ESPN recently reported the story behind NBA MVP Steph Curry’s decision to make the transition from Nike Inc NKE to Under Armour Inc UA back in the offseason in 2013. In August of that year, Curry met with representatives from Nike.

According to Curry’s father Dell, who was present at the meeting, Nike made several critical blunders that gave Curry the impression that he was not a priority for the company. The meeting got off to a rocky start when one Nike official mispronounced Curry’s first name. After that, a slide in Nike’s PowerPoint presentation mistakenly contained Kevin Durant’s name instead of Curry’s, presumably an indication of the cookie-cutter approach that Nike was taking with its NBA endorsement deals.

“I stopped paying attention after that,” Dell told ESPN. “They have Kobe, LeBron and Durant, who were their three main guys. If he signed back with them, we’re on that second tier.”

Instead, Curry decided…

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