$0 in ad spend. $0 in ad spend. $0 dollar in ad spend. So genius. Plus 7,659 visitors to the site daily with an average product price of $ 50. Give this man a 3% conversion rate (which is conservative I'd say) and he's grossing $4 million per year. Hats off to you sir.
Jonah Falcon his son isn't going to do poorly though. People need to stop making that an issue. Everyone knows that kid is a beast even tmac said he was a beast. Unless he gets injured we are in for a good career.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever❤.
At this point I'm pretty convinced they've got some sort of deal. They know that Lavar wants publicity and they're giving it to him. Well done Lavar Ball.
Alexander Media I can't 500 is way to much for a shoe that's going to get beat up playing ball. When you could go get some designer shoes for like 100 more and quality would be better and they look like a bootleg Kobe
VGTannerrxc No it doesn't because for one his last name is Ball not Balls and ball or balls in Spanish is huevo or huevos. If his name was LaVar Huevos then yes it would be washing balls in Spanish lol.
kiLLjoy24CALI That's what these people trying to make this a race thing don't get. If he really thought Lonzo was going to be a beast, he would have shut up and taken a shoe deal then make his own shoes after the deal was done. He wants to capitalize on hype before the league gets Lonzo like Kentucky did.
+Latrice Peters??? Did he not have like 8 shot attempts in and elimination game? Did Fox not drop 40+ when he's supposed to be worse than Lonzo? Did he not lose? Maybe Lonzo should learn how to run p&r to score some buckets himself. He has bust written all over him.
2DOORTAHOE moderator and asking questions. But since Skip and Shannon keep it cool and on topic she doesn't need to do much on the show. First Take is something else tho lol
"You pulled the funding from the school! "How'd I pull the funding from the school!? "Melo is the funding for the school! Bro I'm dead. lol Shannon got too real...
So he slowly upgrading, the suit, the tie. Just you wait yellow teeth skeptics next time he comes to Undisputed or First Take his teeth gon be as white as a fridge
Matthew Tingle Stop being a Ball family hater. They're independent young man selling 495 pairs of a shoe that's $495 is a Win. That's a quarter million profit in the first month; by the end of the year that's a 3-4 million family business.
Actually his strategy is very good, by having his shoe price at 495 he has caught a lot of atention, and by releasing it before lonzo is even drafted, eliminates the possibility of the shoe not selling cause of lonzo not playing very well and at that price if only 6,000 people buy the shoe, that is over 3 million dollars. He is insane but a Smart businessman
Michael Johnson look at they house , did the kids earn that money , or was it Lavar? Did the kids make BBB or was it Lavar , he had the big house before them
samuel morrison yeah I'm just I know! But I'm talking from a business perspective. This man has found a way to make him and his family money and his son hasn't even played in the NBA yet!
Gary Threat usually when u cut out a middle man, the price goes down. more power to him tho I guess. if he can find morons to pay 500 for his shoes, can't blame a guy for making money. the real idiots are the ones buying the shoes... if they end up selling.
Gary Threat personally, no I haven't. but why not for his shoes, you ask? because he ain't nobody.. not yet anyway. his name shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as people like Jordan or LeBron.
arronnov U know how much Money MJ and LeBron has made from their shoe deals? Lol lebron signed a 90 million dollar shoe contract without even stepping on the court when he first came into the league. Lonzo and Lavar are making peanuts compared to that by going their own route..It's a partnership when it comes to players signing with company's like Nike, they get the best of the best, with advertising, and the quality of the shoe, and the players are handsomely rewarded, so you're tripping acting like players get the short end of the stick...Lonzo could of made millions by signing with a big shoe company, there's a good chance his pops cost him millions
He says in the video he never say if you can't afford them you aren't a big baller. He literally said nearly word for word including the words can't afford.
you won't become successful if your priority is to buy some college boy shoes that more people know only because of his father. Nobody who values money will spent $500 on basketball shoes in general, even if you can afford them. Late ,great Dražen Petrovic once said that it doesn't matter how much money you have, at the end of a day you can only sleep in one bedroom and eat one dinner at time. He had to invest lot of money to even start his brand, if Lonzo flops at NBA his project is dead and he is stuck in debts, that's why smart shoe companies like Nike never give that high first contracts to their athletes. You don't want to invest a lot into unproven commodity. Lebron James, one of greatest athletes of our generation signed with NIke lifetime deal 12 years AFTER his rookie season.
