Lebron James on black business: I would never wear a $20 sneaker

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Watching Stephon Marbury’s “A Kid from Coney Island” doc on Netflix, this topic of the Starbury brand was brought up:

James said Wednesday he would never have a discount line.

“Me being with Nike, we hold our standards high. And we do a great job of putting out great merchandise, great shoes. It does come with a price that is pretty high, but at the same time you’re getting great quality for it.”

Stephon, rightfully, remarked that he would rather own than be owned.

https://nypost.com/2007/03/30/stephon-lebron-in-shoe-war/

Lebron, perhaps in his youthful ignorance and misguided Nike loyalty, torpedoed a black business that was providing quality, basketball sneakers for lower income families.

For what it’s worth, I don’t believe he would make those same statements now.

Check out the documentary out on Netflix now

 

[The Minister Of Culture]

in

 

[Rekkapryde]

Bron cmon dog, a simple PC answer and you woulda been gucci.

edit: 2007 quote.....

Still tho

 

[Pure Water]

shyt, me either.

 

[hotbeezie]

Man I’m not rocking them Starbury’s

 

[Rekkapryde]

Man I’m not rocking them Starbury’s

sad part is if you threw a swoosh on that bytch, it would sell like crack with the same fukkin material

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Nike QC has been total shyt for years now.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

2007?

Neg

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

sad part is if you threw a swoosh on that bytch, it would sell like crack with the same fukkin material

That’s a fact

Dudes were cleaning out Steve and Barry when those came out. I never had a pair but $15 you couldn’t go wrong.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

2007?

Neg

Let me eat, we’re still in quarantine

 

[Thegospel]

Bron is about his money first and foremost. Naive stans think hes one of them. Ok brodies

 

[Trojan 24]

2007?

Neg

Tiger doesn't change his stripes

 

[The Minister Of Culture]

sad part is if you threw a swoosh on that bytch, it would sell like crack with the same fukkin material

materialism is a muthafukka

 

[hotbeezie]

sad part is if you threw a swoosh on that bytch, it would sell like crack with the same fukkin material

But it ain’t the same Material tho.

For example the the LeBron 17’s got two zoom pods in the front and a large air max unit in the back and shoe is comfortable as hell.

You not getting that in a $20 dollar retail shoe.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Now I see where the Marbury hate comes from