Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and a Turkish national team player, Adem Bona was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year at UCLA in 2023-24. The Philadelphia 76ers then selected the center 41st overall in the 2024 NBA Draft. On the shoe front, Bona has worn adidas with the Sixers, including models from the adizero Select line, and most recently the adidas Crazy Energy+.