The LeBron James and Luka Doncic - 25-26 Thread

[Djoker]

He should get criticism for this. A lot of his fanbase are teenagers and this dude makes them all watch as he promotes an alcoholic drink.

[jalengreen]

He should get criticism for this. A lot of his fanbase are teenagers and this dude makes them all watch as he promotes an alcoholic drink.

There are alcohol ads on every sports broadcast ever lol we're not in the prohibition era. And drinking as a teenager is actually incredibly normal. Go to literally any college campus in the country and you'll see plenty of it.

Hell, aren't you European? I thought yall were even more lax about alcohol over there

[Djoker]

He should get criticism for this. A lot of his fanbase are teenagers and this dude makes them all watch as he promotes an alcoholic drink.

There are alcohol ads on every sports broadcast ever lol we're not in the prohibition era. And drinking as a teenager is actually incredibly normal. Go to literally any college campus in the country and you'll see plenty of it.

Hell, aren't you European? I thought yall were even more lax about alcohol over there

I live in Canada but I was born in Europe.

Generic alcohol ads during timeouts are one thing but a guy that every kid looks up to announces a special event and then talks about how he's choosing an alcoholic drink. I don't know man. I don't even have kids by the way. I imagine some people who have kids will be enraged.

An ad for Amazon Prime or Taco Tuesday would be more appropriate.

[jalengreen]

He should get criticism for this. A lot of his fanbase are teenagers and this dude makes them all watch as he promotes an alcoholic drink.

There are alcohol ads on every sports broadcast ever lol we're not in the prohibition era. And drinking as a teenager is actually incredibly normal. Go to literally any college campus in the country and you'll see plenty of it.

Hell, aren't you European? I thought yall were even more lax about alcohol over there

I live in Canada but I was born in Europe.

Generic alcohol ads during timeouts are one thing but a guy that every kid looks up to announces a special event and then talks about how he's choosing an alcoholic drink. I don't know man. I don't even have kids by the way. I imagine some people who have kids will be enraged.

An ad for Amazon Prime or Taco Tuesday would be more appropriate.

Well yeah some people will certainly be enraged. People get enraged by seeing gay/trans people represented in media these days because they're afraid of their kids seeing it. The bar is pretty damn low - doesn't mean it needs to be entertained. And some people get enraged by virtually anything LeBron does. We can step back, zoom out, and be reasonable. Alcohol is not taboo in the West, those same kids have Instagram where they follow celebrities and see them drinking wine on their stories on the regular. They watch TV shows and movies where alcohol is commonplace. Like lol what are we doing here

[ReggiesKnicks]

An ad for Amazon Prime or Taco Tuesday would be more appropriate.

Is what Amazon stands for better than Alcohol?

That's probably not a question suited for this board, but it's certainly interesting to consider "if the most capitalistic company in the history of Earth is better than a depressant".

[jalengreen]

An ad for Amazon Prime or Taco Tuesday would be more appropriate.

Is what Amazon stands for better than Alcohol?

That's probably not a question suited for this board, but it's certainly interesting to consider "if the most capitalistic company in the history of Earth is better than a depressant".

From a consumer benefit perspective, yeah probably.

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[Djoker]

Well yeah some people will certainly be enraged. People get enraged by seeing gay/trans people represented in media these days because they're afraid of their kids seeing it. The bar is pretty damn low - doesn't mean it needs to be entertained. And some people get enraged by virtually anything LeBron does. We can step back, zoom out, and be reasonable. Alcohol is not taboo in the West, those same kids have Instagram where they follow celebrities and see them drinking wine on their stories on the regular. They watch TV shows and movies where alcohol is commonplace. Like lol what are we doing here

I'm not singling out Lebron by any means.

Messi is my favorite athlete ever in all likelihood and I don't like seeing him on beer commercials. A lot of kids look up to him and it's just not setting a good example. So Lebron is not the problem but he's part of the problem. Society as a whole can do better but people who are role models have a lot of power there. And with power comes responsibility. I wish more celebrities in this day and age would promote chastity, abstinence from alcohol and drugs etc. The world would be a better place. And yes I am a hypocrite saying that. I engage in a lot of those sins but that doesn't mean it's right.

[jalengreen]

Well yeah some people will certainly be enraged. People get enraged by seeing gay/trans people represented in media these days because they're afraid of their kids seeing it. The bar is pretty damn low - doesn't mean it needs to be entertained. And some people get enraged by virtually anything LeBron does. We can step back, zoom out, and be reasonable. Alcohol is not taboo in the West, those same kids have Instagram where they follow celebrities and see them drinking wine on their stories on the regular. They watch TV shows and movies where alcohol is commonplace. Like lol what are we doing here

I'm not singling out Lebron by any means.

Messi is my favorite athlete ever in all likelihood and I don't like seeing him on beer commercials. A lot of kids look up to him and it's just not setting a good example. So Lebron is not the problem but he's part of the problem. Society as a whole can do better but people who are role models have a lot of power there. And with power comes responsibility. I wish more celebrities in this day and age would promote chastity, abstinence from alcohol and drugs etc. The world would be a better place. And yes I am a hypocrite saying that. I engage in a lot of those sins but that doesn't mean it's right.