A shoe from a kid who's not even in the NBA yet, and got knocked out of the Sweet 16. This might be horrible to say, but I want this shoe/brand to fail. Not because of Lonzo, but solely based on LaVar. He needs his ego/voices in his head knocked down a few notches. #ridiculous
Sir Morvicks all the hate his getting. That's who he's fighting. All I see on every platform is people (who look like him) trying to say he's dumb and stupid. He's fighting all the negative energy, you can read down the comment and see it.
so successful intelligent black people are questioning his price point for shoes that primarily black people will be purchasing for a player that hasn't established anything yet as a pro athlete. t The audacity of these people that look like him! They definitely are not trying to give a business prospective. They are just haters!
mr wong If you believe the reports out there the shoe isnt selling as well as they anticipated Under 300 have sold and thats before you factor in expenses. He could be losing money.
TheBestDaddy Bishes I just want u to take 500 times 1000 if lavar can get 1000 rich white kids to buy his shoe and his son is in the NBA he's making profit no matter what
favourflav 2 production and overhead is tough. Being an entrepeneur is stuff. He wouldve had to pay out 0$ in capital/overhead and made millions by signing with nike. Instead he does this. He will be rich because his sons basketball talent but he is not making smart business decisions so far. I assume he is losing $ on this shoe project
favourflav 2 not factoring in the net gain. You need to purchase labor/materials. Its not a great investment. Theres a reason 99% just sign with nike, adidas. James harden and kevin durant have 200+ million dollar shoe deals with adidas and nike where every penny is a net gain. Prove yourself on the court as a bball player and people will hand you money. If im Lonzo ball then I stop trusting my dad with my finances. He wouldnt even let lonzo get a good agent at first! Wonder why? Its because an agent will call out how out of place lavars business decisions are
"The Lakers gon get that ball, then they gon get that Ball" I love this guy. Some people are brainwashed to only see the negative. He's ignorantly positive
Manny being Manny Absolutely. Rappers didn't used to sell tapes out of the trunk either.....look at what that boldness and hustle created! The majors (Nike, Adidas, Under Armour) don't like this AT ALL, they despise anyone that rejects their plantation, and thinks for themselves.
Cam Mara it's simple. there isn't as much appeal with a center. all the dominant shoes are shooting guards and wing players. kobe, LeBron, tmac, Jordan
He trademarked the logos and owns the company hence him saying CEO. When he says "my shoe" he is speaking from an owners perspective. Let's say Lonzo signs with Nike tomorrow, LaVar still owns the ZO2s
No matter what he did or what he didn't do he getting free publicity and marketing for those shoes if he just get 1000 people to wear those shoe 495,000 independent would no advertisers Smart move
3:42 Lavar says "I never said if you can't afford" His tweet literally says "If you can't afford the zo2 you're not a big baller" At least delete the tweet or something dude
I really hope this guy is successful. Its about time someone saw the bigger picture as far as sponsorships etc go. All of these athletes are being short changed when you really look at it. Imagine if Lebron was paid what he made Nike over the last 14 years or Jordan was paid what hes made over the last 32 years!!!!
Yeah that billion dollar deal is over the course of his life. Don't you think by the time Lebron is 90 years old he would generated more than a billion dollars for Nike? Hes being handsomely paid for sure..but being robbed aswell in the grand scheme of things.
& Nike RARELY gives them stock in the company as well..lots of cash..but no or little stock..Heck Jordan Brand isnt even majority owed by Jordan himself..we are sheep
Nothing but Respect for this Lavar Ball. He did not let the negativity affect him despite he has negative brand, but hey we live in america, everyone is allowed to run their business however they want. R E S P E C T !
Lavar is the man. I mess with what he's doing. I ain't paying for them shoes but I like that he doesn't want his kids being owned by any company. We need more independent athletes just like independent music artists.
Petar Gulin He's their dad and Lonzo is grown. You think they haven't talk about whether he wanted to sign with Nike or have his own brand. He's helping his sons. And him "owning" his kids is 1000000× better than being owned by some company.
This guy is like Trump...Every time you attack him, you make him stronger...That shaq comment was deep...If I was Shaq I would never say one thing about Ball ever again.
Ppl will buy these shoes, because attention like this will absolutely translate into sales. Also, a higher price point automatically increases the perceived value. Lavar said something like "The hate is coming from ppl who can't afford it, or don't want it. There are plenty of ppl who can afford it and who want it." This shows just how smart he actually is. He doesn't have to corner the entire sports apparel market. He needs to cater to a specific crowd. That crowd is the ppl who are fans of his sons and his family. There are literally millions of those ppl. And if his son goes out and balls (no pun intended), that crowd will undoubtedly grow. You don't have to like him or anything he does. The fact of the matter is as long as his son is successful, the brand will be also.
DJ The GameBoy Key word is..IF his son is successful. Been a whole lot of talk but not a lot of substance to back it up. $495 on a unproven commodity with "all sales are final"
DJ The GameBoy - What makes the shoe valuable already is not Lonzo's game necessarily. Its the fact that this PROCESS has never been done before. It is a history-making shoe for a potential star which is the first of its kind. So, before he even steps foot on an NBA court, the shoe is already valued in that respect.
