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NY Sen. pressures NBA to stop Adidas jersey plan
Quick ReadNY Sen. calls on NBA to end contract with Adidas over plan to move jersey production overseas
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NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. senator from New York doesn't want NBA players taking to the court wearing jerseys made in Asia.
"Basketball is an American game," Sen. Charles Schumer said.
Schumer held a press conference Sunday outside the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue, where he urged the league to intervene and stop adidas from moving production of the NBA's official uniforms to Thailand, or pull...
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