After weeks of public outcry in the wake of Caitlin Clark’s $28 million deal with the apparel giant, the Las Vegas Aces star and two-time WNBA champion has revealed the upcoming release of her own signature Nike sneaker.
Many, including Atlantic columnist Jemele Hill, blasted Nike for signing the Indiana Fever rookie to a lucrative endorsement deal before giving a signature shoe to Wilson, a WNBA Finals MVP and former Defensive Player of the Year who initially signed with the brand in 2023.
In one critical tweet, Hill appeared to suggest that racism played a part in Nike’s timeline as white players such as Clark, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart were all given signature sneakers before Wilson, who is African American. Others, such as Aces coach Becky Hammon, have stated that the Vegas center ‘needs her own shoe.’
But as Wilson has now revealed, her own signature Nike sneaker has been in the works for more than a year, which is why she announced the deal on Instagram by wearing a t-shirt that reads: ‘Of Course I Have A Shoe Dot Com.’
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