TheBestDaddy Bishes Agreed. But as a projected top 3 pick, he'll definitely have the chance to prove himself. Which means Lavar is betting on his son to succeed. And I don't see any reason why he shouldn't.
B.E. P Couldn't agree more. That's what makes the shoe valuable right now. In order to sustain the brand for a long time, his sons need to ball out. Because if they get in the league and play like trash, ppl won't be willing to pay those prices for very long.
Scrappy Velazquez A bunch of celebrities I.E. Black Athletes are already buying them just to show support for what he's doing not only for his sons, but future athletes as well. Also, if you think his sons don't have millions of caucasian fans, plenty of whom will be begging their parents for Lonzo Ball shoes, you're mistaken.
Lavar Ball says ridiculous things like Trump did. Trump got a lot of free press for it and Ball is getting alot of free press as well. Bad publicity (whether it's really bad or not) is better than no publicity.
Sorry to say but this dude is a genius. The money he won't be making in sales is money he's saving from advertising and marketing, that otherwise would cost a lot more than the sales he'd hypothetically make. If Lonzo manages to at least be a decent NBA player Lavar will be rich in no time. Really well played...
AprilDeath101 that makes zero sense.. thats why no one bought those pay less shoes. ball will be a bust in the NBA and you wont hear about him ever again
Do you like these shoes?
No
They're just a huge rip-off, I will never buy such a mediocre shoe
He's crazy!!!!!!
No
No I don't like them and I like the guy who's using his son's talent to try to launch this bootleg business even less...
Shannon: Michael Jordan could not command $100 for shoe
Lavar: He ain't Lonzo Ball
Shannon: LAAVAAR YOU BETTA STOP PLAYIN WITH ME 😂😂😂😂
IIFriskiesII i think he forgot to pronounce the "v" he was so shocked lol
I kept rewinding to that party
IIFriskiesII "BLASHPEMOUS" - Stephen A. Voice
that part...hahahaa
LOL! LMAO!
Why is LaVar dressed like he's on a break from driving a limo to do this interview? LMAO
Desmond Hardy I hear he almost made Pinky spill jac on his $300 suit
Desmond Hardy for real though 😂😂
Desmond Hardy Lmao!!!! Slickest Limo driver I ever seen!
Jesse Washington 😂😂😂
take yall W loloo
"LaVar you better stop playin with me!"-Shannon 😂
*LAVAAAAAAAAAAAAR* 😂
I thought I was the only one who thought this was the funniest part of the video 😂😂
HAHAHAHAA!
Wow, he's managed to get on the show again this man truly is a marketing genius.
Jarett Black by pissing off every major shoe brand, making an overpriced shoe that very very few will buy
Harry Cole The way he finds a way to get headlines and get attention is genius
Jarett Black attention won't pay the bills.
Well if you listen to the video he basically says he's past 500 sales so thats $247500 already if that's true
Anyone who thinks LaVar Ball is a "marketing genius" doesn't understand business.
Can't believe he's just some guys dad...He's professional at this promoting skill
he also played football(American) for a while overseas which despite not being the NFL still pays well
The
LaVar, who are the three greatest rappers of all time?
1. Lavar Ball
2. LaVar Ball
3. LaVar Ball
David Henry Posadas Damn right
*1. Lavar*
*2. Lonzo*
*3. Gelo*
*4. Melo*
bad publicity, good publicity good or bad its publicity this man is a marketing genius
amon tri the whole any publicity is good publicity is a myth
amon tri that was stupid
amon tri That's a myth bro. So if Lavar rapes or kills someone, that's good publicity?
joseph hernandez so your comparing felony crimes to Lavar ball marketing his business?
LaVar Ball's Greatest Players of All Time
1. LaVar Ball
2. Lonzo Ball
3. LiAngelo Ball
4. LaMelo Ball
5. Michael Jordan
Barry Regan take Jordan off and add lil dicky
Barry Regan LaVar is a beast, Lakers gone get that BALL (ping-pong ball), then they gone get that BALL (Lonzo Ball).
mj would be obviously first
nick kano he said lavar fav players
Dors Padgham L
Guy is a marketing genius... He's got a vision and props to him and his family.
Aaron Hugz Donald Trump , He is taping into the American philosophy of self promotion...
Naw that's allen foster! Trust me!
Facts
"Everybody wanna look out the window, but don't nobody wanna look in the mirror"
😂Rs
I was like wtf this dude just say?!
I wonder which fortune cookie he read that from.
