Running has been at the forefront of Nike for decades. In 2001, Nike established the Oregon Project based in Beaverton, Oregon. Headed by Coach Alberto Salazar, Oregon Project recruited the top US and foreign middle and long distance runners. Athletes like Mo Farrah (pictured) and Galen Rupp added a collection of records and championships to Nike’s name. However, in October 2019 the program was shut down by Nike. On October 1st, Alberto Salazar received a four year ban from the United States Anti Doping Agency. Following that, CEO of Nike, Mark Parker, announced the closing of the Oregon Project on October 10th. Nike then had to help the athlete find alternative training programs. However, Nike’s woes regarding the situation are far from over. According to ESPN “Nike is investigating allegations by former middle-distance runner Mary Cain that she suffered physical and mental abuse as a member of the Nike Oregon Project.” Cain, like many other female athletes, got caught u
Just like Cleveland Cavaliers fans did in 2010, protesters in Hong Kong burned and trampled Lebron James jerseys this week following a very controversial comment from James. On October 4th Houston Rockets manager, Daryl Morey, tweeted in support of the anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. This lead to some serious complications in the relationship between the NBA and one of their largest markets, China. You can read the tweet and learn more about what this means for the NBA here . This raises the question on whether NBA players, coaches, managers etc. have the right to tweet these things as employees of the NBA or not. When asked about whether Morey should face punishment from the NBA or not James said, “Yes, we do have freedom of speech. But at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only think about yourself... So many people could have been harmed, not only financially but physically, emotionally, s