I’m making this post for two reasons. One to congratulate both the Men’s & Women’s USA Basketball teams for taking the gold in this years Olympics. The Men’s final game was really dope. I’m glad I stayed up to watch it. Talk about intense! Leave it up to Kobe to take over the 4th quarter though! Now onto reason 2. I used the image above for a reason. Anything seem weird to you (click for larger version)? Yes, Coach K is sitting down while his team is standing. And yes, the tall to small line up is messed up with Howard up front. But can you guess why those things are occurring? Hit the jump for some interesting details…
Here’s a hint: Guess who’s the one player on the USA Basketball team who isn’t sponsored by Nike. Yep, Dwight Howard.
Coach K is sitting. When a team stands, a coach normally stands. Why is this significant? Because Coach K’s left foot just happens to be blocking the adidas logo on Dwight Howard’s left foot.
Every player is in height order, with the exception of Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh … What does this allow for? It gives Howard an excuse to hold the ball and be the only player to not have his hand behind his back. This conveniently helps Howard cover the Nike logo on his shorts – SportsBiz
So, in other words, it’s a double block. Howard’s blocking the Nike logo for Adidas, and Coach K is blocking the Adidas logo for Nike.
Nike claims that this was all pure coincidence, but you’d have to be a moron to believe that. This photo was clearly set up so both shoe companies blocked each other out.
Also let’s keep in mind Nike spends hundreds of millions of dollars on these guys and they sponsor USA basketball, so there’s no way they want another company’s shoe appearing in a picture like this.
By the way, you may be wondering then why Dwyane Wade, who wears Converse, doesn’t have his shoe covered. That’s because Nike bought Converse for $305 million in 2003.
There’s no hiding from this, Nike. You’re clearly guilty here, you greedy pigs.
All credit goes to my man Ron for showing me the link.
whoa, thats trippy
but then why do they have it set up do DH covers the nike logo on his shorts?
Dwayne Wade is sponsored by Converse. Nice try though…
Saw this when it first came out. Don’t buy for one minute the coincidence.
lol CONVERSE IS OWNED BY NIKE!
READING IS FUNDEMENTAL
… lol old news
that’s gangsta
Did anyone notice the Nike Check on Howard’s Jersey? No one covered that one. That is the only Check you can see. Everyone else’s is covered
But after going thru all that trouble, why isn’t Howard facing straight ahead like most everyone else? Since he’s turned toward the camera, I can see the swoosh on his jersey.
Dammit, Rube.
you can clearly see DWAD3 has on his converse sneaker but NIKE owns them too… LOL
This is at least a month old
Very intersting…but I have a few things to point out. First Howard is actually an inch taller than Bosh (just Bosh’s hair, that makes him look taller).
Howard is covering up the logo on his shorts, but he is also turned to the side which shows a swoosh on his shoulder?? I dunno.
The whole coach sitting down thing is retarded, totally messes up the pic. I think they all should have worn Hyperdunks too, looks stupid with the different shoes…thats my piece
^^ Why would EVERYONE wear hyperdunks?
That makes no sense. Melo has his own shoe, Kobe has his own shoe, Wade has his own shoe, CP3 has his own shoe, Howard has his own shoe. Everyone there has their own shoe. They all get paid mega bucks to wear a certain logo and not the other. Why would Nike spend millions of dollars, making and marketing a shoe for each player if on the biggest subliminal advertising stage of the world, they all wear a different shoe than what their brand is? Don’t go into business.
As far as the shirt logo goes. eh. Can’t win ‘em all I guess.
wait there is still the nike logo on his jersey
-nike bought converse in 2003.
-and who cares if its old mike. i didnt see it and its my blog right? yep.
-i saw the jersey one myself, *shrugs
Spelling is FUNDAMENTAL too.
haters all day. i thought this was interesting for sure.
cooperate thugs even ruined the Olympics ..
