Tyler McGee/Roundup
Adidas has dropped the University of Central Florida from its sponsorship contract because of college basketball player Marcus Jordan and his refusal to wear their shoe.
If Marcus wanted to wear his Air Jordan shoes so much, why didn’t he choose a university that’s already sponsored by Nike?
This whole situation could have been avoided if Marcus just suited up like his teammates and left his selfishness and Jordans in the locker room.
It’s believed through several publications that UCF was close to signing a 6 year deal with Adidas worth 3 million dollars.
His decision not only cost his teammates, but the whole athletic program.
Can you imagine waking up as a cross country athlete and finding out that your team is no longer sponsored because of some spoiled freshman basketball player?
The unwillingness of Marcus to put the Air Jordans away is amazing.
Where is the thought for the team? Is he that self centered and elite that he can’t be part of the team and school?
Not only has this selfish athlete cost his fellow athletes a privilege to wear a distinguished brand as Adidas, Marcus has also cost his institution valuable money in today’s economy.
The current deal that expires in 2010 was worth 1.9 million dollars, according to espnchicago.com.
Could you imagine if a Pierce athlete refused to wear a shoe?
For now the athletes who attend Pierce have the say in what shoe they wear because Pierce has no sponsorship with a company.
Marcus needs to stop living in the shadow of his legendary father and start his own legacy. If you are going to be a part of a team be part of it.
With his father’s known arrogance, it’s easy to see where Marcus gets his attitude from.
