AMERICAN MODEL, ACTRESS and businesswoman Emily Ratajkowski has sponsored an underage team at Cork’s Bantry Basketball Club, the club say.
Ratajkowski’s clothing brand, Inamorata, will sponsor the boys’ U15/U16 team.
“Thanks to Emily Ratajkowski for her new sponsorship of our boys under 15/16 team through her clothing brand, Inamorata,” a widely shared tweet, published by the club this evening reads.
Speaking to RTÉ, Bantry coach Pat Curran explained Ratajkowski’s strong connections to Bantry, and his friendship with Ratajkowski’s parents.
Curran text the parents asking if Emily would be interested in contributing to the club as local business struggle amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Within five minutes we got the ‘Yes’,” he revealed.
“It’s funny to see all the reaction and tweets, people think it’s gas. But they’re just normal people when it comes to Bantry. Nobody takes any notice, nobody bothers anyone.
Congratulations Colaiste Pobail Bheanntrai - All Ireland champions!
— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) March 13, 2018
“She has very good friends here and they’re all connected to the basketball club.”
“It is a high-profile sponsor for such a small team,” Curran added. “We haven’t had any basketball for 18 months so it is a way of saying we’re still here. It’s an extra bit of excitement.”
World’s hottest swimwear model sponsors boys under 15/16 basketball team from Bantry… you couldn’t make that up!
@Andrew Murray: at least it’s not Sigurdsson
@murt de murty: hilarious lol
@murt de murty: innocent until proven gylffi
Her dad apparently played for the local team in the 80s. Fair play to her though, it’s a nice thing to do for the community her family has ties to.
Things are on the up in Bantry!!!
Very nice of her. Not sure it’ll help the concentration levels of teenage boys but it’ll definitely lead to them practicing their ball handling skills.
@Emmet Martin: there’ll be a lot of dribbling you’d imagine
Emmmmm. Can I join ?
I am now starting to get my son to play basketball
@John Kennedy: “but Dad I absolutely HATE basketball”. “I don’t care whether you like it or not, you’re doing it….and by the way….we’re moving to West Cork!”
Go raibh maith agat Emily.
How would one become a sponsor, maybe of the 20-30 Yr olds team? Asking for a friend.
She might join the credit union??
God help whoever has to wash the kit
@Alan McArdle:
At least it’s not an Icelandic football I suppose
Emily is very good at basketball herself, having a great jump-shot.