Skechers ad mocks Nike in wake of Zion Williamson’s injury
Some of you may not read newspapers anymore, and that’s totally fine. But I suggest you take a gander at this Skechers advertisement in the New York Times’ sports section Sunday. Skechers is throwing massive shade at Nike with a shoe ad that says: “Just Blew it. We won’t split on you.”
i usually wouldn’t implore you to buy the paper for an ad, but you’ll never see shade like [squints] skechers is throwing at nike on page 3 of tomorrow’s nyt sports section again pic.twitter.com/wu9tQGacrf
— Josh Crutchmer (@jcrutchmer) March 2, 2019
It’s obvious Skechers (of all shoe companies) is throwing a jab at Nike because Duke forward Zion Williamson sprained his knee when his Nike shoe split apart in February against North Carolina. Williamson, who projects to be the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft, missed the next two game and will not play against Miami on Saturday.
![Duke's Zion Williamson sits on the floor following a injury during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9hy3kOAXs3uv935n5YE6bA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2NQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/qhAf7eFxfk15DXnRpFq6AQ--~B/aD0xNzU4O3c9MjUzODthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c7abee4250000d80480ae69.jpeg)
After Williamson’s shoe split, Nike’s stock dropped. So, Skechers decided to throw more gasoline on the fire by trolling Nike with this ad. Of course, Nike is a far more popular brand than Skechers. But you can’t ignore the fact that this was a funny ad. This ad may not give people the urge to buy more Skechers shoes, though. The best response Nike can give is this: No one wears Skechers. Goodbye. Mic drop.
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