Wilt Chamberlain, Danny Manning, and Andrew Wiggins Although the college basketball season is still over a month away, Andrew Wiggins, uber-uber-uber prospect of the Kansas Jayhawks, found his way into the spotlight in a big way. Getting a Sports Illustrated cover before playing one collegiate game is a sign of game changing expectations. Rumors …
Apologies for making you think we at Nao have a bias towards James Harden and the Houston Rockets – after all, we covered the Harden trade twice and analyzed how Dwight Howard’s will fit in under the shadow of Hakeem Olajuwon and expectations for his new team. So yes, we may have a natural …
21 year old Brazilian phenom Neymar was introduced as the face of the Hypervenom, Nike’s latest soccer shoe release, last week at an unveiling. This follows in the footsteps of fellow Brazilians Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, who fronted their varied Nike shoe lines. Much of what people know of Neymar outside of Brazil represents the 2013 …
The summer of 2012 was a crossroads for Jordan Brand. Their popularity became a double edge sword in recent years. On one hand, consumers stood in line for hours for re-releases of old Jordan shoes. On the other hand, the company’s newer shoes for Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul never reached the heights …
Nike recently released their latest commercial featuring Kobe Bryant. The story is simple: a ragtag group of thieves, lead by World Cup winning midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, are ravaging the city by stealing balls from its citizens. This, more mini movie than commercial, finds Kobe as the leader of a superhero attempting to unravel the heist. …