http://ballerblogger.com/2009/06/09/marcin-gortat-remains-loyal-to-the-jumpman/ NBA blog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://ballerblogger.com/2009/06/09/marcin-gortat-remains-loyal-to-the-jumpman/comment-page-1/#comment-25810 Wednesday Bolts - 6.10.09 | Daily Thunder.com - Where Thunder Happens Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:41 +0000 http://ballerblogger.com/?p=1352#comment-25810 [...] Awesome nickname? Check. Solid skills? Check. Size? Check. Loyalty to sponsors? Ehhhh: “[Gortat] also received an uncomfortable phone call last weekend from Reebok, with whom he has a shoe contract. Representatives of the company were not happy to see a picture of him from Game 1 in a Polish newspaper that prominently displayed his Michael Jordan/Nike logo tattoo on his lower right leg. Reebok asked him either to wear higher socks tonight to cover up the tattoo, or to apply makeup so it will not be noticed through the rest of the NBA Finals. “They called and said I had to do something about it, but that ain’t going to happen,” Gortat said after Tuesday morning’s workout. “I’ve been wearing it 4-5 years now, and it helped me get to the NBA,” said Gortat. “They didn’t say anything about it when I signed the contract, so it’s not going anywhere. I don’t think they are paying me enough to take it off.” [...] [...] Awesome nickname? Check. Solid skills? Check. Size? Check. Loyalty to sponsors? Ehhhh: “[Gortat] also received an uncomfortable phone call last weekend from Reebok, with whom he has a shoe contract. Representatives of the company were not happy to see a picture of him from Game 1 in a Polish newspaper that prominently displayed his Michael Jordan/Nike logo tattoo on his lower right leg. Reebok asked him either to wear higher socks tonight to cover up the tattoo, or to apply makeup so it will not be noticed through the rest of the NBA Finals. “They called and said I had to do something about it, but that ain’t going to happen,” Gortat said after Tuesday morning’s workout. “I’ve been wearing it 4-5 years now, and it helped me get to the NBA,” said Gortat. “They didn’t say anything about it when I signed the contract, so it’s not going anywhere. I don’t think they are paying me enough to take it off.” [...]

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