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Adidas Terminated Terry Rozier's Contract for Wearing Nikes During a Shootaround

Celtics guard Terry Rozier used to wear Adidas sneakers in games, but this season he has been wearing Nikes.

Rozier has made this move because Adidas terminated the deal he signed with them in 2016 after last season's Eastern Conference Finals.

In a new story from Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim on Derrick Rose's Adidas contract, he explained how Rozier's endorsement deal with Adidas came to an end.

Adidas’s treatment of Rose is especially perplexing given how closely the company has held other players to the letter of their contracts. On Jan.