Wall hasn’t played much over the last two years and adidas is tired of paying him, so they are trying to get out of the deal according to ESPN.
It looks like it will happen sooner than later.
All-Star point guard John Wall and Adidas are engaged in ongoing buyout negotiations that will soon bring his five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal to an end less than two years into the agreement, industry sources told ESPN.
Since signing the deal in January 2018, Wall has been sidelined by a series of injuries, limiting his on-court visibility while wearing the brand’s products. Just three weeks after landing the contract, Wall missed 27 games because of a left-knee injury.
During an aggressive window in which the brand was looking to ramp up its player signings, Wall and Adidas reunited during his eighth season on a five-year deal that was expected to pay him nearly $25 million in total but will likely instead come to an end.
Flip the page for Wall’s adidas commercial.