Vitamin Water Says Bye To LeBron
June 1st, 2009 at 9:28 amBy Chris
And this, my friends, is what a pop culture society does when you “fade” from the public view, and by fade, I mean “Get eliminated by a better basketball team.” Just ask LeBron James and Vitamin Water, who, as we can see in this awesome find from Twitter member Arash Markazi (via Larry Brown Sports). Now that James lost — without dignity, I might add — to Superman and his band of Justice League members, Vitamin Water has been quick to remove their “Kobe or LeBron” billboards, I guess because the question has essentially been answered this season. But like Arash said, “Damn, that was fast!” I’m guessing the league MVP just isn’t marketable anymore.
I wonder what Nike would’ve been if they had this kind of quick hook with Michael Jordan? I doubt there would’ve been the Italian designer model of Air Jordans — otherwise known as the model number two — if they did.
In other news, who got in the Finals? Superman’s upstarts or the Kobe’s “more talented” bunch? Lastly, and most importantly, will Vitamin Water launch a new set of ads featuring Kobe by himself with his fans saying something like “told you he’s the one?” I’d definitely watch it if they did.
