In a wannabe world building move, LeBron James somewhat arranges for his son to be picked by the Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft. It's as corny as it sounds.
Personality aside, Jordan didn’t have the media means to appear as a loving father if he wanted to anyway. (Taco Tuesday, anyone?)
Bron is uniquely positioned in time to brand himself in a multi-faceted way.
Here’s the facts, if it wasn’t his son he wouldn’t associate with a player that doesn’t have the same level of elite play as he possesses. Like I told my husband, the means of the NBA & the Lakers is basketball, but they are an ENTERTAINMENT organization. At the end of the day stories sell, especially polarizing ones that meet at the intersection of wealth, race, nepotism and capitalism.
Wow! Thank you for this. It’s hard to escape the cynicism when talking about Bron nowadays (myself included). It’s sad that he can’t afford himself any room for the “good intentions” schtick, and I ask myself, is it because he’s rich, am I envious? Black capitalism won’t free the Black community from systemic racism/oppression but dammit if Bron is not tearing down every stereotype pushed on us - well almost - and that’s important to be seen in the mainstream media imo.
Good Job loved the analogies between Jordan and James the kid does look good let’s see how he plays out in the NBA💕🌹
Personality aside, Jordan didn’t have the media means to appear as a loving father if he wanted to anyway. (Taco Tuesday, anyone?)
Bron is uniquely positioned in time to brand himself in a multi-faceted way.
Here’s the facts, if it wasn’t his son he wouldn’t associate with a player that doesn’t have the same level of elite play as he possesses. Like I told my husband, the means of the NBA & the Lakers is basketball, but they are an ENTERTAINMENT organization. At the end of the day stories sell, especially polarizing ones that meet at the intersection of wealth, race, nepotism and capitalism.
Wow! Thank you for this. It’s hard to escape the cynicism when talking about Bron nowadays (myself included). It’s sad that he can’t afford himself any room for the “good intentions” schtick, and I ask myself, is it because he’s rich, am I envious? Black capitalism won’t free the Black community from systemic racism/oppression but dammit if Bron is not tearing down every stereotype pushed on us - well almost - and that’s important to be seen in the mainstream media imo.