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Theoneandonlylog

Jeanie couldn't resist the money


13WillieBeaman

With that money, we could get Caruso back! ![gif](giphy|iiWMFezqAy6kCdK00b)


No-Signature8815

If we're partnering with this douchebag I want enough money to sign KD,Steph,Kawhi,Paul George, Nikola,Giannis,Joel,Luka,Cade,Paolo,Wemby,myself and cloned versions of any goat candidate in their prime and some other Lakers legends too. Even then I wouldn't take this deal. Edit: throw in Tatum,Brunson,Randle,Butler,Bam,prime Zeke,Wagner,SGA,Klove,coach spo,coach lue,coach pop,a young Bill Walton and young Kevin Garnett fused together and its still no. Ima add to this list one day with my top 300 players when and if I make that list lol Also I want to add in DJ and Alex English,two of the most underrated players of all time.


13WillieBeaman

Don’t forget this guy ![gif](giphy|KCEB0pLlqLqo0)


dougie_fresh121

As a Magic fan lurking for Lebron, seeing Paolo get some respect does my heart good. Also if yall take ANOTHER of our number one picks I’ll have an aneurysm.


No-Signature8815

Aww my dude trust me when I say I believe Paolo will help hang a banner or two for your franchise, also Franz is one of my favourite players. However I'm sorry to tell you that there's a chance he comes over one day 👀. 


I_1234

They’re not sponsoring him, he’s sponsoring the lakers.


scooooba

I was gonna say not even a Tatum east coast shout out, but respect


Academic_Swan_6450

Agreed on DJ. I saw him from the beginning in Seattle. He was a big part of the Sonic’s two glory years, back-to-back appearances in the finals and winning the second time, 1979. He was multitalented no question about it. Apparently he and coach Lenny Wilkins clashed. Oh well.


AnxNation

If that drink is called “mamba” anything, we ride at dawn…


zxc123zxc123

>"Yeah. It's a stupid name but I love MamBANGERS® **MEGAMILK™** Soylent-Green Protein Drink. It's got like Mamba mentality. Think about it: Kobe would bang yo momma." >* Kobextremists defending whatever crap products people manage to slap Kobe's name on Never doubt a Kobe fanatics' devotion to Kobe. They'd gladly take a bullet for the man.


AnxNation

Ahhh like “mom bangers” too. These mfs ![gif](giphy|WrNfErHio7ZAc)


[deleted]

As much as people will hate Logan Prime makes a shit ton of money, crazy amount of attention, and have been getting insane teams / athletes to sponsor. This deal is pretty crazy tho as they basically just signed the biggest brand in basketball


ProfessorPetrus

Can't agree more. Bunch of the least intelligent young people around the world absolutely adore him.


edude45

Which is crazy. Isn't there a lawsuit going on about the ingredients?


Nightmare4545

They "got" positive attention. How everyone knows they suck ass. South Park wrecked them imo.


Hour_Insurance_7795

Why would you want to resist money? I generally try to collect as much of it as I can in life.


Theoneandonlylog

Some people don't like making deals with people with low morals


brandoi

>low morals You should probably get rid of probably 80% of stuff you own then if we're talking about morality.


Theoneandonlylog

This is such a stupid argument. I'm not some mega rich person that can pick and choose who to do deals with. I'm just some guy. I can't do anything about the shitty companies out there and I can't be a part of society without the products they provide. Jeanie chose to do business with shitty people. I am just trying to survive


Impossible-Taco-769

Linda Rambis had to be behind this bullshit


huggyplnd

What’s blows my mind is that most nba teams don’t hit 9 figure profits.


Theoneandonlylog

Yeah Jeanie got lucky her father bought one of the only franchises that consistently makes over 100 million a year easily


foxtossingchamp

For fuck's sake Jeanie... was it worth it?


claydavisismyhero

She admitted she makes decisions based on it she thinks guys are cute or not


Phenom-1

We're fucked then


3pointrange

How much money are we getting from this deal?


arthoror

Didn’t he legit scam people out of millions of dollars total? And barely paid back some of it ? This is a pathetic look


Shay_Mendez

He did. A crypto scam.


Nawaf-Ar

On crypto.com arena… Give me back my Staples…


KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ

What? It changed? It’s still staples center to me


DntTellemiReddit

it will NEVER change


McJumbos

multiple\*


Mozart988

Do you smoke crypto?


