OT - Michael Jordan's son won't wear Adidas

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The school is getting endorsement dollars for putting brand name shoes on the athletes, who get nothing from it. I've never really been too high on letting the athletes get paid, but I hadn't really considered the endorsements which have the schools getting money directly for the players' behavior.

And don't tell me the kids are getting scholarships out of the deal. They get the scholarships for playing basketball, not for wearing a particular brand of clothing.

I could be naive but don't those endorsement dollars go back into the program? Tutors, dietitians, chartered flights, training facilities, etc I mean the amount of supplementary support these kids get is simply amazing even from 10 years ago. All things those kids directly benefit from. All things which are not free to provide.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by eyezen

I could be naive but don't those endorsement dollars go back into the program? Tutors, dietitians, chartered flights, training facilities, etc I mean the amount of supplementary support these kids get is simply amazing even from 10 years ago. All things those kids directly benefit from. All things which are not free to provide.

You may well be right, but the majority of those things, while benefiting the kids, are put in place for the benefit of the program; to the point where they may well provide a return on investment in the form of booster donations.