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Post by tallerman on Apr 18, 2023 21:53:57 GMT
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Post by D44 on Apr 19, 2023 7:10:50 GMT
Great bit of publicity for the league.
"I JUST WANT TO DO MY PART AS A ROLE MODEL TO ALL THE YOUNG HOOPERS IN LONDON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE UK"
Play for the national team then 😂
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Post by tallerman on Apr 19, 2023 11:10:22 GMT
Great bit of publicity for the league. "I JUST WANT TO DO MY PART AS A ROLE MODEL TO ALL THE YOUNG HOOPERS IN LONDON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE UK" Play for the national team then 😂 Or mention it just once lol |
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Post by dexter on Apr 19, 2023 12:05:01 GMT
I didn’t even realise he identifies as British. I know he was born in London. It will be great to see him at the Copper Box. It’s a nice opportunity for him to connect with his home city.
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Post by LTfan on Apr 19, 2023 12:59:49 GMT
I didn’t even realise he identifies as British. I know he was born in London. It will be great to see him at the Copper Box. It’s a nice opportunity for him to connect with his home city. Me neither. He's 25 years old, born in London to Nigerian parents, and has lived in the US since he was 4 years old. If that were me I'm not sure I'd identify as British, but anyway... This is big news, not only for the investment and publicity, but who knows what else this might lead to across the BBL... maybe some other high profile basketball (or other sports personalities) investing in the BBL and it's teams? The likes of LeBron have already invested in british football, and retired NBA players like Luol Deng and Grant Hill have invested in the african league, so there's certainly some very interesting possibilities... I also like how Toronto Raptors are increasingly becoming the BBL's unofficially affiliated team in the NBA.  |
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Post by tallerman on Apr 19, 2023 13:02:51 GMT
It’s funny you say that LT, deng lived in England for 4 years too but he’s classed as British, so Han lived in England 90% of his life and is classed as polish
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Post by jt on Apr 19, 2023 13:06:04 GMT
I didn’t even realise he identifies as British. I know he was born in London. It will be great to see him at the Copper Box. It’s a nice opportunity for him to connect with his home city. There's a good article with him in the Lions magazine Baseline (page 20) www.thelondonlions.com/baseline/issue-001 |
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Post by dexter on Apr 19, 2023 13:08:11 GMT
I didn’t even realise he identifies as British. I know he was born in London. It will be great to see him at the Copper Box. It’s a nice opportunity for him to connect with his home city. Me neither. He's 25 years old, born in London to Nigerian parents, and has lived in the US since he was 4 years old. If that were me I'm not sure I'd identify as British, but anyway... This is big news, not only for the investment and publicity, but who knows what else this might lead to across the BBL... maybe some other high profile basketball (or other sports personalities) investing in the BBL and it's teams? The likes of LeBron have already invested in british football, and retired NBA players like Luol Deng and Grant Hill have invested in the african league, so there's certainly some very interesting possibilities... I also like how Toronto Raptors are increasingly becoming the BBL's unofficially affiliated team in the NBA. I like that too. There does seem to be a very strong link between the BBL and Canada, with quite a few Canadians in the BBL. |
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Post by LTfan on Apr 19, 2023 13:10:51 GMT
It’s funny you say that LT, deng lived in England for 4 years too but he’s classed as British, so Han lived in England 90% of his life and is classed as polish Luol Deng only lived in England for 4 years? I didn't know that. Maybe the fact I can see his high school basketball court from my office window every day has made me think otherwise! |
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Post by tallerman on Apr 19, 2023 16:36:06 GMT
It’s funny you say that LT, deng lived in England for 4 years too but he’s classed as British, so Han lived in England 90% of his life and is classed as polish Luol Deng only lived in England for 4 years? I didn't know that. Maybe the fact I can see his high school basketball court from my office window every day has made me think otherwise! 0-5 sudan 5-10 egypt 10-14 uk 14 onwards America |
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Post by dandayr on Apr 19, 2023 17:16:49 GMT
show me the money - and then will decide if this is huge, or if it is just like an ambassador role
edit to add:
it is big though to have such an ambassador and another person of standing promoting what is happening.
