{"id":453486,"date":"2015-06-26T11:18:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=453486"},"modified":"2022-09-17T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T19:06:19","slug":"jimmy-butler-finally-explains-why-he-left-adidas-for-jordan-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/jimmy-butler-finally-explains-why-he-left-adidas-for-jordan-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Butler Finally Explains Why He Left adidas for Jordan Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler<\/strong> made headlines when his agent, Happy Walters, detailed that he took almost a 75% pay cut to leave adidas and join Jordan Brand. The news wasn’t shocking in terms of Butler’s personal preference – which was the only reason vocalized at the time – but now more details are beginning to emerge chronicling the story in greater detail regarding his departure from the Three Stripes.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with GQ<\/a>, Butler made a few comments offering more insight into the branding switch:<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve always been a fan of Mike and his game. What he did for the game of basketball as a whole, and what he did off the court for it too, whether it was with Hanes or his shoe brand. But I\u2019ve always been a fan of the tennis shoe. So when I got an opportunity to switch from Adidas to Jordan, I just thought it was the right choice, because I\u2019ve never had problems with my feet. I\u2019m not bashing Adidas at all, but I got turf toe one year and rolled my ankles a few times. That\u2019s never happened, whenever I was at Marquette with Jordan or before that, with Nike. So I thought maybe I should go back to that shoe. And then Jordan picked me up.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Butler was very self facing and politically correct in his comments. He made it clear this wasn’t an adidas diss, but more about personal\/career preservation. And for that, who can blame him. Read the full interview now at GQ here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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