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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
And who are the players representing when they play - themselves or the school? It's the school, who provides the uniforms. If the school wants an endorsement on the uniform and the player plays for that school, then the player should wear the endorsement - unless, of course, he or she wants to buy their own uniforms (and other equipment).
Just try telling some HS kid who wants to go to the University of Oregon that they'll have the choice of not wearing a Nike logo on their game uniform.
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I highly doubt young Master Jordan is requesting the school pay for his Air Jordans. Now, I would agree that if he was aware of the endorsement deal beforehand, and it was that big a deal to him, he should have chosen a different school.