Adidas Offers Olive Branch: Adidas will send a representative to meet with Arkansas State senior swingman Jerry Nichols, who refuses to wear shoes from the company because he tore his ACL in 2001 while wearing adidas shoes. The school has a contract with the company, and the athletic director said the shoes are part of the Indians’ uniform. But it’s not the same as wearing another team’s jersey.
Nichols, the Indians’ leading returning scorer, has not practiced since Monday. The good news is that adidas said it will make an exception for Nichols and a company representative will talk to him about finding a shoe he likes. If nothing else, the company would like feedback to improve its products.
[10/20/05]