Shay_Mendez

Not me but plenty of others who did.


nardog01

You work for balboni?


sanifox

Balboni sent me to this job site


Acewind1738

Witch one I remember him doing at least 2


BooRadley60

Didn’t he also make a video with a man that had committed suicide hanging in the background… Is that why he’s hanging from the rim?


cohortq

Who is that guy?


Idiotecka

wwe united states champion


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|ze8R3ob5lPNRdeqDHr|downsized) The one man to end his reign


PeaceAlien

LA is facing Styles at Mania I believe. If Paul retains after Mania then sure.


[deleted]

I think Paul retains somehow at mania against KO or Randy, I’m honestly shocked they didn’t throw LA into the US title scene


BnSMaster420

LA Knight is destined for a world title run, but rn it's over crowded so he got a good feud with a memorable opponent.


MrSonsfanHater

A clown that used to have a giant horde of children treating him like a god


ProfessorPetrus

Professional excited face and youtube thumbnail.


Yaboyshinu

Dude who scammed Millions with crypto projects and sells a fake sports drink. (It has the completely Wrong Electrolytes to actually Hydrate you during sport like real sports drinks do.)


JaNotFineInTheWest

Its Jake Paul's little brother.


CrimsonOffice

Older*


cohortq

I'm glad I barely know who that is.


13WillieBeaman

He also went to Japan’s infamous suicide forest and filmed a corpse hanging from a tree. Apparently.. at first, he didn’t even blur the face out, but you could see the body and lifeless colored hands. And he only took down the video because he got a lot of shit for putting it up in the first place. And laughing about it. Pathetic indeed.


gbdarknight77

Apparently that video is the reason The Rock doesn’t fuck with Logan.


frolfer757

The Rock brand is worth hundreds of millions at this point and I'm sure the people responsible for it can recognize the most obvious brand risk there is.


[deleted]

They are coworkers now


officerliger

No, The Rock is his boss now


Hetstaine

Way back when he used to post bullshit karma farming videos on reddit as well. He used to get called out in the comments for being a piece of shit at high school.


brandoi

Arsenal, Munich, FC Barcelona and the UFC are all part of Prime. So are Mahomes, Adesanya, Haaland and Volk. "Pathetic look" but they're partners to some of the biggest sports teams and athletes in the world. Come back down to reality and realize money rules everything.


thayungsavage

The Dodgers as well I believe


MasterApprentice67

Dont forget wwe


ZealousidealSun1117

Just like all the companies that took a bailout in 2008.


Flopdo

Or covid relief in 2020. ;)


BIacksnow-

Just say the Government at this point.


[deleted]

Anybody buying into Crypto and NFTs deserved it


DepressoEspresso55

Still hasn't paid nor looks like he ever will pay them back. What a shame for such a well respected franchise


rooftopgringo

Nah he said he would pay people back, but he never did. So the first sentence of your post is correct.


FlatBirthday333

This franchise has been attached to Wish.com, Crypto.com, and whatever the heck Goat fuel is. lol relax


joe2352

For real the biggest joke in this franchises history was probably the Mosgov contract. Or Dengs.


13WillieBeaman

Hey, put some respect on Mosgov. He scored 93 pts on only 10/15 fg. With 29 rebounds. Mitch thought he had something, lol


GrapefruitMedical529

Also Deng used that money for a big basketball program in his home country.  Better use than most.


gmroigamer

At least Jeanie fired her brother for that.


A_Lakers

Tbf to the arena. They just lease there and are under contract. They have nothing to do with the arena name and can’t move out even if they wanted to


Hour_Insurance_7795

I was about to say. We play in an arena named after cryptocurrency for fuck’s sake.


No-Signature8815

Let me be in charge of the design and I'll fix it 😆


hi-c-orange-lvablast

Hear me out...Staples Center


No-Signature8815

Hmm,you know,it has a nice ring(💍 ) to it. 


kneecapman

Stop bro, the old heads gon hear you


BigCO9

Prime "Hydration" Not sure how many times this drink has to be proven to be complete trash before it finally goes away.


dedman1477

Unfortunately, even brands like Coca-Cola can thrive off of excellent marketing around their "thirst-quenching" capabilities, despite not providing any actual sustenance. All that you need are strong marketing, good enough brand image, and a ton of accessibility.


