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NEW YORK — A sportswear company in Queens, New York, is charging that Nike stole the basketball/dance routine used in the TV ad “Freestyle” created by its ad agency Wieden+Kennedy. In a civil suit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, the company Game Over claims it created the dance style that combines hip-hop moves with ball handling. The suit charges Nike and with unfair competition and seeks unspecified damages.
“A judge may look at this and throw it right out,” said Game Over attorney Fred Tecce.
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