July 27, 2009 4:07 pm  |  23 Comments

Gortat Looking for Some New Kicks


Marcin Gortat, a man who famously sports a Jordan Brand tatoo on his calf, will no longer be receiving care packages from Reebok. As CNBC reports: “During the NBA Finals, Gortat disclosed that executives with the adidas-owned Reebok brand asked that Gortat cover up the Air Jordan tattoo on his calf since that brand is owned by competitor Nike. Gortat refused, saying that Reebok wasn’t paying him enough. The truth of the matter is they weren’t paying him anything. While Reebok did provide free gear to Gortat, “at no time did Reebok have a contract” with him, said Tom Shine, Reebok’s senior vice president of sports and entertainment marketing.”

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  • niQ Posted: Jul.27 at 4:10 pm
    If they don’t have a contract, then what was the point of all this?

  • Eboy Posted: Jul.27 at 4:15 pm
    First European Jordan Brand NBA endorser?

  • Jukai Posted: Jul.27 at 4:15 pm
    I co-sign with niQ here. If they didn’t have a contract, they shouldn’t even be asking him that.

  • James Posted: Jul.27 at 4:28 pm
    Converse should sign him, that way they could sign someone away who was “inked” with Jordan.

  • Tzvi Twersky Posted: Jul.27 at 4:42 pm
    Comment of the day goes to James. (who happens to have a Converse blog.)

  • JL Posted: Jul.27 at 5:32 pm
    wow that jordan tat looks kinda like jordan nowadays… out of shape!

  • Anton Posted: Jul.27 at 6:41 pm
    So he didn’t have a contract but was receiving free gear? What is this, friends with benefits?
    His new kicks better be okay with him touching other brands.

  • rob stewart Posted: Jul.27 at 6:47 pm
    Reeboks are whack

  • Brad Long Posted: Jul.27 at 7:07 pm
    Wow. Someone besides AI was rocking Reeboks in the L? Who knew?

  • Aewe Posted: Jul.27 at 7:15 pm
    @Eboy:
    The first European Jordan Brand NBA endorser was Mike Pietrus a few years ago…

  • vic21 Posted: Jul.27 at 9:37 pm
    @Brad: Yao also wears reeboks didn’t/doesn’t he?

  • Dacre Posted: Jul.27 at 10:41 pm
    @Brad…the Reebok ’slip-in’ Loafer pumps great for sitting around the bench, enduring injuries and eating the head.

  • slamfan4life Posted: Jul.27 at 11:31 pm
    Him and James Johnson both have an AJ tattoo, why? Idk…

  • Chukaz Posted: Jul.28 at 2:38 am
    dude that has got to be the worse air jordan tat ever! EVER

  • Chukaz Posted: Jul.28 at 2:39 am
    The tat looks freakin’ fat dawg. I think that was air shaq haha

  • badnewzb8ller Posted: Jul.28 at 5:08 am
    lol at air shaqs

  • Chris Posted: Jul.28 at 9:30 am
    It’s actually a tat of himself.

  • riggs Posted: Jul.28 at 10:30 am
    why would he get air pun on his calf?

  • tk Posted: Jul.28 at 10:54 am
    MJ: “Did he go to college? Trade school at least? I’m aint inkin him!”

  • Wdavid Posted: Jul.28 at 11:17 am
    @JL: Good point, he should get his money back for that ink.

  • Chris O'Leary Posted: Jul.28 at 4:15 pm
    His Air Jordan tatt is just a little plump in the middle. Maybe he wanted a more realistic representation of the average basketball fan inked on him.

  • Blinguo Posted: Jul.29 at 3:54 am
    Is he known as the Michael Jordan of Poland? or even Air Poland? Not really, so there you go. He could just go buy Jordan’s from retail and wear them in games like Steven Jax did, I guess. But then SLAM + Steven Jax’s shoe in the latest Issue, damn great looking shoe. Red Suede/Black patent, metal tipped laces. Not for sale, but maybe there’s extras to use for a SLAM contest?!

  • MiguelKG5 Posted: Aug.6 at 8:53 pm
    Man Gortat is a good player but he should stick with jordan or else he will just use converse. LOL

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