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why isnt LeBron getting commercials?
« on: May 05, 2013, 05:22:36 PM »

Offline Ogaju

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Honestly, is that what we really need to see. Say what you want about Magic Johnson, and have gotten to like the guy the further he his removed from the lakers, but he has always tended to emphasize money a bit much. He was the first to break the million dollar mark in BB. I also remember a comment he made when he was playing that if MJ got some deal, everyone knows he and Bird would be calling their respective teams asking for a raise too. He is also the one that came up with 'money time' to describe the critical part of key games and playoff games. He tends to emphasise money.

LeBron makes MVP and Magic dwells on him not having commercials and he is calling out 'these people' Simmons asked him who are these people? He did not have a coherent answer.

Memo to Magic, just a couple of years ago LeBron was all over Nike comercials, you could not have turned on your TV without a LeBron commercial. To be a point man for products you must be liked perhaps the public does not want to buy stuff peddled by a greedy ring chasing multi-millionaire who cannot even be loyal to his hometown team, or use his fame and fortune to uplift a depressed city.
Chicago Bulls was a crappy team and it took MJ hanging in there to turn the fotunes of that team. Perhaps Magic and Simmons should stick to basketball instead of telling companies who can picth for them

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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 06:13:05 PM »

Offline SHAQATTACK

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Commericals are aimed at kids /teens and under 25 years of age adults with lots of expendable cash to throw away .


LeBron is "OLD" looking even though he is young....WAde even teases him about looking 40+  all the time...... It true

He doesn't appeal to HERO based teenies who value everything based on "LOOKS" ,  remember HIGH SCHOOL   ;D ....where a zit was the worst thing to happen to a human.

LeBron looks like an Insurance or car salesman. (in the face ) anyway.

He doesn't have the MEGA teenie appeal.

LeBron could play a cave man in the Geico commericals .... ;D


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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 06:21:05 PM »

Offline Celtics4ever

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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2013, 06:51:25 PM »

Offline quidinqui33

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Lebron had a ton of great commercials before the decision and after that his popularity took a hit and naturally so did the amount of commercials he has made.

Also, lebron may just be at the point of his career where that it is not as important to him.  Say what you want about lebron, but you can see now that winning basketball games is his number one priority.

Agreed, it was a weird question for magic to bring up, and one which has a very obvious answer based on the points I mentioned above so it's not really even a discussion.

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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2013, 06:58:00 PM »

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The problem I have with this is not so much with Lebron, but moreso with Magic.

The longer Magic has been with ESPN, the more he seems to be pushing his personal agendas. 1st he wants to pony up a million dollars to see Lebron in the All-Star slam dunk game next year. While I think it would be good for the slam dunk game, I think it cheapens it to have to have Superstars enticed by money to show up at the show and to be honest, I find just plain wrong. And now you're saying he wants Lebron in more commercials. Is Lebron not a big boy and can do his own thing on his own or does Magic want to puff out his chest and say he took Lebron under his wing and persuaded him to do things for his own benefit? In either event, it.makes me wish that Magic would stop appearing on the pregame shows surrounded by a bunch of yes men who cant be made to disagree with Magic because it would look like they are insulting his wisdom. One reason I love watching the TNT guys a lot more because they arent afraid to mix it up and tell you they dont agree with you. But over on ESPN if Magic says something everyone around him just smiles and nods their heads up and down. Magic is just too full of himself to make a decent analyst. Great basketball player and businessman yes. But running free with his thoughts with no one to deliver him a smackdown over on ESPN.
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Offline WeMadeIt17

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LeBron isn't as likeable as he was in Cleveland. He was that city's hero and then he left them high and dry. He tried to be a villain and failed at that. Then he went back to trying to be on his best behavior but everyone saw he for the fraud that he is. Me personally I think he has changed a bit since his first year in a half in Miami.

But punking out to play with his buds. And then the whole celebration before they did anything rubbed me the wrong way. Then He and Wade making fun of Dirk in the finals was it. Then he got slammed for Choking in the finals and seemed to bring him back to earth.

The one guy i really cant stand now is D-wade. He used to be a favorite non-celtics player of mine then everything changed when LeBron came to town. IDK i just think he has so much hate towards him that he cant right now. Soon it will cool off after he wins his 2nd title this year.

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Because it's too easy to take a commercial that he makes, that costs like a million bucks, and totally flame it in 30 seconds.   What should he do? Should he make another commercial? What should he do? What should he DO? How about DON'T make another commercial. How about leading a team? How about not having an hour long special about your "decision"? What should he do?

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Offline YallahCeltics34

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Are we (Or Magic for that matter) forgetting the 5 minute samsung commercial LeBron had earlier this year? It followed him around his daily life, getting a haircut, people congratulating him on his 1st ring, taking pictures with kids, etc.

yeh...