{"id":296660,"date":"2013-05-13T16:27:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T21:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=296660"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:38:31","slug":"andre-agassi-rejoins-nike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/andre-agassi-rejoins-nike\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Agassi Rejoins Nike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nike and tennis icon <strong>Andre Agassi<\/strong> have renewed their partnership, and sneaker fans surely hope that Agassi&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/nikeinc.com\/news\/tennis-icon-andre-agassi-rejoins-nike#\/inline\/19848\">return to the Nike family<\/a>&nbsp;influences future kicks releases. Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight had this to say about Agassi&#8217;s return to the Swoosh:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAs one of the world\u2019s greatest tennis players, Agassi embodied&nbsp;the passion, dedication and determination of the Nike brand. As a philanthropist and campaigner, he continues to share Nike\u2019s commitment to inspire the young generation with his Just Do It spirit. We are honored to welcome him back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just today, Agassi tweeted the hashtag #BACKHOME, accompanied by the photo below. Stay tuned to Snkrs Day for further information on the implication of this renewed partnership. Agassi-endorsed sneaker retros would certainly be welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BACKHOME?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BACKHOME<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niketennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@niketennis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nike<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gisxj1csdE\">pic.twitter.com\/gisxj1csdE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Andre Agassi (@AndreAgassi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreAgassi\/status\/334036266343608320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2013<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andre Agassi is #BACKHOME with Nike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nike and tennis icon Andre Agassi have renewed their partnership, and sneaker fans surely hope that Agassi&#8217;s return to the Nike family influences future kicks releases. 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