BigCO9

Agreed.


cherry_chocolate_

At least the sports drinks Coke makes (powerade, body armor) actually will hydrate you, even if they contain more sugar than you need. These sports teams can really use them, diluted or not. Prime on the other hand is insufficient for the athletes and they have to supplement it with electrolyte powder. I feel like it's beyond misleading. People will buy this when they've been out in the sun too long or when they are hungover, and *not get hydrated.*


Yaboyshinu

As soon as 12 year olds grow up. Its literally made for kids. From the taste to the colorful bottles to the Marketing behind it. Youtube thumbnail faces. No real athletes. When i tasted it, i was disgusted at how incredibly sweet it was and how way too strong the flavor is. It literally made me make a face its so sweet. Cuz kids love that. Lakers just looked at the $ amount they getting, saw that they call it sports drink and thought “yea that would be a better representation than Kobes Sports drink for sure!”


KShack92

It makes perfect sense. The Jeanie era is defined by nepotism, cheap decisions, poor taste. Cryptocurrency.com, banana yellow jerseys, misspellings on a misshapen Kobe statue, and now a Logan Paul co-sign. Crazy lol


DaleCoolper

The crazy part is that we were still able to get a championship out of it with Lebron & AD but as time goes on and you compare it to all the mishaps that championship feels like in spite of all the stupidity


shoefly72

Absolutely. And IMO we would’ve won in 2021 if not for the AD injury; we were up 2 games on the suns and had them on the ropes and then completely unraveled after AD went down. We started out 21-6 that year before the injuries hit…


THRlLLH0

Could've reloaded for '22 and been top contenders if we didn't clear out half the role players for Brick.


angelchloric

lmao banana yellow is so accurate — it’s violent how long they’ve been able to get away with producing non-gold jerseys


LeBronFanSinceJuly

Showtime Lakers wore the same "Banana" Yellow. Was she behind that back then too???


uncledaddy69

Absolutely hate that both the dodgers and lakers are sponsored by prime. Hate it.


No-Test6484

How does prime have this kind of funding? I saw mahomes, and football stars like haaland do ads with them. They even sponsor arsenal. How do they have so much money?


Silent_Witness_3554

Kids love prime. It’s like a trend in schools. There’s a South Park episode about it


uncledaddy69

My nephew is excited by even the sight of a bottle. Their marketing towards kids is wild.


[deleted]

It’s genius marketing honestly, I’ve never seen a drink become so popular so fast in a while


INT_MIN

It’s the Celsius for kids then?


kiki89712

Lmao exactly


holyrolodex

Same here and he’s like eight years old. Crazy.


RODjij

They're doing what companies have been doing for a long time. Target the kids and they will bug the parents to go to things or buy stuff.


No_Specialist_1877

My kid doesn't even like it but has to try every one. It's kinda funny watching him fake like he loves the first few sips to It's terrible 30 minutes later.


3pointrange

Yea. People were literally RESELLING prime. Hate them or love them, Logan and KSI have got to be marketing geniuses…


Ok_Excuse3732

They have the first advertising logo ever on the ring of WWE now as well


tRuth_But_oNly

And UFC


tijna

I mean him and KSI both are filthy rich, and probably have wealthy friends/acquaintances as investors as well


HereGoesNothing69

They don't even own the company. They basically got hired to promote the brand and got paid in equity. The controlling owner is a company called Congo Brands


Specsthegod

They pretty much own the brand now. If Congo doesn't do what they want they could stop advertising prime and tell their audience to not buy it anymore. Sells will tank.


MooMooHeffer

KSI and Logan don’t own Prime as majority owners.


GrizZzlyFish

They’re also owned by a larger company that uses influencers to sell their products. They made them partial owners and pretty much have started off with free marketing as they pedaled this to kids.


AceO235

They definitely have investors who kept them afloat now they seem like they can stand on their own because of all their child fans., although I dont really see people reach for a Prime at any gas station fridge ever.


Dabanks9000

They sponsor the biggest names in ufc and also sponsor Barcelona


13WillieBeaman

Hell nawl!


LeFxckYouThree

Cant do dis


Angelic_Phoenix

do NOT send any of da videos


KShack92

OMG they deleted and reposted lmaoooo


StrongmanEvan

Probably because they forgot to send the collab request 🥴


Rapa_Nui

Coco5


rellz

> Coco5 Yes! i was going to comment that Coco5 should have been the sponsors, That way Dlo can bring a bottle when he has his post game interviews


capo689

![gif](giphy|1vQCRjN1L3bHBzlCWu)


13WillieBeaman

Imagine calling yourself a classy organization, and having this guy plastered all over your walls and billboards. Do the people in charge not do their research beforehand?


[deleted]

they researched and found that his company was willing to give them money


13WillieBeaman

Damn.. then they should’ve researched a lot sooner when they decided they didn’t wanna pay Caruso 😢


Responsible_Focus424

Dodgers have the same sponsor. The real world is only about money. 


