Zamst, a leader in high-performance sports protective equipment, has agreed to a worldwide endorsement deal with professional basketball star Stephen Curry. Widely considered to be one of today’s best young basketball players, Curry has battled persistent ankle injuries over the past two seasons, limiting his time on the basketball court.
In May of 2011, he underwent surgery to repair two ligaments in his right ankle but re-injured the ankle halfway into the 2012-13 basketball season missing his team’s final 28 games. This past April, Curry underwent a second surgery on his right ankle to have loose debris and scar tissue removed. Despite these setbacks, Curry has averaged of 17.5 points, 5.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals through his first three seasons in the league.
“Stephen is a tremendous young talent whose rise to superstardom has been delayed due to unfortunate lingering ankle injuries,” said Bryan Smeltzer, general manager of Zamst US. “Our product line was created
to help players like Stephen stabilize their injury and provide them with both the physical and mental confidence to play without limitations. We look forward to providing Stephen the support product’s he needs to
continue performing at an elite level, and watching him develop into one of the league’s premier point guards. Our Precision Engineered Support products protect and reinforce the elite athletes of the world, and we are proud to have Stephen on our team.”
As part of the endorsement deal, Curry will be used internationally for in-store, print and online marketing activities for Zamst. Per company policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
