Basketball news - Zion Williamson's shoe malfunction puts Nike in the spotlight

ByReuters

Updated 21/02/2019 at 21:06 GMT

Nike's shares were set to come under pressure on Thursday after emerging basketball star Zion Williamson was injured when his Nike sneaker split during a game.

Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after falling as his shoe breaks against Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina.

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US TV sports broadcasts zoomed in on the incident in the college basketball game between Williamson's Duke team and North Carolina. Williamson appeared to suffer a knee injury.

"We are obviously concerned and want to wish Zion a speedy recovery," Nike said in a statement.

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The quality and performance of our products are of utmost importance. While this is an isolated occurrence, we are working to identify the issue.

While Nike shares were not yet open for formal trading on the New York stock market, its relatively thinly-traded shares on the Frankfurt market fell around 1 percent, while shares in rivals Adidas and Puma edged up.

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