Ya he caught everyone off guard with that wise quote lol
-LaVar Ball 2017
$0 in ad spend. $0 in ad spend. $0 dollar in ad spend. So genius. Plus 7,659 visitors to the site daily with an average product price of $ 50. Give this man a 3% conversion rate (which is conservative I'd say) and he's grossing $4 million per year. Hats off to you sir.
Jonah Falcon his son isn't going to do poorly though. People need to stop making that an issue. Everyone knows that kid is a beast even tmac said he was a beast. Unless he gets injured we are in for a good career.
Viral News myis haha but always good to spy on the competition
Viral News only the real ones kno lol
wow blue my mind with this one dudes genius
not that it matters but i think 3% is too high...alot of visitors are probably just checking out the site to see what the hype is about.
This guy LaVar has me dead every time 💀💀😂😂😂
Nick Bailey Me too
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever❤.
This man just said "The Lakers gonna get that ball then they gon' get that Ball" I'm dead😂😂
This guy just proved to me there is no reason u can't become a millionaire in this country
what are you talking about? he's already a millionaire since ball brothers wasn't born.
Lourd Torres don't be mad at my Up votes lol I knew that buddy
@@norton1164 no he wasn’t lol
Lavar has the mayweather mentality.
Lestervai Cayetano Gayweather cant put two coherent sentences together
Lestervai Cayetano & Donald Trump
With none of the talent.
At this point I'm pretty convinced they've got some sort of deal. They know that Lavar wants publicity and they're giving it to him. Well done Lavar Ball.
“LaVar! You better stop playing with me now!” 😂😂
I don't like the shoes myself but can't lie I respect my mans hustle
Alexander Media I can't 500 is way to much for a shoe that's going to get beat up playing ball. When you could go get some designer shoes for like 100 more and quality would be better and they look like a bootleg Kobe
Noah Blue I wouldn't pay 500 myself but I'm sayin I respect his hustle for having his own shoe and all the buzz with it
They look good to me, but the price is kinda high for a first shoe
Alexander Media if they threw a swoosh on those... You'd be sleeping at the store to get them
Drool Alot exactly
LeVAHH STAHP DAT!! 😂😂😂
Ahmeer Prescott lol I read this comment right as Shannon said this lol
😂😂
Shannon went from "SKIIIUUP" to "LAVAR STOP"
HAHAHA!
"how many many shoes have been ordered"?
3:07 looks down
you tell me"
WTF?
"very kwick, very kwick"
I don't care if his shoes sell or not. His name still means washing balls in Spanish.
VGTannerrxc No it doesn't because for one his last name is Ball not Balls and ball or balls in Spanish is huevo or huevos. If his name was LaVar Huevos then yes it would be washing balls in Spanish lol.
Daniel Rodríguez Sánchez damn dude. You must be fun at parties
***** L
VGTannerrxc 😂😂😂👏
Lol simon
“Everybody wants to look out the window but nobody wants to look in the mirror.” That’s dope!!!
Lavar trying to cash out as fast as he can B4 the NBA expose his son 😂
kiLLjoy24CALI lmao exactly
kiLLjoy24CALI W
kiLLjoy24CALI That's what these people trying to make this a race thing don't get. If he really thought Lonzo was going to be a beast, he would have shut up and taken a shoe deal then make his own shoes after the deal was done. He wants to capitalize on hype before the league gets Lonzo like Kentucky did.
voodoochild346 P&R not scoring on somebody, so that's trash lol
+Latrice Peters??? Did he not have like 8 shot attempts in and elimination game? Did Fox not drop 40+ when he's supposed to be worse than Lonzo? Did he not lose? Maybe Lonzo should learn how to run p&r to score some buckets himself. He has bust written all over him.
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT DOES THE GIRL DO LOL
2DOORTAHOE I always ask myself that and she makes more than me, you and everyone commenting on this damn video. Just madness...
2DOORTAHOE sit there and look pretty. getting paid for nothing
LOOK MUDAKAKIN GOOD...
Black Titan that's the system of white supremacy for you, reward white People for nothing
2DOORTAHOE moderator and asking questions. But since Skip and Shannon keep it cool and on topic she doesn't need to do much on the show. First Take is something else tho lol
"You pulled the funding from the school! "How'd I pull the funding from the school!? "Melo is the funding for the school! Bro I'm dead. lol Shannon got too real...
This man a legend. If everybody live with his confidence and courage, we would all be rich.
