Newsletter 113
Hola.
As a basketball and Lakers fan since I was a kid, this week has been special. Pau Gasol's number 16 shirt has been withdrawn at the Crytpto.com stadium (even better known to fans as the Staples Center). This event has made me remember the logo that Pau Gasol has and that he uses on his personal website, but not on social networks (IG and TW). And less bad. Because a player of his category should have a better record. As did his great teammate and friend Kobe Bryant at the time. His mamba has been used in many Nike products and is highly recognized worldwide. But yours and specific cases among elite athletes are good examples, in general, the brands of athletes of the highest level are quite improbable, to be kind. Since Jordan began using his silhouette (Jumpman, 1988) in products first by Nike and then by his own brand, everyone has tried to imitate that success.
Sometimes it is the sports brands that sponsor them that are in charge of making those brands (Nike has done it for LeBron James, and now for Ja Morant) and at least you ensure a certain level of quality. Roger Federer had to fight with Nike branding him when he joined Uniqlo. But on other occasions disaster is assured (does anyone know what Messi's brand is like?). And it won't be because they don't have money, but because I think either they don't give enough importance to this job or they don't understand the value it can bring them.
How many logos of Spanish athletes do you remember? Exactly, the same as me.
— W.
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