Lavar Ball Showing The Power Of Ownership (LaMelo: "Beat That N!gga Ass" - No Loss Of Endorsements)

[DEAD7]

Let them

tears flow

 

[ucanthandlethetruth]

This is just a stream of consciousness I'm going to let flow after reading another lame article on one of the MSM websites talking slick about Lavar, #BBB and LaMelo after their appearance on Raw last night.

On this week's episode of Monday Night Raw on live TV, during The Miz's segment LaMelo Ball told his father Lavar to "Beat That nikka's Ass" while Lavar was face to face with The Miz in a stare down. Tuesday's sports headlines were filled with stories on LaMelo using a "racial slur" and the WWE released a statement apologizing for the Melo's choice of language, saying that it didn't "reflect WWE's values."



Yet I can recall Vince (a white man) using the same word and there was no apology issued. On the contrary the WWE defended Vince saying nikka as an "an outlandish and satirical skit involving fictional characters, similar to that of many scripted television shows and movies" but that's neither here nor there.



Whether or not it is a big deal for a young man to say nikka on live TV will vary based on the opinion of the word's usage by each individual viwer. What I'm writing about is the fact that this incident is our first full view of the power of an athlete (and/or an athlete's family) owning their own brand when something controversial happens.

LaMelo's older brother, Lonzo, who was recently the 2nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft (by the Los Angeles Lakers) did not have to release an apology on Tuesday. He was not dropped from a Nike,Reebok or Adidas contract because of the use of the word during his family's segment on raw. Lavar Ball was not forced to apologize and publicly chastise his youngest son for using the word on live TV because their is no corporation holding a check over there heads forcing them to be opinion-less drones. If they do decide to apologize or release a statement, it's solely by choice and that is unprecedented in the modern sports world. We see how the NFL has basically colluded to blackball a Super Bowl quarterback in his athletic prime, the Honorable Brother Colin Kapernick, for simply taking a knee in protest to police brutality in the US.

Tiger Woods lost $22 Million in endorsements because he went thru a highly publicized divorce amid rumors of infidelity (as if most of the CEO's of these sponsors haven't had similar circumstances).

Mike Vick lost nearly $100 million in endorsements after being convicted of something that he didn't implicitly take part of, but happened on his property.
:brothermjx:
Barry Bond's couldn't get even one of MLB's 19 official corporate partners to sponsor his chase for Hank Aaron's record simply because he was said to have a "difficult personality."

Ronaldinho lost a $750,000 Coca-Cola deal for simply drinking a Pepsi at a press conference .

And in maybe the worst case of "shut up and play boy" Broncos player Brandon Marshall lost his endorsement with Air Force Federal Credit Union, even after preemptively saying that he supports the military, for joining in Kapernick's protest by quietly taking a knee during a game last season.
:locsmjplease:
Because Lavar started Big Baller Brand (#BBB) Lonzo, Liangelo and Lamelo can go around telling their dad to "beat every nikka's ass" publicly for the rest of the year and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Because he knows his boys are talented enough to have the system bend to their needs, he can come out and say UCLA lost in the NCAA torunament because of having too many white boys on the team. UCLA didn't threaten to pull the scholarships from Gelo and Melo and Steve Lavin has went on record as saying Lavar is a good father and not a distraction. Because Lavar doesn't have a sponsor, corporation or boss to answer to, he can tell a white woman to "Stay in Yo Lane" on national TV and there is nothing anyone can do but cry like Whitlock and write thought pieces about it.
:BBBUMAD:

This is what the powers that be feared: an outspoken and unabashedly proud black man with a voice on the biggest platforms in sports saying exactly what's on his mind with no filter because he isn't under the thumb of his corporate overlords or to put it frankly the white man. What happens when Lavar, Lonzo, LiAngelo or LaMelo decide to speak on politics, race relations, police brutality or any other issue that black athletes are usually forced to be tight lipped about or tip toe around? They can say whatever the hell they want and no one can do anything about it because they own their business and their brand and with that comes the power that has long eluded black people in the sports world.

