Herbert Hainer, President of FC Bayern, most of the time the beans and reveals that he Once took Kobe Bryant under contract and sued him.

Herbert Hainer (65), President of the FC Bayern München , talks about Basketball. Earlier, he was Adidas boss with many sports sizes in contact. So he took NBA legend Kobe Bryant once under contract . And sued him later.

Munich Herbert Hainer as President of the FC Bayern , of course, not only to its soccer Stars*. Already predecessor Uli Hoeness, the Basketball was a big concern . In conversation with the image Hainer now about the sequel to the Basketball-Bundesliga* (BBL) and reveals that it is based on the concept of DFL*. The implementation of the basketball team should now be even a bit safer.

Hainer not have forced the love of the orange leather about the way of Hoeness inherited , he protested. His gaze wanders about the Allianz Arena*. “ I’m an absolute sports Fan “, he talks about his varied interests, ” and also Basketball lovers . In my time at Adidas I’ve negotiated with the biggest Stars of the sport – with Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard or James Harden .“

FC Bayern: Herbert Hainer has a heart for Basketball and knows some sports-sizes

Detlef Schrempf he had in his role at the sporting goods Manufacturers met in person. “I like the Sport and think it is a fantastic, what’s been built here ,” says Heiner about his club. The numerous title of the football player* catch up, will need to the basketball but probably still a couple of years, even though they are on a good path.

You realize that Herbert Hainer a has the reins in Hand, versed in the Basketball-world shiny, and connected. As Chairman of the Executive Board of Adidas AG he once worked with the largest sports icons in the world.

FC Bayern: President Herbert Hainer had one, Kobe Bryant, under contract and sued him

with Basketball Superstar Kobe Bryant* . In the case of a helicopter accident tragically claimed the lives of aging Americans was already the case before his death as an absolute legend of the NBA . Today, he is also in the Hall of Fame.

at the beginning of his career was the Bryant with Adidas, also know the Interviewer and speaks Hainer to . The response of the Bayern President was so surprising, a “Please?!” even in the published Version of the interview.

+ Kobe Bryant: The Basketball icon is for some even bigger than the Sport itself.©picture alliance/dpa / Erik S. Lesser

” The contract I made at that time with him. And then sued “, bursting out of it, without notice from Herbert Hainer . As an 18-Year-old he had tied the today’s Basketball legend at Adidas, he said. But the relationship quickly turned bad.

Kobe Bryant: Zoff with Adidas ended up in court – and it was expensive

” After three years, it was always more complicated , he has complained about the shoes, and at one Time or another provocative in other brands played , ” says Heiner from the beef with Kobe Bryant , “then he has let us know that he wants to get out of his ten year contract. the We have filed a lawsuit and us at the end of compared. He has paid for the distance in the low altitude.“

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