Game 23: Golden State Warriors (15-8) 128 - Toronto Raptors 131 (19-4)

[Maury]

New Balance is making moves. They signed Sydney McLaughlin a couple months ago. They now have two of the biggest names in their respective sports. McLaughlin’s base annual contract is estimated to be around $1.725 million. Track is not a sport with a lot of money in it so Kawhi’s annual salary is probably quite a bit bigger.

[inthepaint]

Multi year deal with New Balance???

New Balance is the Canada of athletic shoes.

All signs point to a Kawhi signing a multi-year deal with the Raps.

I can actually see a lot of parallels between Kawhi as a person, new balance as a brand, and Canada as a country. I like it

[KeonClark]

I can actually see a lot of parallels between Kawhi as a person, new balance as a brand, and Canada as a country. I like it

I love it too. Against the grain, not worried about being "cool", and being the trendsetter.

I bet Kawhi was a new balance target too for his image: all business, no bullshit. Effective, can adapt to any lineup.

[Yuri Gagarin]

Scraptor I wouldnt worry too much about the NB shoes technically. The company has been around for 112 years. They started as arch support company and are built for comfort and mechanics. They constantly take customer input with anything that goes wrong and evolve their line thats why their shoes are bomb proof.cool factor wise theyve been releasing special editions with certain celebrities and high end shoe stores for awhile now. Kanye had a NB shoe a few years ago for example

[G__Deane]

I want to see a snowshoe company approach Kawhi for an endorsement now.....

[Demographic Shift]

I want to see a snowshoe company approach Kawhi for an endorsement now.....

The Snowshoe guys are targeting JV...

[S.R.]

Scraptor I wouldnt worry too much about the NB shoes technically. The company has been around for 112 years. They started as arch support company and are built for comfort and mechanics. They constantly take customer input with anything that goes wrong and evolve their line thats why their shoes are bomb proof.cool factor wise theyve been releasing special editions with certain celebrities and high end shoe stores for awhile now. Kanye had a NB shoe a few years ago for example

This man works at New Balance.

[bertarapsfan]

I want to see a snowshoe company approach Kawhi for an endorsement now.....

what about a gloves/mittens brand? the klaw and a glove sponsorship is a match made in heaven. I can already see the commercial "tough enough to protect your hands and claws from canadas rough winters, Available in XXXL"

[G__Deane]

The Snowshoe guys are targeting JV...

Nah he has them built in already

[rocwell]

Everyone dissing New Balance because of the Kawhi signing needs to do some research. New Balance has been on a year. Revenues have risen from $1.5B to $4.2B annually in the last decade. They have @GoSydGo on their roster, who could be hottest female athlete in world in 2020.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 28, 2018

[white men can't jump]

Everyone dissing New Balance because of the Kawhi signing needs to do some research. New Balance has been on a year. Revenues have risen from $1.5B to $4.2B annually in the last decade. They have @GoSydGo on their roster, who could be hottest female athlete in world in 2020.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 28, 2018

Yeah I don't know why there is a lot of dissing. Lots of people who train/run wear their shoes. Probably the majority of people at my gym do (across all age groups). And honestly, most of my friends have something of theirs, if not for training then just a comfortable walking shoe or hiking shoe/boot.

They just haven't been able to get into the bball world successfully. They've probably been growing well in most other areas.

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[KeonClark]

Yeah I don't know why there is a lot of dissing. Lots of people who train/run wear their shoes. Probably the majority of people at my gym do (across all age groups). And honestly, most of my friends have something of theirs, if not for training then just a comfortable walking shoe or hiking shoe/boot.

They just haven't been able to get into the bball world successfully. They've probably been growing well in most other areas.

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I don't think people are "dissing" so much as "kidding". It's just another to add to the Kawhi meme. We all support the guy and hope his shoe does well I'm sure

[Scraptor]

Steph Curry is listed as OUT for tomorrow's game.

https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-con...28.18-5.30.pdf

[Scraptor]

I don't think people are "dissing" so much as "kidding". It's just another to add to the Kawhi meme. We all support the guy and hope his shoe does well I'm sure

We kid because we love

[planetmars]

Steph Curry is listed as OUT for tomorrow's game.

https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-con...28.18-5.30.pdf

That sucks. I wanted to beat the Warriors without an asterix. Hopefully we get to see that in December then.