This isn't about a loud mouth making absurd claims, or his white wife, or him selling $500 sneakers on pre-order. This about about the man putting in all the work to build a solid foundation refusing to stay on the plantation and forcibly taking his 40 acres and a mule and starting his own farm. Now when they are of age, his sons will have a piece of their own land and won't have to go back to the plantation and beg for a job. I doubt we will see Lonzo auctioning off Lebron jerseys and toasters to pay off his debts 10 years after he retires (Sorry, D. Miles).

Don't miss the message guys and gals. #BBB
:ogballmanlisten:

I must admit I wasn't a believer I didn't think he could actually troll his way successfully through this shyt, steer Lonzo to LA and peddle those $500 dollar sneakers but I have been saved

I see the Light BBB is Black Excellence

 

[Brief Keef]

This is just a stream of consciousness I'm going to let flow after reading another lame article on one of the MSM websites talking slick about Lavar, #BBB and LaMelo after their appearance on Raw last night.

On this week's episode of Monday Night Raw on live TV, during The Miz's segment LaMelo Ball told his father Lavar to "Beat That nikka's Ass" while Lavar was face to face with The Miz in a stare down. Tuesday's sports headlines were filled with stories on LaMelo using a "racial slur" and the WWE released a statement apologizing for the Melo's choice of language, saying that it didn't "reflect WWE's values."



Yet I can recall Vince (a white man) using the same word and there was no apology issued. On the contrary the WWE defended Vince saying nikka as an "an outlandish and satirical skit involving fictional characters, similar to that of many scripted television shows and movies" but that's neither here nor there.



Whether or not it is a big deal for a young man to say nikka on live TV will vary based on the opinion of the word's usage by each individual viwer. What I'm writing about is the fact that this incident is our first full view of the power of an athlete (and/or an athlete's family) owning their own brand when something controversial happens.

LaMelo's older brother, Lonzo, who was recently the 2nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft (by the Los Angeles Lakers) did not have to release an apology on Tuesday. He was not dropped from a Nike,Reebok or Adidas contract because of the use of the word during his family's segment on raw. Lavar Ball was not forced to apologize and publicly chastise his youngest son for using the word on live TV because their is no corporation holding a check over there heads forcing them to be opinion-less drones. If they do decide to apologize or release a statement, it's solely by choice and that is unprecedented in the modern sports world. We see how the NFL has basically colluded to blackball a Super Bowl quarterback in his athletic prime, the Honorable Brother Colin Kapernick, for simply taking a knee in protest to police brutality in the US.

Tiger Woods lost $22 Million in endorsements because he went thru a highly publicized divorce amid rumors of infidelity (as if most of the CEO's of these sponsors haven't had similar circumstances).

Mike Vick lost nearly $100 million in endorsements after being convicted of something that he didn't implicitly take part of, but happened on his property.
:brothermjx:
Barry Bond's couldn't get even one of MLB's 19 official corporate partners to sponsor his chase for Hank Aaron's record simply because he was said to have a "difficult personality."

Ronaldinho lost a $750,000 Coca-Cola deal for simply drinking a Pepsi at a press conference .

And in maybe the worst case of "shut up and play boy" Broncos player Brandon Marshall lost his endorsement with Air Force Federal Credit Union, even after preemptively saying that he supports the military, for joining in Kapernick's protest by quietly taking a knee during a game last season.
:locsmjplease:
Because Lavar started Big Baller Brand (#BBB) Lonzo, Liangelo and Lamelo can go around telling their dad to "beat every nikka's ass" publicly for the rest of the year and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Because he knows his boys are talented enough to have the system bend to their needs, he can come out and say UCLA lost in the NCAA torunament because of having too many white boys on the team. UCLA didn't threaten to pull the scholarships from Gelo and Melo and Steve Lavin has went on record as saying Lavar is a good father and not a distraction. Because Lavar doesn't have a sponsor, corporation or boss to answer to, he can tell a white woman to "Stay in Yo Lane" on national TV and there is nothing anyone can do but cry like Whitlock and write thought pieces about it.
:BBBUMAD:

This is what the powers that be feared: an outspoken and unabashedly proud black man with a voice on the biggest platforms in sports saying exactly what's on his mind with no filter because he isn't under the thumb of his corporate overlords or to put it frankly the white man. What happens when Lavar, Lonzo, LiAngelo or LaMelo decide to speak on politics, race relations, police brutality or any other issue that black athletes are usually forced to be tight lipped about or tip toe around? They can say whatever the hell they want and no one can do anything about it because they own their business and their brand and with that comes the power that has long eluded black people in the sports world.

