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September 14 Beijing time, according to U.S. media reports, could not be selected to win the world champion U.S. national team hero, Bucks Jennings disgruntled point guard, he recently revealed to the media that the reason did not make the national team because they are not Nike's signing wholesale air max 90 players.
Jennings stunning performance last season, has scored 55 points a game, but all this failed to impress the national team, he has not received an invitation from USA Basketball's national team, but he came into the league But Evans and rookie into the dream team in Curry. The face of this embarrassment, Jennings before the media to vent their dissatisfaction. "" That thing I said is not, in them. But if you want to know why this is so, you really should look closely observed, (national team) half of the players wear Nike, I did not say on this and Nike, but Nike, the operation certainly a lot of things inside. "Jennings said.
"If the U.S. team with me, would be particularly agile and lively Wholesale Air Max 2009 , I can bring some different things. But they do not want Under Armour (Jennings shoes sponsor) to attract public attention."
It is worth mentioning that the list of 12 people in the United States team, only Billups and Rose is not a Nike sponsorship. And as early as August 25, Jennings had the micro-Bo wrote: "They do not want me. Looks Nike control of the U.S. basketball team." NIKE Jennings sponsor is the future in the United States competitor Under Armour.
Beijing on September 24 morning news, Nike (NKE) Thursday announced first quarter fiscal 2011 earnings.
The report shows that Nike first quarter net profit was 5.59 billion U.S. dollars, 1.14 dollars per share, this performance better than last year. The first quarter of fiscal 2010, Nike net profit of 5.13 billion U.S. dollars, earnings per share of $ 1.04. Nike first-quarter wholesale air max 24-7 revenue of 51.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 8% over last year. FactSet Research survey, analysts on average expected earnings per share for the first quarter of Nike, $ 1.01, on revenue of 52.2 billion U.S. dollars.