Keep it a buck: Prime LeBron is prolly the most box office player in NBA history on the road

[Trece]

These dudes are fukking retards. LeBron in Miami was HATED, rooted to fail, arenas packed, extra buzz in the crowd. The atmosphere when he joined Miami and first faced Cleveland was crazy.

When LeBron came to the Garden pre-Decision people had custom LeBron James Knicks jerseys. Knicks fans were fiending for him. Dude dropped a 50 point triple double on us, one of the best MSG performers ever.

The term Heatles was created because they were the Beatles of basketball, it was packed house and extra animosity when they came to town.

LeBron dropped 51 in Orlando just to show up the Orlando GM Otis Smith on some comments he made...


I think you'd probably have to go MJ to answer this thread but all these guys filled all the seats when they came to town.

LeBron James has been Nike's highest earner, has sold more jerseys than Kobe, people who study television ratings have talked about a "LeBron James Effect" and he has been apart of the highest rated NBA games since the 1998 Finals but dumb ass delusional Kobe stans are saying he's not a draw and nowhere near the Mamba.

Why is it that LeThotties are upset that people do not jock Bron...

Like they trying to force people to respect Bron and agree with a premise that is NOT even true... Bron was not the ticket that Kobe was not now not ever

 

[Trece]

again you must understand lebron puts these dudes deep in their feelings

they continue to say absolute easily disprovable shyt.....and whats more they have this stupid cult of the same posters who come into threads and create a dumbass echo chamber.

Lets even look at that thread they started where they started all seemingly talented perimeter players were kobe's sons...

And then when those same kats dont show up under the bright lights they started disowning them....

peak fakkit behavior

Its why I want kyrie to have his own team......cause I cant wait to see how they are gonna react....gonna be golden

Look at the responses in this thread... most normal human beings are arguing Jordan, Kobe and AI some even mention Shaq..

But 3-4 LeThotties have to come in here and ruin the the conversation as usual.. Bron stans are the most female like fan base in all of sports.. you all should be posting in the ladies room..

 

[ISO]

Why is it that LeThotties are upset that people do not jock Bron...

Like they trying to force people to respect Bron and agree with a premise that is NOT even true... Bron was not the ticket that Kobe was not now not ever

Argue against facts, brehs
A.I. was loved and hated but he's not near LeBron as a draw or overall player

Lmao at LeBron not being in the conversation


You fukking MORON

 

[Makavalli]

Lol bron wasn't the box office hit it was the heatles were cuz first time 3 top 5-10 players in their prime playing together. Bron as a stand alone player isn't must see

Yup it was the hated heatles that was selling out arenas because people wanted to see them lose

 

[360Waves]

Look at the responses in this thread... most normal human beings are arguing Jordan, Kobe and AI some even mention Shaq..

But 3-4 LeThotties have to come in here and ruin the the conversation as usual.. Bron stans are the most female like fan base in all of sports.. you all should be posting in the ladies room..

Allow me to repeat myself...

We have numbers, the thing Kobe stans hate, to actually support statements like these, and none of them are in Kobes favor...

LeBron triples Kobe in both Twitter and IG followers...

The NBA was bordering on TV ratings irrelevance during Kobes prime while every LeBron finals minus 07 continuously sets the mark for TV ratings records post Jordan. The Miami Heat single handedly revived TV viewership for the NBA regular season.

The massive TV deal the NBA got that allows for all these crazy salaries is purely based on the resurging interest in the league that came with the rise of LeBron. Hint hint, ESPN is bleeding cash right now from that TV deal because LeBron is getting older and the Warriors even with all their star power haven't been half the TV draw he is, and ratings are beginning to plateau.

And LeBron is under a microscope that Kobe never was. I mean dude tweets song lyrics and you Kobe stans make multi page threads trying to psycho analyze the tweet and it's national news on ESPN.

But tell me more about how legendary Kobe is because he got MVP chants on the road. Which btw LeBron has done too. Also bare in mind LeBron has been a bigger TV draw than Kobe without the luxury of playing for a legendary franchise and massive TV market. And y'all nikkas think it's close.

 

[Ill-Mind]

Jordan is the only correct answer

 

[SadimirPutin]

Look at the responses in this thread... most normal human beings are arguing Jordan, Kobe and AI some even mention Shaq..

But 3-4 LeThotties have to come in here and ruin the the conversation as usual.. Bron stans are the most female like fan base in all of sports.. you all should be posting in the ladies room..

deep in them feels man.....deep in them feels

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Why is it that LeThotties are upset that people do not jock Bron...

Like they trying to force people to respect Bron and agree with a premise that is NOT even true... Bron was not the ticket that Kobe was not now not ever

lebron was a bigger ticket than kobe

We have numbers, the thing Kobe stans hate, to actually support statements like these, and none of them are in Kobes favor...

LeBron triples Kobe in both Twitter and IG followers...

The NBA was bordering on TV ratings irrelevance during Kobes prime while every LeBron finals minus 07 continuously sets the mark for TV ratings records post Jordan. The Miami Heat single handedly revived TV viewership for the NBA regular season.

The massive TV deal the NBA got that allows for all these crazy salaries is purely based on the resurging interest in the league that came with the rise of LeBron. Hint hint, ESPN is bleeding cash right now from that TV deal because LeBron is getting older and the Warriors even with all their star power haven't been half the TV draw he is, and ratings are beginning to plateau.

