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Rui Hachimura gets an additional brand endorsement with GOAT

The Wizards rookie continues to get more endorsements, this time from a growing sneaker retailer.

By Albert Lee

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Rui Hachimura has just added another endorsement to his belt!
GOAT

As you may be aware, Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura is a bigger deal in his native Japan than he is here in the D.C. area. And earlier this week, another company partnered with him to help its presence both in Japan, but also in East Asia.

On Tuesday, GOAT, an online marketplace of luxury sneakers, signed Hachimura to be their second brand ambassador, in part to attract East Asian customers, which includes Japan and neighboring countries like South Korea and China. The East Asian marketplace is becoming a dominant plater for luxury goods, according to a column by Eben Novy-Williams of Bloomberg.

The first ambassador was Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma.

Unlike most ambassadorships and endorsements, GOAT isn’t paying Hachimura a salary, like Novy-Williams noted. Instead, he has an online store that features a collection of Jordan Brand sneakers, some of which are tailored and cost well over $2,000 a pair. That is fittinb because Hachimura has a sponsorship with Jordan Brand.

Hachimura is not be the Wizards’ franchise player from a basketball-only perspective. But from an international perspective, he is effectively their global ambassador!