Nike Pro Combat Debuts at All-Star Weekend
by Staff, February 12, 2009
Today Nike introduced an innovative new padded base layer called Nike Pro Combat. Ergonomically designed to provide basketball-specific protection to athletes. LeBron James and Amar’e Stoudemire, among others, will wear elements of the Nike Pro Combat collection when they take the court this All-Star weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. Each Nike Pro Combat piece is comprised of several shock-absorbing, dual-density EVA foam nodes connected by a PE foam grid over the areas being protected, allowing for unrestricted mobility and sustained protection. Even when the body is flexed and the nodes begin to separate, the grid fills that void so that the body remains protected. The Nike Pro Combat collection for basketball will debut at retail accounts globally beginning October 2009 while the Football lineup makes its debut in the U.S. beginning June 2009.
i think its great for basketball players there will be less injuries and fair for both team having there good players on the court, i mean who like to get an elbow hit on the ribs…
if did or didnt throw a patent on it nike would buy him out or find a way to steal his idea. how many times have other companies stolen from nike? alot im sure.
patents only last 3 years
Didnt mcdavid throw a patent on that hexpad stuff?
Nike has its way of making things better. The good thing is that everything is tested.
With all these new pads nba players r wearing im starting 2 think there being influenced by another league…wnba??? loose the pads, just play
^^^true^^^
can’t have nike athletes wearing some other guys ‘ish haha
………….its the McDavid Hexpad. I love Nike but they find ways to take ideas already done and act like its brand new.