💰💰 Bronny signs 4 year. $7.9 million deal. Lakers confirm he earned everything his way

[34TheTruth]

Son is gonna have to work overtime to prove the haters wrong.

Literally has had everything in his life handed to him including his $8 Million NBA contract. Should’ve proved the haters wrong when he was averaging 2 PPG in college.

 

[King Eros]

If you have the right father, you can be king of the world

 

[Loose]

Making more than the GOOD a wiggins made and he was a good college player

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

LeBron James is very handsome in my opinion!

 

[Art Barr]

Ya'll know who this reminds me of? Dominik Mysterio. Remember Dom didn't go through the grind either like NXT or start off at the perfomance center.

Boi is a no talent that is green as a lily pad.

Hopefully bronny is more talented than the miz, cody or Dominick mysterio.


Art Barr

 

[Windows 91]

Summer League California Classic starts today right?

 

[MoneyTron]

Zach Lavine averaged 9 pts his own season. In Russell Westbrooks freshman season he averaged 3 pts in less mins than Bronny and jumped up to 12 in the next year. Difference being these guys had the height in their favor.

PBronny is undersized, didn’t perform in college or high school(somehow McD all American with 14/5 rebs) and is now going to face players even bigger/faster than he has ever had success against. Sad that he’s going to catch negativity because his dad wants to “fulfill a dream” (ie add to his “legacy”) but maybe it works out or he finds something he’s willing to do and his dad is willing to invest in that over his own public perception

Lavine and Westbrook are/were generational athletes. That's the main difference.

 

[MoneyTron]

We fundamentally disagree. LeBron aint no civil rights figure, and I don't give half a fukk about his son. I actually find every single talking point about this tragicomically regressive. Bronny is the son of a billionaire, and nothing about him being drafted is a victory for black people. He was gonna be good in life regardless. Nor is this some indication of great parenting. Bron is bringing scrutiny to this kid by leveraging his power. He wasn't a McDonald's All American and he wasn't talented enough to start at a legitimately good D-1 school. The kid is a relative scrub and putting a spotlight/bullseye on him is the opposite of good parenting. Contriving a "sports moment" in service to your own legacy is not good parenting. And it's not a real moment. Outside of the weird coalition of people devoted to Bron's cult of personalit, nobody gives half a fukk about seeing that old nikka running a fast break with his undersized and talent deficient son. What I do respect - deeply - about Bron is how he empowered his team around him. This other shyt he been on lately is just megalomaniacal.

I do agree people shouldn’t argue about Bronny - because it’s a waste of energy and sociopolitical capital. But it’s a trip to see the same folk who gleefully mock the shortsightedness of broke, white “millionaires in waiting” rooting on rich whites now ecpress impassioned defenses of Bron. No one should care that much whether an NBA legend wants to share the court with his son for a season - positively or negatively. Have at it! But to effect a public charade - from McDonald's All American status to "analysts" giving ludicrous player comparisons, to Rich Paul's tedious tv appearances is the sort of behavior I associate with the very worst CACs. Having it all isn't enough. Some people want to have it all, then also claim a moral high ground. He could've just quietly called up his son from the G League and stashed his trash ass on the bench and no one would've cared. But Bron has to have him discussed as a credible prospect, has to have him drafted, has to have a camera on him during the moment he was picked 55th...

It reminds me of when one of my best friends - who runs a prominent hoops program - told me a couple years ago that he couldn't unsee the ho in LeBron based on how he handled Bronny on the hoops circuit. He compared it to Bron's obsession with his headband, and then his fake hairline. He has everything, yet he still cares deeply about what people think. It's the sort of insecurity you don't associate with someone of his talent and stature. MJ is a fukking a$$hole - he walks into a room an a$$hole, and leaves it an a$$hole. He doesn't give a fukk if you like him - that's on you. LeBron is the nikka who behaves like an a$$hole, but orchestrates a charade to convince you he's actually worthy of your admiration. He's a nikka who will piss in your garden then expect an award for watering your plants.

The rush to justify this instance of nepotism is retarded, and dovetails with the political moment we’re in. So many people bought into the deeply capitalistic idea of politics as consumerism. As our current presidential race clarifies, there’s no institutional path to radical or subversive politics. So our politics become the things we buy, the shows we watch, and the cultural mascots for whom we root. A black billionaire's son getting a guaranteed contract from the Lakers is 100% irrelevant to any nikka's social, economic, and political reality. "Black nepotism" is like "black excellence" and "black abundance" etc - a catchphrase capitalism shyts out of its ass for nikkas to eat.

Sheesh.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Damn they got Bronny for way cheaper than his worth. Good thjng most his bread comes away from basketball. Lakers summer league team might be the most watched since who?

You already forget all the hype there was for the Lakers summer league when they drafted Lonzo Ball?

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Context is king. Kobe signed that after he went down with that achilles tear, then proceeded to be a shell of himself.

In either instance, are the Lakers contenders? Also, was there an AD level player on those Laker teams when Kobe signed that deal.

That last Kobe contract was out of love for him. Not to mention, he made the Lakers far more money than he made off of them. In comparison, we’re being treated to a WWE sports entertainment level charade with this situation. It is what it is.

 

[Trojan 24]

In either instance, are the Lakers contenders? Also, was there an AD level player on those Laker teams when Kobe signed that deal.

That last Kobe contract was out of love for him. Not to mention, he made the Lakers far more money than he made off of them. In comparison, we’re being treated to a WWE sports entertainment level charade with this situation. It is what it is.

Kobe's last contract was actually well planned. A thank you for everything he did, and a tank where no one cares because it's his farewell tour. Unfortunately we didn't maximize those picks. What we have now is an abomination

 

[MoneyTron]

I still can’t believe this negro said 2nd and 3rd contracts.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

People are acting so weird about this. Lebron really makes people go stupid.

Bronnie could make a living off the fact he’s Lebrons son and wouldn’t have to do much of anything other than collect checks.

The fact that this dude still worked his but off to earn himself a spot anywhere near an NBA team should be commended.

Hope the young man continues to defy the odds

 

[CHERUB]

You already forget all the hype there was for the Lakers summer league when they drafted Lonzo Ball?

Thats why i said since who

 

[Harry B]

There’s no way someone this rich can actually care about playing basketball

You think it’s weird for kids to wanna follow their parent’s footsteps? Or that it’s weird that rich people like to play sports? Become celebrities? Using their parents bread to make their own bread?