Why WNBA Rookie Alissa Pili Is Important for the Future of Nike N7

July 21, 2024

Through its N7 initiative, Nike has collaborated with Native American and Indigenous communities with a focus of increasing equity in sports. During 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, the Swoosh put N7 in the spotlight with its newest ambassador, Minnesota Lynx forward Alissa Pili.

From its Nike Unite Tempe store, a short drive from the Footprint Center, the home of this year’s All-Star Game, Pili was joined in conversation by N7 general manager Sam McCracken. The conversation served as a celebration of the extension of N7’s partnership with the Notah Begay III Foundation, the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport and the three sister communities. FN