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Skechers declined to comment. Adidas started making these payments to college basketball pNike Air Force 1 Damenlayers. These actions, Skechers says, has created an unfair advantage for Adidas, not only in the basketball shoe category, but the shoe category overall:“The market for basketball shoes is driven as much by brand perception, attitude and style as it is by shoe performance. The ability to develop ‘street credibility’ by having talented young players and trendsetters wear a company’s shoes can make or break a brand’s reputation. Some of the key ways that law-abiding shoe companies get their products on players’ feet are through sponsoring youth basketball programs, sponsoring college/university sports programs, and through endorsement deals with professional players in the NBA. Adidas’s illicit bribery program, however, has corrupted all of these channels, tipping the scales unfairly in Adidas’s favor to the detriment of competitorNike Air Max Zero Femmes, such as Skechers.”Skechers claims it has faced increased advertising and marketing costs, lost sales and profits, and a drop in brand value as a result. It’s asking the court for “recovery of Adidas’ ill-gotten profits” and an injunction preventing the shoe maker frNike Air Max 90 Femmeom paying amateur players.Its full legal filing is embedded below.