Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2015, Croatia họpụtara Bender maka
2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup na Crete, Gris, mana a manyere ya ịdọrọ n'ihi na ndị egwuregwu nke otu ahụ kwesiri iyi uwe na akpụkpọ ụkwụ Jordan Brand, n'ihi nkwekọrịta nkwado. Bender bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta yiri nke ahụ na onye nkwado ya Adidas, nke gbochiri ya iyi ụdị ndị ọzọ. Bender gosipụtara nkụda mmụọ na mkpebi nke Croatian Basketball Federation, ọbụnadị na-ekwu na ha enweghị ihe mere ha ga-eji wakpo iguzosi ike n'ihe ya na Croatia, ma ọ bụ iguzosi ike n'ihe ezinụlọ ya na ya. Adidas mechara mepụta akpụkpọ ụkwụ na-enweghị akara maka Bender, ka o wee nwee ike igwu egwu na Maccabi Tel Aviv, ebe ọ bụ na Jordan Brand na-akwado ha, dịka nzaghachi nye nguzo nke Croatian Basketball Federation.