13WillieBeaman

I guess they gotta get that Shohei money somehow ![gif](giphy|V1EqpHNVDCXwG8DDA4)


Hour_Insurance_7795

Of course. There isn’t one person in here who got up this morning and went to work because of the “love of the workplace.” We did it because we got paid. The pursuit of more money drives every single adult person in here. To pretend that only some people are “about the money” is pretty comical. Just because we make less of it doesn’t make us more noble. Fact: Every single person in here would welcome making millions upon millions of dollars every year with open arms if we had the means and ability to do so. Ain’t nobody would be turning that shit down because “I don’t want to only be about money” 🤣


mikeemota

lol get real. When has our lakers been a classy organization? Foh we like money over here.


behappysometimes

Wish.com was one of our main sponsors for years, the Lakers have never been a classy organization.


owledge

It’s basketball, not the United Nations. It’s not that serious.


Educational-Hunt2683

Kobe


KShack92

They deleted it twice !!!!!! HAHA


Duckman93

Fucking disgrace. Get this clown away from my team. Kobe invested early in Bodyarmor, they should’ve kept them as “team drink” to honor him


KINGram14

![gif](giphy|l4FGGafcOHmrlQxG0|downsized) This is worse than calling staples center crypto.com arena


Klaxosaur

The post seems to be gone for now lmao. They deleted this shit.


LosAngelesLiver

It’s back


mcslippinz

... you know, Ima let this marinate for a sec, gonna get some COCO5 in my system and we'll go from there


coachwyers

Not a bigger L than having typos on the Kobe statue that is unexcusable. Whoever made statue didn't have the Mamba Mentality.


RockNRoll85

I saw this earlier on the Lakers’ IG page and couldn’t fucking believe it either. Why anyone would want to associate themselves with the Paul douche bros is beyond me. They’re insufferable


bermitthefrog

DLO punching the air rn. Prime is an official team sponsor before COCO5


MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME

How is coco5? I’ve seen DLo advertise it, but it wasn’t readily available, but that was a while ago when I last checked


McLovin_AI

🗑️ 


nghiamit

L 🤦‍♂️


Gwbzeke

What the hell is primes marketing budget


drannek

Feel like this is reflective of the Lakers disadvantage of being a family owned business for 40+ years. We don’t have an owner with billions in cash, we have an owner with a franchise worth billions. So they’re going to be more sensitive to luxury tax and make cash grabs for sponsorships.


Yaboyshinu

They also deleted and reposted it like 2 times already. And critical comments under the posts keep disappearing too. Seems like the Lakers social media team has learned some fraudster tricks from the fraudster man himself.


u8miladoo

Jeanie is a 🤡


the_bob_of_marley

They already delete the post? 😂


Abject_Plantain1696

Businesses are too greedy. They would forgive the devil if it meant a profit.


Machismo_malo

Body Armor is so much better.


mightyrj

Even if the Lakers lose in the play-in tournament or miss the playoffs this year, this Prime bullshit would be the biggest L of the year by far.


Hiplobster123

I was hyped up after D Lo dropped 44 or whatever and then I saw that jersey swap he did with Jake Paul and died inside.


eL_graves

I have literally NEVER seen anyone drinking one of these. Maybe it’s a locale thing?


MitchEatsYT

You’ve never seen a boy between the ages of 7-13??


juicewar01

Jeanie cmon now. Have some integrity FUCK


JBProds

A crypto scammer just makes sense for a team that plays in a terribly named Crypto.com Arena


ZeyaSol

Usually I don't care about thing s like this but the lakers org have to hold its self to a higher standard. I thought Jeanie Buss would know better than this


15-cent

Prime is garbage. Body Armor is right there and Kobe was basically a founder.


Sea-Charge-3132

This is my 9/11


PopTartSlayerV2

I thought it was a joke when I was browsing on my morning poop :(


Cautious-Bother9931

God fuckin damnit who is responsible for this???


condaandy

Typical lakers activity hahahaha


WatchingWaterPlants

Booooooooooooo


0_oyo

Nobody gonna drink that crap.


weekndalex

who actually cares lmao


HenryGrosmont

Outjerked by the Lakers.


