NBA forward Shawn Kemp agreed Monday during a trial to drop a $4.1 million lawsuit he filed against Reebok for terminating his endorsement contract, the company said.
Reebok spokeswoman Denise Kaigler said Kemp also agreed to pay Reebok an undisclosed amount to settle a countersuit filed by the company.
Kemp sued the company last September after it canceled his contract two years early. Reebok said he had violated the terms of his contract when he made disparaging remarks to the Akron Beacon Journal.
Kemp said today’s sneakers are “throwaways,” and that his favorite pair was made by Nike, Reebok’s archrival.
Rose in Hall of Fame
It wasn’t Cooperstown, but Pete Rose still welcomed the opportunity to be enshrined in a sports hall of fame.
Baseball’s career hits leader took his place Sunday in the All Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey/Hall of Fame in Bridgeton, N.J., cheered by several hundred fans.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s the hall of fame here, the hall of fame in Cooperstown or the hall of fame in Des Moines, Iowa,” Rose said. “It’s got to be worth waiting for.”
Say what?
`There isn’t a defense that has been created that did not have a hole in it.’
–Cornerback Aaron Glenn, whose Jets lost 45-24 Sunday to the Colts