GambiT this guy is the truth
Elijah Oliver II Paul pierce should be revoked of his "the truth" nickname so labor can have it
Everybody can't be rich
Yo Kel why not
GambiT would all be living well
at least this dude always has the balls to come on and explain himself
yall dont even understand how genius this man is. he has his whole family behind him thats the key
So he slowly upgrading, the suit, the tie. Just you wait yellow teeth skeptics next time he comes to Undisputed or First Take his teeth gon be as white as a fridge
LMFAOOOO
His breath stank
lol ...like fridge ...lol ...GE or home electrics
Cause he gonna git dat Billion Dollar deal wit Colgate!
big baller whitening toothpaste coming soon to a store near you
Damn Lavar has good bs answers for every question
E Boogie that's how know that it's not an act. This is who he is.
He's a republican
E Boogie notice he had zero stats regarding the numbers.
Evens Baptiste also he said something about selling 400 pairs. He's aware with this much buzz how bad of a number that really is.
Matthew Tingle Stop being a Ball family hater. They're independent young man selling 495 pairs of a shoe that's $495 is a Win. That's a quarter million profit in the first month; by the end of the year that's a 3-4 million family business.
LaVar had some gems here
Lavar is who we thought he was and we let him off the hook🎣
Ink Master 😂😂😂😂😂😂 gud one
Ink Master I'm Ctfu mane oh Lawd
Ink Master so was Trump
PLAYOFFS?!
Ink Master lol
This video has aged beautifully. Its an amazing thing to see.
I support him! I like his bigger picture
Actually his strategy is very good, by having his shoe price at 495 he has caught a lot of atention, and by releasing it before lonzo is even drafted, eliminates the possibility of the shoe not selling cause of lonzo not playing very well and at that price if only 6,000 people buy the shoe, that is over 3 million dollars. He is insane but a Smart businessman
Lol
The Shoes ain't selling well, you can tell by him trying to dodge those questions 😂😂😂
KING JAY UNO they actually are selling well
KING JAY UNO no that was the best answer never let them know numbers keep it a mystery and it will keep your interest smart move
ZG92 j how?
Elijah Oliver II dude said he ain't care if it sold 5
That's bs dude sold more than that
Michael Jordan wasn't Lonzo Ball
LaVar Ball your son is a bust
Man no he ain't u gon swallow those words
Get tf out of here
LaVar Ball you know you need to stop
LaVar Ball 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not gonna lie, Lavar knows what he's doing. Whether lonzo flops or not, still respect the confidence
Let's just give this man props... From a business perspective, this man in a genius!!
Dales Gaming talk to them
Dales Gaming Seriously?! His son didn't play a second in the league,atm he's nothing.
Let's wait for a couple years.
Michael Johnson look at they house , did the kids earn that money , or was it Lavar? Did the kids make BBB or was it Lavar , he had the big house before them
samuel morrison yeah I'm just I know! But I'm talking from a business perspective. This man has found a way to make him and his family money and his son hasn't even played in the NBA yet!
1:57 still gets me to this day he was so shocked that he goes LAVARRR😂😂😂
☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Everybody wants to look out the window but no one wants to look in the mirror-lavar ball
He has a point about the shoe being symbolic. He's cutting out the middle man i.e. Nike, Adidas, Reebok, etc.
Gary Threat usually when u cut out a middle man, the price goes down. more power to him tho I guess. if he can find morons to pay 500 for his shoes, can't blame a guy for making money. the real idiots are the ones buying the shoes... if they end up selling.
derrick robertson nah they want u to think that cutting the middle man makes price go down... proof it doesnt always have to
derrick robertson well you already overpayed for Jordan and LeBron or any other sneakers, why can't you overpay for him??
Gary Threat personally, no I haven't. but why not for his shoes, you ask? because he ain't nobody.. not yet anyway. his name shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as people like Jordan or LeBron.
tell me where in the world middle man can pay freeking $500 for a shoe? It's like average salary for half of the world
"It supposed to be like this"
What an inspiring thought process.
I can't wait for the Big Ball Brand 30 For 30 in a few years
He might be an egomaniac but he has some method to his madness
No. He's just a madman who keeps getting attention because this country is addicted to stupid
He is brilliant. This is huge for future stars coming into the league. LaVar changing the game!
arronnov well said
W
arronnov U know how much Money MJ and LeBron has made from their shoe deals? Lol lebron signed a 90 million dollar shoe contract without even stepping on the court when he first came into the league. Lonzo and Lavar are making peanuts compared to that by going their own route..It's a partnership when it comes to players signing with company's like Nike, they get the best of the best, with advertising, and the quality of the shoe, and the players are handsomely rewarded, so you're tripping acting like players get the short end of the stick...Lonzo could of made millions by signing with a big shoe company, there's a good chance his pops cost him millions
If the 76rs drafted lonzo, him and embiid would be a problem running up and down that court
❤️🔥❤️🔥
Lavar Is Straight Comedy
Respect him for this, always good to see a dad push hard
Lavar is a genius
He says in the video he never say if you can't afford them you aren't a big baller. He literally said nearly word for word including the words can't afford.
