Li Ning, the Chinese athletic apparel and footwear company, on Feb. 15 will unveil its first U.S. retail store and showroom located in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District. Sponsored athlete Baron Davis of the Los Angeles Clippers will be on hand to introduce his first Li-Ning game shoe, the “BD Doom.”
The company is entering the U.S. market with a limited offering focused on basketball, kung-fu, table tennis and badminton products, all of which are available at www.li-ningusa.com. The website was launched last week.
Other Li Ning sponsored athletes include Shaquille ONeal, Jose Calderon and Hasheem Thabeet.
