Shawn Smith

In 2014 Kobe Bryant invested $6 million into a sports drink doing $6 million a year in sales. Nobody had heard of BodyArmor. Gatorade owned the market. Every expert would have told him no. He didn't just write a check and walk away. He became the face of the brand. Recruited other athletes to invest. Joined the board of directors. Treated it like a championship run. In 2018 Coca-Cola bought a 15% stake valuing BodyArmor at $2 billion. Kobe's $6 million was suddenly worth $200 million. In 2021 Coca-Cola acquired the entire company - valued at $8 billion. Kobe's estate walked away with $400 million. A $6 million investment into a company doing $6 million in sales turned into $400 million. That is a 6,500% return - more money than his entire NBA career combined. But it wasn't just BodyArmor. He won an Academy Award for his animated short film Dear Basketball in 2018. Built Bryant-Stibel — a venture capital firm with over $2 billion in assets. Built Granity Studios. Built the Mamba Sports Academy. Five championships. One MVP. $323 million in NBA salary. $400 million from BodyArmor alone. Net worth at the time of his passing - up to $600 million. And he was just getting started.

@Kaique0819 @onlydubsX he's not complaining.. he is explaining

Why is Kevin Hart even complaining about this? First, stop making all those politically correct garbage films, shitty sequels, and boring remakes. Audiences aren’t stupid — they’d rather spend money watching MrBeast blow millions on wild challenges than sit through your movies. If your films suck, don’t blame others for making more money.

Kevin Hart explains how streamers like IShowSpeed and MrBeast are making millions off an iPhone and a selfie stick while taking billions away from the pockets of TV production studios 😲👀 "Streaming is bigger than TV now." "Our movie cost $28.5M… theirs cost $1,500."

@polo_man404 thanks for sharing

Before Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Before Cardi and Offset. Ms. Melodie and KRS-One were hip hop's first married couple. She met him in 1985 when he was homeless in a Bronx shelter. They married, built Boogie Down Productions together, and her verse on Self Destruction became one of the most powerful female performances the golden era ever produced. Then they divorced. She raised two sons. And slowly, the genre she helped build forgot she existed. On July 17, 2012, Ramona Scott passed away at 43 years old. No tribute concert. No front page. The cause was never confirmed. Hip hop's first lady died in silence. The same culture she helped create never stopped to say thank you. --- 📌 Sources: Wikipedia · TheGrio · Vibe

Katt Williams is hilarious… Those were the days‼️

The Knicks don’t have a single guy in their starting rotation that was drafted They made consistent moves because they want to win… Daryl Morey can’t survive this offseason

@PHLY_Sixers @_devongivens @KyleNeubeck I hear all this and I just crack up laughing. They lost this when they let Jimmy go. When they let TJ walk. When they traded Thybulle. When Isaiah Joe was gone. When Springer was traded. PJ's airballs and treating Furkan like shit. McCain was just another one on the list.

"This is a game you lost at the trade deadline." 🗣️ -@KyleNeubeck breaks down the Sixers' game 2 loss to the Knicks

I saw this video on Viola Davis' instagram this morning and everyone needs to see it. The gutting of the VRA is the most significant attack on ALL civil rights in America in my lifetime, and after they already came for the women.. We better wake the fuck up. None of us is safe:

@JoyisBackAgain Yes he is 😂 Man was super creative

I was shocked when I found out this man was Michael Jackson dancing the whole time.🤣 . There can never be nobody like him fr 🐐💯

@TyJohnsonNews The Sixers have been disgarding and not developing young players for almost 10 years. A couple have won a ring. Others have nice role playing careers elsewhere. Whatever they couldn't do the Sixers did not find someone who could do it. Whatever they could do the Sixers need.

I wish the Sixers had a guard other than Grimes to give them minutes off the bench. . . . .

These accents are everything they are so funny🤣

@lifeiszeeba @Orioles thank you mission accomplished

@FKThirty @Orioles Doors open 90 minutes before the first pitch. Not sure about parking. They have 20000 bobble heads so as long as you’re there an hour before, you should be good

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@theanswer76_ You just gave the Sixers ideas on a package to trade VJ to get Kevin Durant. If you want him on the Sixers for awhile don't say anything about how good he is.

Quiet impact

@theanswer76_ I can only say I respect your opinion too much to say anything more.

I definitely didnt want the Sixers to sign George when we did but I am so happy we did now. He has been nothing short of incredible

@jasonrmcintyre He isn't the only young player they have given up on over the years. It is their brand to get rid of the young for the old aging once upon a time Super Star.

Why did the 76ers give up on McCain? What a horrendous decision. They're desperate for guard depth and shooting. He'd be playing at least 20 mins a night in the Knicks series

@Crazy___Legs @sixringsofsteeI Size and strength.

@sixringsofsteeI While it’s true they need more than six guys that can play and McCain would help with that I think the sixers real problem this series is the Knicks size

I know it helped the billionaire owner save some money but Jared McCain is exactly the player the 76ers could use right now

@lifeofdabul @sixringsofsteeI True. We don't need more small guards. The trade was par for the Sixers though.

@sixringsofsteeI I hate morey and our ownership more than the next guy. That trade was so overblown. Another small guard that can’t pass is definitely not what we need right now 😂

@Bobjstoneharbor @sixringsofsteeI The Sixers had that guy. Top 10 3-pt shooter in team history. They treated him like shit so bad he's out of the league. And they still need a versatile shooter/scorer. Sixers doing Sixers sh&t.

@sixringsofsteeI I don’t know if Jared McCain will ever turn into a full time starter in the NBA. His defense is not great. But he will surely turn into a 20-25 min guy off the bench that shoots 3’s and scores. EVERY team needs a guy like that. Maybe 2. They keep score. Somebody needs to shoot.