{"id":1642,"date":"2021-11-08T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2021-11-11T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:53:10","slug":"famu-debuts-lebron-james-nike-athletic-apparel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/08\/famu-debuts-lebron-james-nike-athletic-apparel\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMU debuts Lebron James\/Nike athletic apparel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FAMU, also known as Florida A &amp;M University, recently debuted photos of the Rattlers men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams wearing new uniforms deriving from its partnership with Nike and Lebron James. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FAMU Athletics (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAMUAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FAMUAthletics<\/a>) dropped a look at their new uniforms featuring LeBron James\u2019 signature logo. <br><br>They will be the first university to rock the logo via a 6 year partnership with Nike that will outfit their 14 sports programs and the Marching 100 in Lebron apparel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B6hZmK1Tiv\">pic.twitter.com\/B6hZmK1Tiv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Double Take Sports (@dbltakesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbltakesports\/status\/1457744053672546304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-year agreement, which began July 1, makes Nike the official athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment provider for the Rattlers. The agreement will service the university&#8217;s athletic department, all 14 of FAMU&#8217;s sport programs and the Marching 100 band. NIKE will supply all team footwear, uniforms, apparel and equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida A&amp;M&#8217;s sports teams will be outfitted in LeBron James uniforms, apparel and footwear, including footwear designed specifically for the university, as part of this relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;FAMU is an elite institution with a rich tradition of first, and our student-athletes deserve a student-athlete experience that is second to none. As we transition into a new athletic conference and the opportunity to engage apparel partners, the 23-year relationship with Nike and their commitment to culture, diversity, inclusion, and innovation has never been clearer,&#8221; said Vice President and Director of Athletics,&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/staff.aspx?staff=164\">Kortne Gosha<\/a><\/dfn>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Florida A&amp;M has a rich tradition of excellence on the court and field, which not only includes athletic success, but equally important is academics, preparation for future careers and community engagement,&#8221; said Sonja Henning, Nike&#8217;s VP of League Partnerships for North America. &#8220;Through our continued relationship with Florida A&amp;M Athletics, we&#8217;ll have the opportunity to partner with some of the country&#8217;s preeminent student-athletes and the next generation of leaders.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership extends beyond outfitting some of the most iconic teams in collegiate athletics NIKE, Inc. will also support Florida A&amp;M Athletics&#8217; student-athlete development programs, offer internships and coordinate networking opportunities for Florida A&amp;M students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stay tuned to <a href=\"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/\">Double Take Sports<\/a> for all your sports news and coverage. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAMU also known as Florida A &#038;M University recently debuted photos of the Rattlers men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams wearing new uniforms deriving from its partnership with Nike and Lebron James. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAMU2.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1646,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions\/1646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}