This isn't about a loud mouth making absurd claims, or his white wife, or him selling $500 sneakers on pre-order. This about about the man putting in all the work to build a solid foundation refusing to stay on the plantation and forcibly taking his 40 acres and a mule and starting his own farm. Now when they are of age, his sons will have a piece of their own land and won't have to go back to the plantation and beg for a job. I doubt we will see Lonzo auctioning off Lebron jerseys and toasters to pay off his debts 10 years after he retires (Sorry, D. Miles).

Don't miss the message guys and gals. #BBB
:ogballmanlisten:

i gotta ride with BBB now

Lonzo get all the chips

 

[jwonder]

Black people need to stop using that word.

 

[Max Power]

Easiest way to expose c00ns and cacs is in a #BBB thread.

 

[PS5 Pro]

Great post OP.

My only problem with it is the fact a team can and will drop the ball boys off at the same bustop they dropped Rauf and Kappernick off at. Better hope big3 pops off

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Practically what Mayweather does but those DV charges are always going to be brought up to stain his reign.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

Good post OP

 

[etrofllenrod504]

This is just a stream of consciousness I'm going to let flow after reading another lame article on one of the MSM websites talking slick about Lavar, #BBB and LaMelo after their appearance on Raw last night.

On this week's episode of Monday Night Raw on live TV, during The Miz's segment LaMelo Ball told his father Lavar to "Beat That nikka's Ass" while Lavar was face to face with The Miz in a stare down. Tuesday's sports headlines were filled with stories on LaMelo using a "racial slur" and the WWE released a statement apologizing for the Melo's choice of language, saying that it didn't "reflect WWE's values."



Yet I can recall Vince (a white man) using the same word and there was no apology issued. On the contrary the WWE defended Vince saying nikka as an "an outlandish and satirical skit involving fictional characters, similar to that of many scripted television shows and movies" but that's neither here nor there.



Whether or not it is a big deal for a young man to say nikka on live TV will vary based on the opinion of the word's usage by each individual viwer. What I'm writing about is the fact that this incident is our first full view of the power of an athlete (and/or an athlete's family) owning their own brand when something controversial happens.

LaMelo's older brother, Lonzo, who was recently the 2nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft (by the Los Angeles Lakers) did not have to release an apology on Tuesday. He was not dropped from a Nike,Reebok or Adidas contract because of the use of the word during his family's segment on raw. Lavar Ball was not forced to apologize and publicly chastise his youngest son for using the word on live TV because their is no corporation holding a check over there heads forcing them to be opinion-less drones. If they do decide to apologize or release a statement, it's solely by choice and that is unprecedented in the modern sports world. We see how the NFL has basically colluded to blackball a Super Bowl quarterback in his athletic prime, the Honorable Brother Colin Kapernick, for simply taking a knee in protest to police brutality in the US.

Tiger Woods lost $22 Million in endorsements because he went thru a highly publicized divorce amid rumors of infidelity (as if most of the CEO's of these sponsors haven't had similar circumstances).

Mike Vick lost nearly $100 million in endorsements after being convicted of something that he didn't implicitly take part of, but happened on his property.
:brothermjx:
Barry Bond's couldn't get even one of MLB's 19 official corporate partners to sponsor his chase for Hank Aaron's record simply because he was said to have a "difficult personality."

Ronaldinho lost a $750,000 Coca-Cola deal for simply drinking a Pepsi at a press conference .