And LeBron is under a microscope that Kobe never was. I mean dude tweets song lyrics and you Kobe stans make multi page threads trying to psycho analyze the tweet and it's national news on ESPN.

But tell me more about how legendary Kobe is because he got MVP chants on the road. Which btw LeBron has done too. Also bare in mind LeBron has been a bigger TV draw than Kobe without the luxury of playing for a legendary franchise and massive TV market. And y'all nikkas think it's close.

all facts

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Not even on the same level. Y'all Bron stans

You gone really sit with a straight face & say Bron has had the type of electricity Steph had those two years. Outside of Bron rookie year...not even comparable.

yes.....his layup line dunks and tricks shots would draw huge crowds

 

[IllmaticDelta]

The 2007 finals featuring Bron is the lowest rated finals of all time.

spurs are known ratings killers

Umm no it wasn't he was way more box office the year in 2010 before he left Cleveland when fans were begging him to join them, "The Summer of LeBron" was a thing. 2009 LeBron was more box office than rookie LeBron as well.

Lol, at people wanted to see the team. No nikka LeBron was the draw, LeBron was the best player on the team, LeBron is the one who had "The Decision" TV special, LeBron was the one who had arenas buzzing and received the majority of love and hate in the Miami run. All eyes was on LeBron when he tossed the powder up, when he was dunking pre-game, etc. LeBron was that nikka.

lebron basically single handily took the league to new heights, not seen since Jordan


NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025

The massive increase in TV money is a direct result of the NBA’s recent resurgence. The current contract was signed in 2007, with the league coming off the lowest rated NBA Finals ever. The $930 million annual rights fee marked ‘only’ a 22% increase over the previous deal ($765M).

In the seven years since that contract was signed, regular season and playoff ratings improved dramatically. The NBA Finals averaged a double-digit rating each year from 2010 to 2013, topping the World Series in five of the last six years. The conference finals set records in 2011 (on TNT) and 2012 (on ESPN). ABC’s coverage of the shortened 2012 regular season was the most-watched on any network since the shortened 1999 regular season.



The players were principally responsible for that seven-year resurgence. Kevin Garnett‘s 2007 arrival in Boston rekindled the Celtics/Lakers rivalry, which started the league on its path back to relevance. Then, LeBron James‘ 2010 decision to sign with the Miami Heat kicked off four years of an unhinged media and fan backlash that sent ratings soaring.

The new TV deal comes nearly three years after NBA owners successfully engineered a massive redistribution of wealth that reduced the players’ share of basketball-related income to 50 percent. That was predicated on claims that the league was in dire financial health with most of the teams losing money. The players or owners can opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement in 2017, and another lockout is widely expected.

NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025 — Sports Media Watch

Guess what player was featured in 2011 and 2012 conf finals that broke TV records?




I don't see much Kobe on there

also

The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later

Record-Setting NBA Ratings

The NBA was must-see TV during the 2010-11 regular season. Ratings were up across the board as basketball fans were glued to their television to see how Miami’s Big Three would impact the rest of the league. The NBA on TNT averaged 2.45 million total viewers during the regular season, up 42 percent from 2009-10 and the largest regular season audience in network history. It remains to be seen if the NBA can keep up the strong ratings following the current lockout.

The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later

 

[ISO]

spurs are known ratings killers




lebron basically single handily took the league to new heights, not seen since Jordan


NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025




NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025 — Sports Media Watch

Guess what player was featured in 2011 and 2012 conf finals that broke TV records?




I don't see much Kobe on there

also

The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later



The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later

Bu bu bu but MVP chants

 

[BigTyme Records]

spurs are known ratings killers




lebron basically single handily took the league to new heights, not seen since Jordan


NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025




NBA Announces 9-Year Extension With ESPN, Turner, Through 2025 — Sports Media Watch

Guess what player was featured in 2011 and 2012 conf finals that broke TV records?




I don't see much Kobe on there

also

The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later



The legacy of LeBron's 'Decision' one year later

Lmao Bron is the better player, bigger superstar , Bigger icon etc...Kobe is a stop gap placeholder superstar to the true GOATS

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Bu bu bu but MVP chants

kobe never had that type of draw which is also why he never made as much as lebron in endorsements and his shoes never sold



LeBron James Is The NBA's Leading Shoe Salesman

U.S. Retail Basketball Shoe Sales

LeBron James (Nike): $300 million

Kobe Bryant (Nike): $50 million

Carmelo Anthony (Jordan): $40 million

Kevin Durant (Nike): $35 million

Derrick Rose (Adidas): $25 million

John Wall (Reebok): $5 million

Dwight Howard (Adidas): $5 million

LeBron James Is The NBA's Leading Shoe Salesman

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Why is it that LeThotties are upset that people do not jock Bron...

Like they trying to force people to respect Bron and agree with a premise that is NOT even true... Bron was not the ticket that Kobe was not now not ever

the undeniable facts don't agree with you

almost 4 years ago

 

[Trece]

Argue against facts, brehs
A.I. was loved and hated but he's not near LeBron as a draw or overall player

Lmao at LeBron not being in the conversation


You fukking MORON

Calm down girl..

It's not that serious