It maybe USE to be like that but there’s ZERO chance that Sprite, Nike, Mcdonalds, etc isn’t giving Lebron fukking James endorsement deal just because he was single. Hell he got $100 Million from Nike at 18 years old wayyyyyyyyy before him and Savannah tied the knot.
The good ole boys “must be married” rule has always been shaky with Athletes. You think Michael Jordan had to wait until he married Juanita to get them endorsement checks? Hell Magic Johnson not only cheated on his wife, dude contracted HIV and went on to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in all of sports.
Athletes and Entertainers can mostly skate from needing to be married or even in longterm relationships. As long as your career is hot and you don’t appear to be asexual then your good.
Yeah, but like guy said, LeBron isn't getting "Space Jam" and getting to be the face of brands without marriage in most cases.
Hell, look at how much respect nikkaz on here have for LeBron just because he married Savannah?
There's Black folks that defend LeBron like he's their daddy just because he's married to a darker skinned Black women, especially Black women.
So, don't tell me it doesn't matter.
If LeBron was just slaning dikk to every pop singer, he wouldn't be as universally beloved & respected as he is now.
Same thing with Jordan.
Before Jordan got married, he was a sneaker salesman.
After getting married, Jordan became the biggest, most famous athlete in history.
Before marriage, David Beckham was sex symbol soccer player.
After marrying that Spice Girls' broad, he dude was on the cover of fashion magazines.
There's definitely a difference in how people see married and non-married people.
Hell, there's a reason the world's most biggest boxer just got married