Cika wannan jumla: A shekara ta 2015, Croatia ta zabi Bender don
2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup a Crete, Girka, amma an tilasta masa janyewa saboda 'yan wasan kungiyar sun wajaba su sa tufafi da takalman Jordan Brand, saboda yarjejeniyar tallafawa. Bender ya sanya hannu kan irin wannan yarjejeniya tare da mai daukar nauyinsa Adidas, wanda ya hana shi sanya wasu nau'ikan kayayyaki. Bender ya nuna rashin jin daɗi game da shawarar Tarayyar Kwallon Kwando ta Croatia, har ma ya ce ba su da wani dalili na kai hari ga amincinsa ga Croatia, ko amincin danginsa a gare ta. Daga baya Adidas ya tsara takalman takalman da ba shi da alama ga Bender, don ya buga wasa tare da Maccabi Tel Aviv, tunda su ma Jordan Brand ne ke daukar nauyin su, a matsayin martani ga matsayin Tarayyar Kwallon Kwando ta Croatia.