Alright, let’s yak about this Bronny James fella and his money deals, what they call “NIL” these days. Don’t rightly know what that means, but it’s got somethin’ to do with him gettin’ paid, I reckon.
So, this boy, Bronny, he’s LeBron James’s kid, you know, that basketball fella on TV. This young’un, he plays ball too, and seems like folks wanna give him money for it. Big money, from what I hear.
- They say he got a deal with Nike, them shoe people. Fancy shoes, I bet, not like the ones we used to wear on the farm.
- And Beats by Dre? Sounds like music stuff. Guess he’s listenin’ to tunes while he’s playin’ ball, or maybe sellin’ them headphones, I dunno.
- And underwear too! PSD underwear, they call it. Imagine that, gettin’ paid to wear drawers! The world’s gone crazy, I tell ya.
Now, they say this boy’s worth a whole heap of money, somethin’ like 5.9 million dollars! That’s more money than most folks see in a lifetime, I reckon. And that was just when he was playin’ in college, before he even got to the big leagues.
Folks are all a-fussin’ about whether he deserves it or not. Some say he ain’t that good a player, that he’s only gettin’ paid ’cause of his daddy. But heck, if folks wanna give him money, that’s their business, ain’t it? He ain’t stealin’ it, far as I can tell.
And speakin’ of big leagues, he’s in the G League now, playin’ for the Lakers, same team as his daddy. They say he’s the highest-paid fella in that league, gettin’ over a million dollars. But they also say he ain’t playin’ so good. Somethin’ about “efficiency” bein’ low. Don’t rightly know what that means, but sounds like he ain’t makin’ as many baskets as he should, maybe.
But even if he ain’t the best player, folks are still buyin’ his jerseys. Heard tell they sold 500,000 of ’em! And that made the team a whole lotta money, somethin’ like 50 million dollars! That’s a lotta money for shirts, I tell ya. Back in my day, we just wore hand-me-downs, and we were grateful for it.
And there’s this video game, NBA 2K, they put him in it. Gave him a ratin’ of 68, whatever that means. Guess it ain’t that high, but he’s in the game, that’s somethin’. Young folks like them games, spend all their time starin’ at screens, not like us, we worked hard.
And Nike, they seem to like him. Been with him since 2022, givin’ him deals even when he was still in high school and college. They just put out a new ad for him, right after he got drafted. Folks were all happy about it, chatterin’ on that “X” thing, whatever that is. Like a bunch of hens cluckin’ in a coop.
So, there ya have it. This Bronny James boy, he’s got money comin’ at him from all directions. Nike, Beats, underwear, even video games. Millions of dollars, just for playin’ ball. And folks are talkin’ about him, whether he’s good or bad, whether he deserves it or not. But one thing’s for sure, he’s got money, and that’s all some folks care about these days. Me? I just hope he’s savin’ some of it, ’cause money don’t last forever, and fame’s even shorter-lived than that, you see.
And all these deals, they call ’em “NIL Deals.” The internet folks, they keep track of all of ’em. On3 NIL Deal Tracker, they call it. Like they got nothin’ better to do than to keep tabs on how much money these youngsters are makin’. Well, I guess it’s a job for somebody.
Makes you wonder, though. All this fuss about money and sports. Back in my day, we played for the love of the game, not for the money. But times change, I guess. And maybe this young Bronny, he’s got somethin’ special, somethin’ more than just a famous daddy. Only time will tell, I reckon.
