Nike Inc. is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday, and the demand that met the Black Friday release of the company’s 12th LeBron James signature shoe won’t be the only talking point. With Nike shares NKE, +1.38% having hit their latest high-water mark on Dec. 5, most of the 29 analysts covering the stock consider it a buy, according to FactSet.Bulls are betting Nike is more than capable of withstanding negative pressures such as declines in the Russian ruble and other currencies, which dent translated overseas sales and profit. Andria Cheng