{"id":1988272,"date":"2023-08-01T20:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-launches-nike-alternative-thats-anti-woke-and-christian-our-values-are-valid\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T20:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:45:55","slug":"nba-star-launches-nike-alternative-thats-anti-woke-and-christian-our-values-are-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-launches-nike-alternative-thats-anti-woke-and-christian-our-values-are-valid\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star Unveils Nike Alternative: Anti-Woke and Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-star-launches-nike-alternative-thats-anti-woke-and-christian-our-values-are-valid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988272&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>NBA Star \u200bLaunches Nike\u200c Alternative That&#8217;s Anti-Woke\u200d and\u2063 Christian: \u2062&#8217;Our\u200d Values Are Valid&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>NBA forward Jonathan Isaac has launched an apparel brand to\u200b compete \u200bwith the likes of \u201cwoke\u201d Nike as\u2063 sports gear and the companies that make it have embraced divisive, far-left politics.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2063you aren\u2019t inclined to give away hard-earned\u200d money to the\u200c likes of Nike, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/adidas-goes-woke-disgusting-way-look-modeled-womens-swimsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adidas<\/a>, The \u200cNorth Face or other companies that hold\u2064 Christians, families\u2064 and patriotic people in contempt, Issac\u2019s new UNITUS brand is <a href=\"https:\/\/weareunitus.com\/collections\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worth a\u2062 look<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the company\u2019s \u2062line of hats, shirts, shorts, pants and hoodies is relatively\u200b limited. But the sky seems to be the limit for the young Orlando Magic star and his new venture.<\/p>\n<h3>UNITUS: A Brand with a Mission<\/h3>\n<p>UNITUS has a simple mission, it outlined\u2063 on its website.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor\u2063 too long, the sports\u2062 and lifestyle apparel game\u200d has been dominated by companies with divisive agendas,\u201d the company said. \u201cGreatness has \u200cbeen defined only by how you\u200d perform \u2014 apart from who\u200d you are and how you live. And cancel culture has the millions of people who\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-launches-nike-alternative-thats-anti-woke-and-christian-our-values-are-valid\/\" title=\"NBA Star Unveils Nike Alternative: Anti-Woke and Christian\">hold traditional values wondering<\/a>, \u2018What if I\u2019m the only one?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weareunitus.com\/pages\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The brand<\/a> added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time we had an alternative. UNITUS gives you a way to confidently wear what you \u200dbelieve, without\u200c compromising style or performance. But it\u2019s more than cool \u2062clothes \u2014 UNITUS is a community of\u2062 people rallied around faith, family, freedom, and the pursuit of true greatness.\u2063 Together, we rise above by working every day to be the best we can be, joyfully serving others with integrity, and standing for what\u2019s\u2064 right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Isaac joined \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6332235540112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u200d &#038;\u2063 Friends<\/a>\u201d on Tuesday morning to expound a\u2062 little bit more about \u2062the Christian company \u2063and his role in it.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting Values through Consumer Choices<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-player-announces-new-clothing-company-christians-patriots-dont-hide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 25-year-old<\/a> said buying merchandise from companies \u2062that\u2063 hold corrupt values equates to support for their messages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we do give our money to companies that don\u2019t support our values, we\u2019re cosigning their message,\u201d he told Fox \u200bNews. \u201cSo, what I wanted to do was \u200dgive Americans, freedom-loving Americans, faith-loving Americans the option to\u200d buy with their values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the latest video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With enough success, UNITUS will expand its merchandise to anything\u200b people who \u2064would like to close the door on funding \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nike-something-even-worse-bud-light-latest-move-kids-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wokeness<\/a>\u201d via sporting gear purchases, Isaac told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greg-gutfeld-fire-fox-news-insiders-place-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also said\u2064 he \u200bcreated his brand not to be divisive but to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">make people feel<\/a>\u2062 welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about hating anybody. It\u2019s not about going against anybody. It\u2019s simply \u2063saying \u2063that our\u2062 values are valid, and they deserve to be celebrated. \u200bAnd if they won\u2019t, then we\u2019ll celebrate them ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac has impressed since the 2020 \u200cCOVID season inside\u2062 the Florida NBA playoff \u2062\u201cbubble.\u201d He refused to kneel for the national anthem and also\u200b refused \u200bto wear a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-star-refused-kneel-national-anthem-makes-big-return-court-following-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives Matter<\/a>\u201d shirt.<\/p>\n<p>He was grilled about both decisions by \u200dESPN at the time:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that kneeling or putting on a T-shirt, for me personally,\u200c is the answer,\u201d Isaac said. \u201cI feel like for \u200dme, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-eager-to-work-with-china-on-debt-other-global-challenges\/\" title=\"Yellen \u2018eager\u2019 to work with China on debt, other global challenges\">black\u2064 lives<\/a> are supported through the \u200bgospel. All lives are \u200dsupported \u200bthrough the\u200b gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Three years later, the virtuous young man has remained on his path\u2063 of \u2062independent thinking\u2062 and is putting\u200c his money where his \u200dmouth is.<\/p>\n<p>UNITUS could become a cash cow that \u2063might lead other apparel brands \u200cto rethink their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-retailer-hit-brutal-backlash-going-woke-hope-company-tanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marketing strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship between the brand, Isaac and customers could also\u2064 become one\u200c that is mutually beneficial. \u2064Alternatives to today\u2019s \u200bsports apparel brands are needed, and there is ample space in the market \u2063for such a company.<\/p>\n<p>Someone needs to fill it. That person might as well be a \u200bhumble young man with unshakeable \u2063convictions and an eye for a \u2062business opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>He has earned \u2064my business.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-star-launches-nike-alternative-anti-woke-christian-values-valid\/\">NBA Star \u2062Launches\u200d Nike Alternative That&#8217;s Anti-Woke and Christian: &#8216;Our\u2064 Values \u200bAre Valid&#8217;<\/a> appeared \u2064first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200b Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA forward Jonathan Isaac has created a clothing brand to rival politically divisive companies like Nike. By embracing far-left politics, these companies have alienated Christians. If you prefer not to support Nike, Adidas, The North Face, or similar brands, Isaac&#8217;s apparel offers an alternative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1988273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1988272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1988273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1988272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1988272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1988272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}