Scrappy Velazquez he's pretty smart. He's just acting dumb. He went from a nobody to the biggest name in sports of 2017
He is not pretty smart. 70-80% of people are pretty smart if you think he is. He's an arrogant clown.
Kevin he's a marketing genius
Marketing genius that hasn't even covered his costs yet...
you won't become successful if your priority is to buy some college boy shoes that more people know only because of his father.
Nobody who values money will spent $500 on basketball shoes in general, even if you can afford them. Late ,great Dražen Petrovic once said that it doesn't matter how much money you have, at the end of a day you can only sleep in one bedroom and eat one dinner at time.
He had to invest lot of money to even start his brand, if Lonzo flops at NBA his project is dead and he is stuck in debts, that's why smart shoe companies like Nike never give that high first contracts to their athletes. You don't want to invest a lot into unproven commodity. Lebron James, one of greatest athletes of our generation signed with NIke lifetime deal 12 years AFTER his rookie season.
"Lavar you better stop playing with me" LMAO
*3 Playoff games yesterday, you take a segment to talk about a shoe...*
A shoe from a kid who's not even in the NBA yet, and got knocked out of the Sweet 16. This might be horrible to say, but I want this shoe/brand to fail. Not because of Lonzo, but solely based on LaVar. He needs his ego/voices in his head knocked down a few notches. #ridiculous
orestisDisturbed 13 minute segment from a 2 hour show
orestisDisturbed but you clicked to see what they had to say🤷🏻♂️
***** Amen to that.
preach 🙌
Lavar Ball is proving that not only do you have to fight other people on the way to the top but also your own people.
Glody Mapanda #Factz
Glody Mapanda who is he fighting?
Sir Morvicks all the hate his getting. That's who he's fighting. All I see on every platform is people (who look like him) trying to say he's dumb and stupid. He's fighting all the negative energy, you can read down the comment and see it.
All Lavar is doing is opening his mouth. That doesn't take much effort.
so successful intelligent black people are questioning his price point for shoes that primarily black people will be purchasing for a player that hasn't established anything yet as a pro athlete. t
The audacity of these people that look like him! They definitely are not trying to give a business prospective. They are just haters!
Freemason handshake
yes definitely,knew something was up, good eye.
I didn`t see that. I saw two grown men who not sure if they`re frienemies shake hands.
Thumb wasn't over the top. Wasn't a full paw shake.
So what
Lavars a G gotta love him
Unshakable confidence makes most ppl uncomfortable
K Mula you deserve top comment
K Mula delusion makes people uncomfortable
Supreme ignorance makes it even worse
when youre too dumb to understand delusion
K Mula there's a difference between confidence and arrogance
LaVar is wearing a big baller brand made suit
why that man dressed like paul bearer 😂😂😂😂
I've just saved a bunch of money by switching from BBB's to Sketchers. Geico
Galactica Phantom W! 😂😂
Galactica Phantom LAME!
Lame my huevos.
"The Ball Era"...Lavar is a genius! I support him paving his own way for his boys...I hope he succeeds and show these people how to really "ball"
Lavar Ball is a smart man 😂😂
favourflav 2 giving him too much credit lol. He woulda made more just signing with nike. He is an egomaniac living off his sons talent
mr wong
If you believe the reports out there the shoe isnt selling as well as they anticipated Under 300 have sold and thats before you factor in expenses. He could be losing money.
TheBestDaddy Bishes I just want u to take 500 times 1000 if lavar can get 1000 rich white kids to buy his shoe and his son is in the NBA he's making profit no matter what
favourflav 2 production and overhead is tough. Being an entrepeneur is stuff. He wouldve had to pay out 0$ in capital/overhead and made millions by signing with nike. Instead he does this.
He will be rich because his sons basketball talent but he is not making smart business decisions so far. I assume he is losing $ on this shoe project
favourflav 2 not factoring in the net gain. You need to purchase labor/materials. Its not a great investment. Theres a reason 99% just sign with nike, adidas. James harden and kevin durant have 200+ million dollar shoe deals with adidas and nike where every penny is a net gain.
Prove yourself on the court as a bball player and people will hand you money. If im Lonzo ball then I stop trusting my dad with my finances. He wouldnt even let lonzo get a good agent at first!
Wonder why? Its because an agent will call out how out of place lavars business decisions are
"The Lakers gon get that ball, then they gon get that Ball" I love this guy. Some people are brainwashed to only see the negative. He's ignorantly positive
You gotta respect this mans hustle for his family
Manny being Manny Absolutely. Rappers didn't used to sell tapes out of the trunk either.....look at what that boldness and hustle created! The majors (Nike, Adidas, Under Armour) don't like this AT ALL, they despise anyone that rejects their plantation, and thinks for themselves.
