2019 throughout &#8211; which KD later used as a caption on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nike ad did feature a whole host of other basketball players including rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama, Giannis <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antetokounmpo, the late Kobe Bryant as well as team USA teammate and NBA legend LeBron James.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WINNING ISN\u2019T FOR EVERYONE | AM I A BAD PERSON? | NIKE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pwLergHG81c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was especially surprising that Durant was left out of the Nike commercial because KD is one of only three players to have ever earned a lifetime contract with the sports brand &#8211; alongside Michael Jordan and LeBron James.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nike are yet to reply to Durant\u2019s disappointed response to the advert.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Will KD Feature In Showcase vs Germany?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However it\u2019s not all bad news for Kevin Durant as the Olympics approach later this month, as he looks closer than ever to making his return to the court with the games just over one week away.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">KD is going for his fourth Olympic gold medal in Paris this summer, but there were fears he may not feature after struggling with a calf injury towards the end of last season which carried into the Olympics warmups.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a result of his calf injury, Durant hasn\u2019t been involved in any of team USA\u2019s showcase games so far in the US, Abu Dhabi or London &#8211; but over the past week he has finally been spotted back in training.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a good chance Durant will feature on Monday night in London, as team USA look to win their final showcase game in their toughest test yet &#8211; as world champions Germany look to end the USA\u2019s unbeaten buildup to the Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com &#8211; NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors &amp; Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/news\/kevin-durant-takes-jab-at-nike-over-advertisement-ahead-of-potential-return-to-court-in-london\/\">Kevin Durant Takes Jab At Nike Over Advertisement Ahead Of Potential Return To Court In London<\/a> &#8211; originally posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant was less than pleased with Nike\u2019s latest advertisement ahead of the Olympic Games, with the all time top points scorer for team USA taking a dig at the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/\">Sportslens.com &#8211; 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