New Jersey Nets star point guard Deron Williams this week followed in the footsteps of Blake Griffin and Rajon Rondo in signing an endorsement deal with Redbull. The terms and financials of the deal haven’t been disclosed but we are assuming that since Redbull gives you wings, Williams is flying high about now.
Watch Deron Williams celebrate his new partnership with Red Bull by rolling through New York in style. Following a Nets home game, D-Will was supposed to take to the air in a Red Bull “Heli” from New Jersey to New York to host an NBA season kick-off party. But with 30 mph gusts having something to say about it, he flagged down a Military Extreme Vehicle (MXT) instead and used it to zip through Newark into Manhattan’s SoHo District to join the party.
“Even though the original plan of checking out the skyline from a heli didn’t go as planned, it was an incredible night out,” said Williams. “I had a fun ride into Manhattan, and my friends at Red Bull threw a great party to welcome me to the family.”
Heralded as one of basketball’s best point guards, the 27-year old is a two-time NBA All-Star and gold medal winner. The third overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, Williams was taken out of the University of Illinois where he led the team to the national championship game.
Williams joins a Red Bull roster of high performers including Blake Griffin, Rajon Rondo, Tim Lincecum, Jimmy Rollins, Reggie Bush, Lindsey Vonn, DeMarcus Ware and close to 500 others worldwide.
