Lebron James partakes in his first Miami Heat work as he prepares for the much anticipated up coming season check it out.
I don’t know what Carmelo Anthony was thinking to go to twitter and make a statement about put money up for someone to slap Kat Stacks up side the head. He had to know that she is looking for all the attention she can get and she was going to use it to become more infamous. According to her twitter account she has filed a police report against Carmelo for his statements, I’m sure a civil suit is next. We got to do better Melo come on fam!
There’s been a lot of negative thing said about Lebron James and his lack of loyalty to Cleveland Cavs since his decision to sign with the Miami Heat. One thing that has yet to be said is that for him to put his closest friends in a position to manage his brand at such a young age and keep all the checks in the family, how much more loyal can you get. Here is an interview from Incwith Maverick Carter, Lebron’s friend and business partner discussing managing the Lebron Brand, check it out:
In 2006, NBA star LeBron James launched a marketing company, LRMR Innovative Marketing & Branding, and tapped Maverick Carter, a former high school teammate who was then just 24, to run it. The business helps James sign up and work with corporate sponsors such as State Farm and McDonald’s. Carter spoke with senior reporter Jason Del Rey about what it’s like to manage the brand that is LeBron James.
When LRMR was founded, some observers suggested that LeBron shouldn’t put a friend in charge. What was your take on that?
You know, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, they were friends, and they started their business together, and it wasn’t a big deal. But obviously LeBron is a high-profile guy, and the nature of the sports business is that when a young athlete turns pro, he hires an agent who’s been in the business forever, and if he does anything different than that, there will be an uproar.
I think the general public reaction to Cleveland Cavs owner Dan Gilbert comments about Lebron James leaving and going to the Miami Heat were that the statements were very harsh but a bit understandable (when a cash cow like the Cavs tank over night what investor wouldn’t be mad). Well it seem that Rev. Jesse Jackson believes that comments carry some racial undertones.
The Rev. stated “He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers,” Jackson told The Associated Press. “His feelings of betrayal personify a slave-master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave.” “LeBron is not a child, nor is he bound to play on Gilbert’s plantation and be demeaned,” Jackson said. “He has been a model citizen and has inspired the children of Akron, Cleveland, the state of Ohio and the United States.”
What are your thoughts? To me Gilbert just reacted like a man who just lost a fortune lol.
Here are a few questions to consider concerning the LBJ Brand and Jordan Brand:
What does Lebron’s decision to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami does to the “Lebron Brand”? I believe that we all know that its enough lime light for the two stars in Miami but one of there brands will take a hit. It’s with out a shadow of an doubt that the Heat is Wade’s team and with Wade carrying Brand Jordan on his back will the LBJ brand become second tier being that Dwayne Wade is the focal point of that Heat franchise?
July 1st will be the official day that teams will be able to began negotiations with the star studded NBA free agent pool. So I want to find out which two free agents would you like to see play together? Below are my top pics if you are not feeling my choices leave your picks in the comment section. With players like Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, Amarie Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki, and Joe Johnson hitting the marker; along with Carmelo Anthony possibly being traded this will probably go down as the greatest free agency in NBA history.
Lebron James sits with Larry King to discuss family, relationships, mentors, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and his free agency. Part 2&3 of the interview when you….
In a statement so simple it could have been printed on a Bazooka Joe comic or in Maxim Magazine, economist John Skorburg of the University of Illinois at Chicago has determined that LeBron James’ presence in Chicago would net the city approximately $2.7 billion over six years. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the city’s financial future would hang entirely upon LeBron’s ability to steer the Bulls deep into the playoffs consistently, while winning multiple titles. By those standards, James has made the city of Cleveland $162 over the past seven years.
Vegas odds makers currently have Chicago as the most likely spot for The King to land, as the Bulls have a talented enough squad to help James win his first NBA title. However, history is being made as James will meet for the much to-do free agent summit with Dwayne Wade, Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudemire and Chris Bosh, at which the group could agree to predetermined salaries to join forces and dominate the NBA for the next six years. During which time they’ll write slam books about other NBA players and totally not invite Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard to their sleepovers.
Fudge the numbers, Chicago Business:
Chicago offers a big-market setting for Mr. James to increase his exposure. The New York
Knicks also have salary-cap room and could make a stronger fame-and-fortune pitch. But that franchise lacks the Bulls’ nucleus of young talent, which NBA pundits believe offers the best chance for Mr. James to grab his elusive first NBA title — the real key to enhancing his endorsement deals and other commercial opportunities.
“Chicago has to convince LeBron that he can win championships there,” says Paul Swangard, managing director of the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center. “To maximize his off-court earning potential, it’s all about getting rings.”
Chicago also offers LeBron the safest landing spot for his mom, because have you seen Joakim Noah? But seriously, James’ current endorsement pull of $28 million per year makes his salary almost negligible, which makes the free agent summit all the more interesting.
In the meantime, the Cleveland Cavaliers won’t go down without a fight. The city of Akron announced over the long weekend that it will host a LeBron Appreciation Day. Said the Knicks, Bulls, Heat, Clippers, Nets and Mavericks, “Well played, Akron. Well played.”
Unbelievable, Delonte West and Lebron James Mother??? come on this ish is crazy!
I really didn’t even want to post this story when it first started to hit the Internet because I thought it was so ridiculous… but this thing is really beginning to grow legs and now a former NBA Player, Calvin Murphy has come forward stating the supposed rumor is true. Check out his interview with ESPN radio.
Alexis Diaz has always been a natural born Actress. From the start of a young age she had participated in plays and competed in talent shows. Always driven she had attended Temple university in Philadelphia, where she received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in theater.MORE
I don’t know what Carmelo Anthony was thinking to go to twitter and make a statement about put money up for someone to slap Kat Stacks up side the head. He had to know that she is looking for all the attention she can get and she was going to use it to become more infamous. According to her twitter account she has filed a police report against Carmelo for his statements, I’m sure a civil suit is next. We got to do better Melo come on fam!
