Looking Good And Feeling Good In The WNBA: Style As A Sport And Not A Game
essence.comCandace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike to Skyler Diggins-Smith and Rhyne Howard, every woman on the court wore the name of Brittney Griner proudly in support of the detained player.
Their confidence was unmatched and their energy was positive yet competitive, which was all the makings of a highly-anticipated game between the best players in the league.
As they represented Griner’s number in their respective team colors, this was the moment when I knew that the Nike brand was truly in support of not only female athletes – but women, period.“Nike has always been foundationally all about innovation,” Nike Vice President of North America League Partnership, Sonja Henning told ESSENCE.
In fact, the global sportswear brand is so invested in creating not only proper athleisure wear for their athletes but creating a safe space for their players, that former WNBA players had been recruited to become part of the Nike corporate team as part of the brand’s Women in Nike (WIN) program. “Nike, part of the innovation push and why we’re always pushing the edge is to constantly say, what can we do?
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