As Indiana Pacers star Paul George made his return to the court Sunday night, his sponsors helped in celebrating the moment.
Papa John’s Pizza fired off a tweet welcoming PG back, and founder John Schnatter was courtside for the game.
Basketball just got Better. Welcome back @yg_trece! #WelcomeBackPG pic.twitter.com/wbQnn5pVSj
— Papa John's Pizza (@PapaJohns) April 5, 2015
PG was already featured in a new commercial airing throughout the Final Four:
New Era Caps joined the conversation with the following tweet:
Shout out to @Pacers star @Yg_Trece on making his return to the NBA tonight. pic.twitter.com/W5rUpWi6wX
— New Era Cap (@NewEraCap) April 5, 2015
And this from Gatorade:
Nothing can stop the dedicated. @Yg_Trece #WinFromWithin pic.twitter.com/gTM2DOgffP
— Gatorade (@Gatorade) April 5, 2015
Nike was the most prevalent, sending out six tweets about 30 minutes before tip-off and then taking out the back page ad of Monday’s Indianapolis Star. A couple of reps were at the game, along with his agent, Aaron Mintz.
Why come back so far ahead of schedule? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/J0n7MadxWA
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
Why come back to work when you have paid leave? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/zEhovDy99O
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
Why come back so late in the season? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/6DY67o9v8T
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
Why come back when no one expects you to? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/UJ2VJceXA1
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
Why come back when folks say it’s smart to wait? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/7Aj38EQpdq
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
Why come back with so many questions about coming back? #DebutofPG13 pic.twitter.com/MmZ3DVap81
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) April 5, 2015
RT @BrianEckstein: Nike takes out full page ad on @indystar sports section back page for Paul George return. pic.twitter.com/h35zOxZDqd
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) April 6, 2015
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