I didnt know Nike bought converse and the coach sitting down & D Howard covering the nike sign is weird but i guess they are trying to help their sponsors.
nah mane, i was thinking this looks like some slave trade shit.
the niggas standing up, the master sittin down,
but hey maybe thats just me
thats what i thought when i saw conspiracy
there’s already a swoosh on Howard’s jersey that is visible (I know it’s been said)
+ where’s Kidd fit in if this is from tallest to shortest?
http://nbainsidestuff.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/brand-name-shoes-clothing-are-stupid-ripoffs/
It doesn’t make sense. If they were really trying to cover up all the nike signs then Coach K would be standing up to cover Dwight’s nike on his jersey. Or Dwight would be standing sideways more so we can’t see the nike sign on his jersey. Is Chris Paul wearing nikes?
if anybody told me to cover up my adidas and nike logos, they’d get KO’d
why is kidd out of order then?
@ travis outlaw- cp3 wears jordans
am i the only one who notices the nike logo on dwight’s jersey??? if they supposedly went to all that trouble to block logos, wouldnt they have had dwight turned where the nike check on his jersey didnt show either….yall just looking too much into a fuckin pic, and the fact that u can still see a nike check on his jersey proves that
yea I noticed Wade and Kidd are out of order also.
It’s pretty obvious what they were doing, coach K just looks awkward as fuck where he is
and you aren’t a real NBA fan if you don’t read the True Hoop blog on ESPN
um big deal
This Is So Fuckin Old Dude
Regardless wheter or not you can see the one on the jersey it’s obvious what they we’re trying to do.
Howard’s taller than Bosh but it appears to me that Wizzle’s taller than Kidd (so that’s outta order)…non-hoops heads need to stay out of these debates, too…don’t worry about it. Also, I see ya, TO (if that’s really u)…Go Blazers!
ummmm am i losing it or did adobe create photoshop…for what reason i am clueless haha
And all the visible numbers equal 23 !!!!!
weird
…That’s kinda reachin’…(in response to Slime)…I see a 13 & a 9 & an 11, last time I checked, that’s 33 (Tony Dorsett, anyone?). I also see a couple 4 & 6′s…so, bad argument.
Not a huge deal. Mike did the same thing back in 92′ when the real dream team apparel was sponsored by reebok.
Lol old news.
it’s hilarious how many haters are coming out of woodworks. or not even haters but people that come to talk shit. if it’s old or whatever. move the fuck on. last time i checked SHAKE is one of the 2dopeboyz. its not 2dopeboyz and a bunch of other muhfuckers. i’ve never ONCE said that this site will be ONLY exclusive shit. it’s just stuff i wanna talk about. i thought this could have been an interesting conversation starter, but some people have to be “cool” and state how old it is. blah blah blah.
he hid the one the shorts but not on the shoulder
aaah u maaad! lol
And go the Aussie basketball teams, particularly the women who won the silver! :D
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Conspiración de marcas en la selección de baloncesto de los Estados Unidos « ¡Qué no se diga! said this on August 25th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
personally, i couldn’t give less of a fuck. corporate sponsors are the reason why half the shit you get to watch even happens, so who cares? its a little gangsta though that is so subtle
wat about the nike sign by his right shoulder?
what about reading the comments. we’ve discussed it haha
FYI, Dwayne Wade is sponsored by Converse not Nike.
..they are all in the CORRECT height order.. pls consider their posture. and not every logo is covered.. get off the herb. not that deep on the realz.
How about D. Howard’s Top Jersey? Doesn’t it have a Nike sign on iT?
HAHAHAHHAHA GO GO CORPORATE SPONSERS. lol
hahaha damn i was jus playin when i said that. didn’t think it would hit that hard
and how the hell do you expect them to cover logos on the jersey? you see how they conveniently placed coach k’s foot and his hand to cover logo’s
just like when Jordan covered the Reebok logo with the flag at the medal ceremony, this isn’t anything new.
http://www.atypicalshop.com
CHRIS BOSH… GEORGIA TECH!!!! DO work!!!
you are all retards…dwanye wade is sponsored by converse
wow … learn to read you idiotbox. nike OWNS converse.
It’s all business…everywhere…all the time.
Just to prevent any confusion: Jason Kidd Signed with Peak as of TODAY. Which means he was still with Nike at the time of the picture. lol
because after 25 converse comments, I wouldn’t put it past someone to say something about it. lol.
carmelo anthony and chris paul are wearin jordans
^ You’re right They’re acutally Jordan Melo M5′s I think. and Lebron is wearing Lebrons! *gasp*
That’s not Nike at all.
Fantastic sixth sense