Manny being Manny bro he costing his family millions I hope it pays out
Manny being Manny naw
Manny being Manny How hustle is for himself. And he doesn't care if he ruins his son's career
Rio415 Phil Nike sold shoes out his car lol
Anybody watching this actually actually own any of this stuff?
yes
Lavar probably giving Joy, Shannon and Skip free shoes just to come on show to promote shoes more
I love this guy he is practicing the America way and that is legacy wealth building.
Hamilton bingo!
Hamilton Build that wealth honey, I respect everyone out there trying to be an owner with their own business.
Lavar is a straight killa
Why Shaq son not wearing his shoes ? 🤔🤷🏿♂️
Cam Mara He brought up a great point.
Cam Mara it's simple. there isn't as much appeal with a center. all the dominant shoes are shooting guards and wing players. kobe, LeBron, tmac, Jordan
If they are not as comfortable as another shoe
because Shaq's kids can afford the Z02.
Ca
Lavar Ball is going to win Coach of the Year 2017
0:30 Skip is a certified troll, but his reaction here is priceless. Full "hmmm" at the end and everything
I thought it was weird he referred to the shoe as his shoe and not lonzos
A5AP KillThemAll Everything is about him... that's why.
Cause he's the guy that did the work and designed them probably.
zo designed the shoes completely , he said that about 3 times
He trademarked the logos and owns the company hence him saying CEO. When he says "my shoe" he is speaking from an owners perspective. Let's say Lonzo signs with Nike tomorrow, LaVar still owns the ZO2s
he's clearly living thru them
I don't like him but I have to respect him for been first to try to beat all odds
No matter what he did or what he didn't do he getting free publicity and marketing for those shoes if he just get 1000 people to wear those shoe 495,000 independent would no advertisers Smart move
They do just don't want him to make money off them because if he do what u think other going to do in the future
Have an original thought for once...
Itscool2beu he ain't the first so you could keep not liking him
U happy
😂😂😂 and lonzo just revealed that they constantly were ripping.
Done field .....i hope u are are a kid and that the public school system hasn't failed you. That is not AT ALL what lonzo said
Like him love him or hate him he changes the game. More kids will do this coming out of college
Skill Doctor no they're not haha
yes they will who wouldn't want to come in the league with 100% ownership of there own brand
Y'all better hope Lonzo is not a bust.
The kid is too good and is a natural. He won't be a burst. If anything, his father's mouth won't let him..LOL
He can shoot the ball and has above avg court vision. In todays NBA that is gold.
+William Green lol but that average is for college not for the nba so you can't compare it
GH0STD3LTA he should live up to his dad's expectations or else he a bust.
He could be decent/good/great who knows
1. Good black dad
2. Black Entrepreneur
I see no problem
495.00 bruh that's rent homie !!
Hood Fight 101 where?! I need to live where u live
Fa1th_1st •Future Marine• In Houston Texas the median 1 bedroom rent is about 500 bruh anywhere you go
Fa1th_1st •Future Marine• so before you try to flame do your research Lil homie
Hood Fight 101 oh ok
Hood Fight 101 rent 1500$ for me
3:42 Lavar says "I never said if you can't afford" His tweet literally says "If you can't afford the zo2 you're not a big baller" At least delete the tweet or something dude
darkblades that's exactly what I thought when I heard it
darkblades technically, he never actually said it. he just 'tweeted' it.
That's just an alternative fact.
darkblades This is what has confused me. The sports media isn't arguing with him. He said it and they just drop it when he says I didnt say that.
He didnt "say it" he "wrote it" HAHAHAHAHA
I love this guys hustle you can see the hunger in his eyes he loves his kids
I really hope this guy is successful. Its about time someone saw the bigger picture as far as sponsorships etc go. All of these athletes are being short changed when you really look at it. Imagine if Lebron was paid what he made Nike over the last 14 years or Jordan was paid what hes made over the last 32 years!!!!
Dubya Emdee Lebron just signed a billion dollar shoe deal with Nike
Yeah that billion dollar deal is over the course of his life. Don't you think by the time Lebron is 90 years old he would generated more than a billion dollars for Nike? Hes being handsomely paid for sure..but being robbed aswell in the grand scheme of things.
Dubya Emdee how cares about those athletes, they actually make way too much money.
& Nike RARELY gives them stock in the company as well..lots of cash..but no or little stock..Heck Jordan Brand isnt even majority owed by Jordan himself..we are sheep
Shannon: "What gives Lonzo the right to have a twitter account? Michael Jordan never had a twitter account when he entered the league."
voetbal12 L
Half joking, half not. Things change, inflation, technology, connectivity, social media, branding, advertising etc etc
Nothing but Respect for this Lavar Ball. He did not let the negativity affect him despite he has negative brand, but hey we live in america, everyone is allowed to run their business however they want.