And in maybe the worst case of "shut up and play boy" Broncos player Brandon Marshall lost his endorsement with Air Force Federal Credit Union, even after preemptively saying that he supports the military, for joining in Kapernick's protest by quietly taking a knee during a game last season.
:locsmjplease:
Because Lavar started Big Baller Brand (#BBB) Lonzo, Liangelo and Lamelo can go around telling their dad to "beat every nikka's ass" publicly for the rest of the year and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Because he knows his boys are talented enough to have the system bend to their needs, he can come out and say UCLA lost in the NCAA torunament because of having too many white boys on the team. UCLA didn't threaten to pull the scholarships from Gelo and Melo and Steve Lavin has went on record as saying Lavar is a good father and not a distraction. Because Lavar doesn't have a sponsor, corporation or boss to answer to, he can tell a white woman to "Stay in Yo Lane" on national TV and there is nothing anyone can do but cry like Whitlock and write thought pieces about it.
:BBBUMAD:

This is what the powers that be feared: an outspoken and unabashedly proud black man with a voice on the biggest platforms in sports saying exactly what's on his mind with no filter because he isn't under the thumb of his corporate overlords or to put it frankly the white man. What happens when Lavar, Lonzo, LiAngelo or LaMelo decide to speak on politics, race relations, police brutality or any other issue that black athletes are usually forced to be tight lipped about or tip toe around? They can say whatever the hell they want and no one can do anything about it because they own their business and their brand and with that comes the power that has long eluded black people in the sports world.

This isn't about a loud mouth making absurd claims, or his white wife, or him selling $500 sneakers on pre-order. This about about the man putting in all the work to build a solid foundation refusing to stay on the plantation and forcibly taking his 40 acres and a mule and starting his own farm. Now when they are of age, his sons will have a piece of their own land and won't have to go back to the plantation and beg for a job. I doubt we will see Lonzo auctioning off Lebron jerseys and toasters to pay off his debts 10 years after he retires (Sorry, D. Miles).

Don't miss the message guys and gals. #BBB
:ogballmanlisten:

I keep telling my boys, y'all don't understand the game changer this is. It's bigger than what you see on the top layer! Same as LBJ taking his talents to south beach. It's about black men taking control, steering there own wheel, removing the power from these owners, brands , etc etc.

 

[New Username]

Bringing Back Prolific posting



pos rep

 

[Bilz]

what is with Lavar to makes yall lose common sense?


man i thought this was gonna be a thread about how the Ball family could be pro black conscious w/o losing endorsements (not that has ever been an indiction that they would)

but its on some dumb shyt

LaMelo isnt endorsed by anybody and won't be until 2020....

how many times has an athlete been dropped by someone saying n1gga... NBA and NFL players say n1gga in public all the time. In their IG, Snapchat, in Public, on the court, on concerts on stage.

This doesnt matter

Kaep, that's a NFL collusion thing. it wouldnt have mattered if he signed to Anta or Peak or whatever company there is outside Nike Adidas UA

plus Ronaldinho, as known as he was, was completely washed by 2012... they prob saved money, would coca cola had dropped him in his prime? hell nah

and you forgetting that Bonds was still endorsed by Nike heavy. dude was the most hated athlete in the country. nobody else was giving him nothing, like kobe.



you're trying to turn Mike Vick sentebncing into a race thing, breh.... the news coverage definitely.. but the sentencing? its a felony to fight dogs. in fact, he got off w/ only 2 years. you forgetting that Nike just dropped manny pacquaio, way more famous than anybody on your list, for anti gay statements. i think Jordan dropped Floyd back in the day for controversial purposes as well.

It is reaching levels. They are so anxious to get behind something that they're blurring the lines of what it really is. This is the same mentality that fueled occupy Wall street.

If I sign a big deal with Nike and a year later, I say "fukk jews" and get dropped, I'll still have a bunch of money in my pocket. If another guy doesn't sign with Nike, he can say "fukk Jews" and nothing will happen to him. But I got a few million bucks he never got so who's winning?

People are here celebrating that a 15 year old amateur player has no endorsement deals At this point it just looks desperate.

 

[Crude Abolitionist]

BBB making Claud Anderson proud.

#BBB

 

[joeychizzle]

We witnessing the birth of an empire

 

[Mowgli]

Lavar move like a l.a brotha lol.

 

[Box Factory]

If Kaepernick was playing better and got results he'd be signed. Vick got a second change after the BS he faced. It's easy to blackball a player when they don't produce results.

This isn't true. Kaep played more than good enough to get another contract. Him not getting a contract at his age is unprecedented.