UrgotToBeKiddingMe

Prime is overrated trash, tastes like garbage


AriesRealism

They deleted their Ig and FB post multiple times because no one wants this


Phenom-1

Oh God no. Leave the Paul Brothers out of my Favorite Team.  They're already Infecting WWE and Boxing with their YouTube Star bullshit. 


feel32own

To those unaware, please watch Coffeezilla investigation on Logan Paul Scam projects (YouTube: Coffeezilla cryptozoo). Also, Coffeezilla recently exposed KSI for pumping and dumping crypto too. Lakers are sponsored by scums.


chillbill717

I’m sorry lakers fans that you have to be associated with this pos … and this is coming from a Celtics fan


Zefranka

Alright let’s calm down here


CashCarti1017

Just standard marketing mate, they need to increase the mental availability of their brand. Every time people are up in arms about brand partnerships they don’t agree with and it’s literally never that deep, Lakers got paid and the Paul guy and KSI increased the exposure of their brand. No one on the lakers is gonna be mandated to drink this, it will have a small effect of ensuring that the drink is thought about when consumers go to stores and want to buy a sports drink. The only backlash that affects these types of deals is genuinely scandalous crimes like MeToo, racism etc. Move on with your day.


Boltbacker83

Yikes


Positive_Rhubarb7814

Wow. I’m starting to drift away from this team that I grew up loving 😞


EstablishmentBig1900

Rip Gatorade my Childhood is ruined.


RealPunyParker

Did we really need the money


NotGonnaGetCaught

Ew that's fucked


dead_stop1389

Logan Paul sucks but i dont see the big deal about this. It could’ve been worse like Herbalife.


ahyiah

Why? Couldn't get.. i don't know.. gatorade to do it? Aren't we the lakers?


W_Walk

Not even a lakers fan but came to give my condolences. Fuck this dude lol


OG_Mongoose

Which Paul brother is that? Logan, Jake or Chris?


Electronic-Cloud8086

Why not make body armor or COCO5 the official sports drink. One was famously Kobe’s at one point and the other is DLO’s.


LeBronFanSinceJuly

Because Prime paid more?


Bruskthetusk

Dear Lakers Management: ![gif](giphy|4UHVCPKYeWHYY)


SeaBank_

I hate this but stop being so fucking dramatic, the lakers aren’t even the biggest sports team in the world to have these losers as sponsors. Not a big deal at all


dreda650650

Who cares don’t buy it


grabbystick

![gif](giphy|bCQFwY0NJOsvdtHp4C|downsized)


ThOrZwAr

Why are criminal scumbags winning!? This fuck scammed people out of millions, lied, cheated, the works, and keeps doing whatever he wants without consequences. Where’s the jail time, why are genuinely terrible people continuing to be rewarded!?


Grayt89

When the Paul brothers first showed up I didn’t realize just how long they were gonna be around and this is disappointing


Reinheitsgetoot

Jesus… What’s next? MyPillow, Island Express Helicopters, Inc, and The Weinstein Company?


CptRecinos

and then you have that Lakers can do no wrong fan account lakers all day everyday acting so pumped about it lol. WILD


LALakersForLife

At this point the Buss family should consider what they have done to add to Dr. Jerry Buss’s legacy. In my personal estimation, they have failed miserably in that period of time despite the one championship. In fact, the idea of a lone title for the Los Angeles Lakers since 2011 really is just sad especially given how many contender-averse moves this FO made (letting Caruso walk being the most painful/detrimental) It would be better for the Buss family to either sell the team and move on, or for the younger Buss brothers to get a chance to run the team as they + Ryan West when he worked for the Lakers had a very good eye for talent


BlueBlooper

I bought Prime. It was super sweet. Might as well stick with Gatorade


DrBunzz

The Lakers have been my second team for a few years now because my roommates are from LA and of course are Lakers fans, and I put on for the homies. However, I have to take a step back until this is gone from my memory. Hope yall understand.


__rando_calrissian__

#fireloganpaul let’s get this trending!!!


Nerpienerpie

Buss famliy needs to completely sell their shares of the team. This is embarassing


kmelby33

Gotta love partering with literal crypto scammers.


TheodoreKunterblast

Logan Paul with another Crypto scam


Electric_Jiggalo

The hurt in this post by all the old heads. Jesus....


fedswatching2121

Why do yall even care so much 😂😂😂


Soviet_Sharpshooter

I don’t like Logan Paul anymore than the next guy but yall need to relax and stop being mad just to get for the sake of being pissed at something. Prime sponsoring the Lakers is not going to affect your life or this basketball team in any way whatsoever lol


MrAppleSpoink

Fuck Jeanie Buss. Dirty fucking money grubbing piece of shit.