Durant signs ‘lifetime contract’ with Nike

(Reuters) - Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant has signed a ‘lifetime contract’ with sportswear giant Nike, the NBAstar said on Friday, following in the footsteps of greats Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the only basketball players to havelifetimedeals.

Durant, 34, has been with Nike since he made his NBAdebut in 2007 the season he won the Rookie of the Year award and has released 15 different pairs of basketball sneakers. “When I first signed with Nike, I couldn’t have dreamed of how far we’d go in this partnership We’ve done amazing work creatively and philanthropically,” Durant, a twice NBA champion and 13-times All Star, said in a statement viaBoardroom.

“We’ve traveled the world together and built a business that will now last forever I’m excited for the future and honored to be in rare company with this deal ” Nike has supported Durant’s involvement in grassroots basketball by helping refurbish courts in communities across the world through the Durant FamilyFoundation.

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The Penn Relays, also known as the Penn Relays Carnival, is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia (RawleToney)