Game Over? Rumors Split Tiger Woods and Nike
9:29 am, December 14th, 2009
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Is Tiger Woods‘ profitable pairing with the Swoosh going poof?
This morning The Chicago Sun-Times announces “there’s word [Nike] is rethinking its relationship with the scandalized golf superstar after Accenture dumped him and Gillette and Gatorade backed away.”
Gossip Cop isn’t sure where this “word” comes from, because Nike’s actual words appear to support Woods. After Woods announced his leave from professional golf, the sporting goods giant said of its pitchman, “He and his family have Nike’s full support.” It was a notably different message than the ones sent by Gatorade (which is dropping its Tiger Focus drink) and Gillete (which is “limiting” Woods’ participation in their marketing programs).
The tawdry Tiger scandal has not yet reached its end, of course, and as details emerge, corporate relationships may change. But as of now, there’s no reason to think Woods’ most famous sponsor has decided to follow a different course than the one set over the weekend.
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