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Post by SamH on Apr 19, 2023 17:24:05 GMT
Yeah I think the question is how big, or small, is his stake? You know who would be good for investing now - Nick Nurse! He's got the money now and obviously the history here. He might be stepping down from the Raptors as head coach this summer so if he does, no doubt he'll be looking for new opportunities. Just don't let him run the team or control the finances!  |
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Post by LTfan on Apr 19, 2023 19:45:17 GMT
I’m surprised to see comments regarding how important it is how much money he’s investing and what % ownership he’ll have… yes those things are important but equally so is having an NBA star involved in the BBL.
There’s a solid argument to be made that this kind of endorsement is more important than any actual money being put in.
It’s an extreme example, but would anyone on here actually turn down LeBron James investing just $100 of his money for just a 1% ownership stake in your team? I don’t think so.
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Post by dexter on Apr 19, 2023 20:08:57 GMT
There is a new London Lions video on social media of OG in London talking. One thing he says is he wants London Lions to play in Euroleague. He clearly has a lot of ambition for London Lions.
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Post by spacejammer on Apr 19, 2023 21:16:04 GMT
This is obviously good news for London and it certainly shows 777 plan of growing the league through London is working.
Although given the Lions success this season I would have preferred it if he invested to a team that needed the money more right now like Manchester or Surrey.
Question is now if your trying to get a link between the BBL and NBA how much will the Lions plug this?
Will they start saying London Lions sponsored by an NBA pro?
Will he start sharing the love for the Lions on his socials whilst continuing his career within the NBA and possibly look to play for the team in the latter stages of his career?
Either way it looks good to be a Lions fan right now.
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Post by foxtrot27 on Apr 19, 2023 21:33:02 GMT
This is obviously good news for London and it certainly shows 777 plan of growing the league through London is working. Although given the Lions success this season I would have preferred it if he invested to a team that needed the money more right now like Manchester or Surrey. Question is now if your trying to get a link between the BBL and NBA how much will the Lions plug this? Will they start saying London Lions sponsored by an NBA pro? Will he start sharing the love for the Lions on his socials whilst continuing his career within the NBA and possibly look to play for the team in the latter stages of his career? Either way it looks good to be a Lions fan right now. |
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Post by ScottishBasketballFan on Apr 20, 2023 8:46:10 GMT
Me neither. He's 25 years old, born in London to Nigerian parents, and has lived in the US since he was 4 years old. If that were me I'm not sure I'd identify as British, but anyway... This is big news, not only for the investment and publicity, but who knows what else this might lead to across the BBL... maybe some other high profile basketball (or other sports personalities) investing in the BBL and it's teams? The likes of LeBron have already invested in british football, and retired NBA players like Luol Deng and Grant Hill have invested in the african league, so there's certainly some very interesting possibilities... I also like how Toronto Raptors are increasingly becoming the BBL's unofficially affiliated team in the NBA. I like that too. There does seem to be a very strong link between the BBL and Canada, with quite a few Canadians in the BBL. Rocks had a couple, Andrew Wedemire & Jamie Vanderbeken, the latter qualifies for GB on account of his Scottish mother, never played, he got injured on his first day of camp. He is a very tall guy in person, compared to me, I'm about 5 ft 8 |
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Post by LTfan on Apr 20, 2023 9:23:41 GMT
Me neither. He's 25 years old, born in London to Nigerian parents, and has lived in the US since he was 4 years old. If that were me I'm not sure I'd identify as British, but anyway... This is big news, not only for the investment and publicity, but who knows what else this might lead to across the BBL... maybe some other high profile basketball (or other sports personalities) investing in the BBL and it's teams? The likes of LeBron have already invested in british football, and retired NBA players like Luol Deng and Grant Hill have invested in the african league, so there's certainly some very interesting possibilities... I also like how Toronto Raptors are increasingly becoming the BBL's unofficially affiliated team in the NBA. I like that too. There does seem to be a very strong link between the BBL and Canada, with quite a few Canadians in the BBL. Not just Canada in general, but specifically the Toronto Raptors - Nick Nurse, Fab Flournoy, and now OG Anunoby. Raptors are basically the BBL's NBA affiliate at this stage! |
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