R E S P E C T !
Lavar is the man. I mess with what he's doing. I ain't paying for them shoes but I like that he doesn't want his kids being owned by any company. We need more independent athletes just like independent music artists.
Yea, he doesn't want his kids being owned by any company ,he wants to own them by himself....
Petar Gulin He's their dad and Lonzo is grown. You think they haven't talk about whether he wanted to sign with Nike or have his own brand. He's helping his sons. And him "owning" his kids is 1000000× better than being owned by some company.
This guy is like Trump...Every time you attack him, you make him stronger...That shaq comment was deep...If I was Shaq I would never say one thing about Ball ever again.
otbway true.. he low key snatched Shaq soul with that comment 😱
yea that.... your son don't wear your own shoe comment was killa
Trump is an idiot! Look at his twitter he can't even spell tap.
otbway LOL
Already made a quarter mill if he has sold 495 shoes
Lavar is the goat...
Lavar said.
Gaius Prods lol
Ppl will buy these shoes, because attention like this will absolutely translate into sales. Also, a higher price point automatically increases the perceived value.
Lavar said something like "The hate is coming from ppl who can't afford it, or don't want it. There are plenty of ppl who can afford it and who want it."
This shows just how smart he actually is. He doesn't have to corner the entire sports apparel market. He needs to cater to a specific crowd. That crowd is the ppl who are fans of his sons and his family. There are literally millions of those ppl. And if his son goes out and balls (no pun intended), that crowd will undoubtedly grow. You don't have to like him or anything he does. The fact of the matter is as long as his son is successful, the brand will be also.
DJ The GameBoy
Key word is..IF his son is successful. Been a whole lot of talk but not a lot of substance to back it up.
$495 on a unproven commodity with "all sales are final"
DJ The GameBoy - What makes the shoe valuable already is not Lonzo's game necessarily. Its the fact that this PROCESS has never been done before. It is a history-making shoe for a potential star which is the first of its kind. So, before he even steps foot on an NBA court, the shoe is already valued in that respect.
TheBestDaddy Bishes Agreed. But as a projected top 3 pick, he'll definitely have the chance to prove himself. Which means Lavar is betting on his son to succeed. And I don't see any reason why he shouldn't.
B.E. P Couldn't agree more. That's what makes the shoe valuable right now. In order to sustain the brand for a long time, his sons need to ball out. Because if they get in the league and play like trash, ppl won't be willing to pay those prices for very long.
Scrappy Velazquez A bunch of celebrities I.E. Black Athletes are already buying them just to show support for what he's doing not only for his sons, but future athletes as well.
Also, if you think his sons don't have millions of caucasian fans, plenty of whom will be begging their parents for Lonzo Ball shoes, you're mistaken.
"yeah but jordan didnt have his own brand when he came in
LAVAR:because his nothin like Lonzo
LOL
Lavar Ball the man💯🙏
Lavar Ball says ridiculous things like Trump did. Trump got a lot of free press for it and Ball is getting alot of free press as well. Bad publicity (whether it's really bad or not) is better than no publicity.
Shaun Gorzell I wouldn't be surprised if he has an autograph version of trump's art of the deal.
This dude elevates everybody's mind game.. got me deep-cleaning my house right now! I'm on my way to being the best! Lol
Sorry to say but this dude is a genius. The money he won't be making in sales is money he's saving from advertising and marketing, that otherwise would cost a lot more than the sales he'd hypothetically make. If Lonzo manages to at least be a decent NBA player Lavar will be rich in no time. Really well played...
coaches trainers. dude has no skill in ball. he's sorry as he'll football is his sport
exactly, nobody gets this much free advertising on a retail product Plus with his price margin he can sell so many less pairs than anyone else.
He already is worth $4.5 million.
AprilDeath101 that makes zero sense.. thats why no one bought those pay less shoes. ball will be a bust in the NBA and you wont hear about him ever again
Yes!!! Ur pretty smart urself
Who the 5 greatest players of all time?
1) Lavar
2)Lavar
3)Lavar
4)Lavar
5) Lavar
Because he spit hot fire
That cough by shannon was at that perfect time LOL 🙌🏼
$495 they should be for $4.95 then I'll buy for my dog for a chew toy
OptimisticMan lmfaooooo
they look better than Shaq's..& some models that reebok puma and adidas make too..
Jj Smith 😂😂😂😂😂😂😍😍😍😍
Eee
HAHHAHAH!
Bring him back on the show
Those shoes are a family product, I want that legendary product.
Big ballers also should brush their teeth
how did you come to that conclusion?
Rick C haha😍
nice thank you.