Under Armour is set to offer Durant up to $30 million a year for an endorsement deal, according to a report in the Daily News. Durant's Nike contract paid him $60 million over seven years.
Durant's contract with Nike expired last week and he abruptly canceled a scheduled visit to Nike. Nike and Adidas are also said to be in talks with Durant.
But suspense that the Oklahoma City forward and NBA MVP was close to signing with UA came from an Under Armour executive. Michael McBride, Under Armour's senior manager of sports marketing, on Tuesday tweeted: “Wish I could tell everyone what is going on today.”
Under Armour's current NBA roster includes Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings, Greivis Vasquez and Kemba Walker.
The Daily News story is here.