If you're consistent then sure I guess, though I heavily doubt that you are - obviously you're known to be more critical of LeBron than others and thus it seems hardly coincidental that you happen to be singling him out here. But maybe that's not fair, I don't know. Maybe you've also lambasted Jordan, one of the most famous human beings in the world at his peak, for being widely known to be a gambling addict. Maybe he inspired a whole generation of gambling addicts. Or maybe you criticized Jokic for showing up to the medal ceremony last year completely wasted. Or the championship parades every year where the players are piss drunk. Idk, you may have messages on this board saying exactly that.

[TroubleS0me]

Well yeah some people will certainly be enraged. People get enraged by seeing gay/trans people represented in media these days because they're afraid of their kids seeing it. The bar is pretty damn low - doesn't mean it needs to be entertained. And some people get enraged by virtually anything LeBron does. We can step back, zoom out, and be reasonable. Alcohol is not taboo in the West, those same kids have Instagram where they follow celebrities and see them drinking wine on their stories on the regular. They watch TV shows and movies where alcohol is commonplace. Like lol what are we doing here

I'm not singling out Lebron by any means.

Messi is my favorite athlete ever in all likelihood and I don't like seeing him on beer commercials. A lot of kids look up to him and it's just not setting a good example. So Lebron is not the problem but he's part of the problem. Society as a whole can do better but people who are role models have a lot of power there. And with power comes responsibility. I wish more celebrities in this day and age would promote chastity, abstinence from alcohol and drugs etc. The world would be a better place. And yes I am a hypocrite saying that. I engage in a lot of those sins but that doesn't mean it's right.

Money talks and its hard for some people to say no. I think LeBron said in an interview recently that he is broke/he does not make as much people think he does.

[PistolPeteJR]

So because some people don't know how to be responsible with alcohol, every role model should distance themselves from it in the public sphere?

He's not promoting alcoholism. It's on kids' parental figures to raise them correctly. Yes, role models have some level of impact, but what is the lack of wisdom here? I don't see any at all.

Come on guys, do better.

[Djoker]

If you're consistent then sure I guess, though I heavily doubt that you are - obviously you're known to be more critical of LeBron than others and thus it seems hardly coincidental that you happen to be singling him out here. But maybe that's not fair, I don't know. Maybe you've also lambasted Jordan, one of the most famous human beings in the world at his peak, for being widely known to be a gambling addict. Maybe he inspired a whole generation of gambling addicts. Or maybe you criticized Jokic for showing up to the medal ceremony last year completely wasted. Or the championship parades every year where the players are piss drunk. Idk, you may have messages on this board saying exactly that.

I was 6 years old when Jordan's gambling troubles happened so I definitely didn't post about that. In fact, I didn't realize Jordan is such a terrible role model for kids (smokes cigars, drinks a lot, gambles...) until I grew up. And yes Jordan is an absolutely terrible role model off the court. Yet still, in today's social media age, it's all amplified. I think a lot of kids in the 90's weren't aware of Jordan's mishaps. They just watched him on the court playing. He didn't tweet pictures of him smoking cigars etc. If he played today, he arguably would have so I don't know what to make of it but it's worth pointing out that social media has changed things in terms of exposing more kids to adult themes.

People being drunk during medal ceremonies or championship parades is a non-story. I'm sure kids watching don't realize they are drunk. So it's not really apples to apples. Like I said, Messi in Budweiser commercials is similar and I've definitely called it out before despite him being my favorite athlete. So there is no double standards here I don't think.

Anyways... it is what it is.

[LA Bird]

LOL, not the "think of the children" pearl clutching from someone who doesn't even have kids. LeBron is far from the first or last player to endorse alcohol yet one quick search of post history shows zero such complaints prior to today. So, is the issue really the alcohol or the player involved?

I personally think it's a stupid move by him to title anything decision related unless it's to whitewash the original. Marketing wise, it gets a lot of attention for sure but if he's going to go down this path, he might as well go full heel and name it the Henny 2011 to cash in on all the hate.

[Mos_Heat]

The grift is so rudicilous it's almost looks like a parody. I personally don't care but the dude is pretty shameless

[jalengreen]

Idk if people are unaware of this or just joking but LeBron did not sit down and come up with a marketing pitch, definitely not how this stuff works. Was almost certainly Hennessy themselves who brought it to him for approval

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[parsnips33]

Paying penance for hooking America's children on the Devil's Water

[ReggiesKnicks]

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I don't remember LeBron playing in season openers prior to 2003.

[homecourtloss]

He should get criticism for this. A lot of his fanbase are teenagers and this dude makes them all watch as he promotes an alcoholic drink.

it's just absolutely comical and absurd the amount of hate people have and want to pounce on something like this.

I'm not singling out Lebron by any means.
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