Nike Ends Relationship With Maimed Indonesian Factory Worker

A once-rising star in the textile game has seen his time at the Nike factory in Majalengka come to an unexpected end today when the sports apparel giant announced they wouldn’t pick up his sixth year option after he was maimed during a scaffolding collapse while on the Jordan assembly line.

“Though his illustrious five-year stint with Nike was cut short due to a career-ending injury just shy of his 11th birthday, Putra truly embodied Nike’s values: maximum effort for minimum wage,” said Nike spokesperson Scott Temple. “On behalf of the Nike corporation I would like to thank Putra for working tirelessly stitch-by-stitch for the betterment of the team. He truly left it all out on the floor — including several body parts.”

Putra’s assembly line coach later spoke to the press about the former 1st-grade pick out of THE Bandung State Elementary, raving that he could scarcely count the shoe-assembling prospects as polished as Putra on his three remaining fingers.

“Putra had all the elite intangibles of an all-star factory worker: grit, heart, and economic desperation,” said Nike A-Line coach Rick Peterson. “Putra was an all-time great, and in just a few short years he not only assembled hundreds of thousands of shoes, but also one hell of a reputation around the league. If the situation changes and he miraculously becomes un-maimed we’d be happy to take a chance on him for a one-year ‘prove it’ deal for a veteran sub-minimum salary.”

Following up on the release, Adam Schefter later tweeted, “Though they don’t have to, Nike has magnanimously agreed to pay out the remainder of Putra’s two year, $15 guaranteed contract. The gentle corporate giant takes care of its own with a big payday.”