The German sports apparel brand on Thursday announced the signing of Kaleena Smith as its first high school girl's basketball partner under a name, image and likeness, or NIL, deal. Smith, a 16-year ...

Kaleena Smith is the top women's high school basketball player in the Class of 2027. She is the star among stars on the Ontario Christian (Calif.) team. The 5-foot-6 guard averaged almost 35 points ...

Adidas announced Thursday it has signed 16-year-old Kaleena Smith, a five-star recruit from Ontario Christian High School, to its first NIL deal for a high school women's basketball player. Smith ...

Marist’s Kate Harpring and Grayson’s Caleb Holt are among eight high school basketball players that Adidas recently signed to NIL deals. The other six, all elite college prospects, are Bruce Branch ...

“I embrace any opportunity to challenge myself and improve my game, and I believe that’s what has fostered the confidence and skill I have on the court,” said Kaleena Smith in a written statement.

The game just changed for young women in sports. adidas Basketball is putting its money—and its name—behind a young Black woman athlete, marking their first-ever high school NIL (Name, Image, and ...

T-Mac reveals the "humble beginnings" that led him to literally jump into his first Adidas bag—and how Kobe Bryant helped him ...

No matter which Greater Miami Athletic Conference school a Miami high school athlete attends for the next few years, adidas has that athlete’s back. And, front, shoulders, arms and legs. The athletic ...

Adidas has signed one of its youngest female athletes yet. The German sports apparel brand on Thursday announced the signing of Kaleena Smith as its first high school girl's basketball partner under a ...