LaVar Ball Wants To Charge $200 For Lonzo Big Baller Brand Shoe

[William F. Russell]

Everyone on this board needs to understand that LaVar's position is not in the best interests of Lonzo, it's in the best interests of LAVAR.

You all realize there's a way for Lonzo to have his cake and eat it too, right? Lonzo can take a rookie endorsement deal with Nike, and if he turns into a huge star, either re-up with them OR sign an exclusive deal with BBB once his first deal expires? Then, at that point, the BBB brand will actually have some demonstrable market value and will actually make a licensing deal with someone much more likely (probably not the big 3 and still probably not at the royalty rates LaVar wants)?

Have you ever asked yourself why LaVar isn't doing that instead when it's the simplest and most obvious solution? The answer is because LaVar personally makes NOTHING during the term of Lonzo's first deal, whereas if he holds out for a licensing deal with BBB (which he owns), then the profits will flow directly into his pockets.

Keep in mind this is a guy who has been trying to figure out how to monetize his children from before they were even conceived. And ask yourself if supporting a man who is taking a ridiculous business position with zero leverage at no cost to himself but at the potential cost of millions to his son is really the right play here?

I think Lavar is being a great father and is looking out for Lonzo's interests. Is he domineering? Yes. A loudmouth? Yup. But he's playing the game for his family's sake. This has all helped Lonzo.

He's a modern day Joe Jackson.

 

[Big Boss]

i think this is stupid because if people are gonna drop 200 on shoes, they're gonna get whatever Js are out. and from what ive seen of those designs might be tough to compete

i think around 120 is a better move. but fukk do i know, i dont have a shoe brand

 

[the cac mamba]

I think Lavar is being a great father and is looking out for Lonzo's interests. Is he domineering? Yes. A loudmouth? Yup. But he's playing the game for his family's sake. This has all helped Lonzo.

He's a modern day Joe Jackson.

who the fukk ever called Joe Jackson a great father

great businessman, absolutely. a 'great father' doesnt pimp his fukkin kids out like joe jackson did

 

[steadyrighteous]

I think Lavar is being a great father and is looking out for Lonzo's interests. Is he domineering? Yes. A loudmouth? Yup. But he's playing the game for his family's sake. This has all helped Lonzo.

He's a modern day Joe Jackson.

If beating the ever-living shyt out of your kids and raking forks over their acne calling them ugly makes someone a "great father" then I weep for the kids you may or may not have.

Lavar is in it for Lavar 1st, and the Ball family name 2nd.

 

[Stress Welker]

 

[aceboon]

Let the fukkery begin

 

[Stress Welker]

 

[Meadz]

I'm actually not even mad at the design and branding; i was expecting worse...but $500? Lavar got to be trolling.

 

[FLASH]

delete

 

[Won Won]

He's a modern day Joe Jackson.

Yeah the youngest kid definitely looks like he gets kicked in the nuts

 

[GhostoftheMan]

He's a modern day Joe Jackson.

didn't michael stop stopping to joe because he was tired of that nikka

 

[FabTrey]

yeezy got its rival

 

[DropTopDoc]

Looks like a cross between j's and them leather shoes that used to be all up in the source, they were expensive, and sporty but I couldn't afford then nor desired to rock them....

Them joints hella huff, but I heard they moved 420 of them already

 

[Kami]

Smh at folk speaking ill of his family. All this negativity for a black man doing what y'all preach

 

[Kami]

You keep saying black man that and black man this but it seems like numerous black men are saying otherwise, both on and offline. Also, I feel like the only people supporting this haven't done any level of real business in his or her life.

Please tell me, since it's Nike against the "black man", do you think if was Larry Ball, the white man, and it was BBB, same logo same brand same sales, and he was going to shoe brands demanding partnership, they would give it to him because he is white?

I mean it makes no sense no matter what color of your skin. The only way you can demand equity or partnership is if you bring something to the table. Please address this because people keep skipping over it. What is he bringing to the table? Jordan brought being the greatest ever and billions of dollars and global fans on par with Michael Jackson and Elvis.

Please I beg you tell me why would anyone give money to LB to do his own thing? What does that help or make money for the people giving him money???

Yikes nothing but negativity and none of this was coherent.