Garnett signs Chinese brand Anta
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Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett goes up for a slam dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals basketball series in Los Angeles, California June 17, 2010 . [Xinhua/Reuters file photo] |
Boston Celtics' forward Kevin Garnett signed with Chinese brand Anta on Sunday and started his week-long tour in China.
The details of the contract were not disclosed.
Anta, which has already had Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets, designed a new logo for Garnett and his sneakers and sportsware products will not hit the market until December.
Garnett, 34, is the lastest All-Star player wearing Chinese-brand uniforms as Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jason Kidd and Jason Richardson of the Phoenix Suns and etc. were under contract with Peak.
Former All-Star Stephon Marbury had agreed another three-year contract with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association earlier this week.
Garnett will travel to Anta's headquarter at Jinjiang, Fujian Province, and to Shanghai for the World Expo before returning to Beijing.
