The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog » NBA uniforms http://www.scoresreport.com The National Sports Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:13:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Senator urges Adidas to keep NBA uniform operation in the U.S. http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/11/24/senator-urges-adidas-to-keep-nba-uniforms-in-the-u-s/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/11/24/senator-urges-adidas-to-keep-nba-uniforms-in-the-u-s/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:48 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=29770 Adidas intends to end its deal with U.S. suppliers and move its NBA uniform operation to Thailand. The move would cost about 100 jobs in upstate New York. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is urging them to stay put.

Link to AP article.

The NBA should have required as part of the contract that Adidas continue to utilize U.S. suppliers. In this economy, it reflects poorly on the NBA that its apparel supplier is picking up and moving to Asia.

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