Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has left the Nike fold to sign a shoe deal with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. McCollum announced the move on Friday via his twitter account.
I'm excited to announce my new parternship with the Li-Ning family. With hard work.. Anything is possible pic.twitter.com/6KiVAEPwqB
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) October 7, 2017
As Trail Blazers writer Casey Holdahl reports, McCollum is not the first NBA player to join Li-Ning. Blazers swingman Evan Turner and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade also represent the company.