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Source: Business Wire

Rickea Jackson in the new SKX Nexus basketball shoes from Skechers

Skechers expanded its all-star roster of athletes with Los Angeles Sparks forward and WNBA’s first-round draft pick Rickea Jackson. Jackson played college basketball at Mississippi State and University of Tennessee where she was named first-team All-SEC in 2023 as a senior. As a freshman at Mississippi State in 2020, Jackson also earned a second-team All-SEC and received the Gillom Trophy as the top women’s college player in Mississippi. The Los Angeles Sparks selected Jackson as the number-four overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.

The Skechers team of elite athletes competing in the brand’s performance footwear includes NBA players Joel Embiid, Julius Randal and Terance Mann; elite footballers Harry Kane, Mohammed Kudus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Anthony Elanga, as well as many others; golfers Matt Fitzpatrick and Brooke Henderson; pickleball pros Tyson McGuffin and Catherine Parenteau; and Major League Baseball players Clayton Kershaw, Chris Taylor, Brendan Donovan, Aaron Nola and Wade Miley.