Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a video of late night host Jimmy Kimmel making fun of Clippers rookie Al-Farouq Aminu's draft day get-up.
Well, Aminu has cashed in on the look by inking an endorsement contract with Geek Eyewear:
We get more from The Rookie Wall:
Al-Farouq Aminu, one of the top players of the 2010 NBA draft, created a sensation at the NBA Draft on ESPN by wearing a fashionably outrageous pair of eyeglasses. Turns out the glasses were designed and manufactured by Los Angeles based GEEK EYEWEAR, a brand known for combining daring wit and sexiness to create instant attraction….eyewear that is memorable for the bold and beautiful.Man, the nerds are beginning the take-over of the NBA now. Couldn't they just be happy with Comic-Con and The Big Bang Theory?
“Geek Eyewear is not just for computer nerds and Sci Fi addicts” explains Alena Lehrer, who created GEEK EYEWEAR. “The line was developed to express an attitude.” Today’s geek is a complete individual, which is what I believe originally drew Farouq to GEEK EYEWEAR. Farouq is not the typical ball player: Aminu was a member of the 2008 McDonald’s All American Team and distinguished himself as one of the country’s best forwards. Off the court, Farouq has a great sense of humor and comes across as comfortable with who he is. Farouq’s charisma is a big part of his appearance, which explains his stand-out choice in GEEK EYEWEAR.