People are stupid, you’re allowed to change and think different things as you get older

100% kids don’t need Gatorade Gatorade is for adults nursing hangovers

Edit* jfc it was an easy joke leave it to Reddit to take the opportunity to turn it into a chance to say ACKSHULLY yes everyone over 25 knows about pedialite

But sugar water is exactly what you need if you’re burning through glycogen at a high rate. It wouldn’t be my first choice for a sports drink, but it does work if it’s the only option available. It’s only bad when used outside of long or intense activities.

One of the top comment is some kind of gotcha bringing up draft kings lol. As if Kawhi has a say on the league promoting that

Doubt it he’s removed Gatorade from the table before.

Yup and all the kids in my neighborhood are glued to the TV for post game press conferences for late night NBA games sl it’s nice that he moved the bottle to not influence them.

well in his famous game winner against philly, his tongue is blue soooooo

He’s pushing motor oil to them

Agree. People are being obtuse about this. It’s not a big deal regardless, but it made news and will be one of the viral things for the day. And maybe a small percent of parents who see it will think about what they give their kids to drink.

I doubt Kawhi thought through any of that and that’s not the point. Having principles is usually a good thing.

Ballmer gonna be pissed

gold, bro

Nico “Liquid Calories Are Death” Harrison

Board man gets paid

Lime juice and hot water is acidic not alkaline btw idk what he’s talking about

Also….. cold brew coffee will run a ph anywhere between 5.1 and 6

8oz of water with one lemon wedge drops the pH down to about 5.5.

That’s way less water than 8oz so it’s actually more acidic than coffee

He’s a fungi.

Hunh HnAAAugua

As a youth coach, I’m telling you, this does actually make a difference.

CR7

When I went to Lisbon and visited the Benfica’s stadium, I did “Agua” at the press conference zone with my bottle. Every visitors were laughing. Totally improvised, so my friend didn’t record it.

Lobos

No opportunity to buy the dip. Kawhi’s act didn’t trigger Pepsi stocks to fall as much as CR7 did with Coca Cola.

And fine alcohol

“With a little Rust-eze (and an insane amount of luck) you too can look like me. Ka-whi.”

“I only drink the finest…breastmilks”

Yes fully agree, but hardly Kawhi’s decision.

Kawhi is absolutely responsible for those things being advertised by the NBA, you’re correct

The things that get advertised are usually not what’s best for anybody.

Im sure Kawhi would take down a draft kings bottle too

Yeah alkaline water is just water that is more “basic” so adding something acidic would bring down the pH.

LMAO, he actually says, “It’s alkaline, my guy. Lime juice and hot water”, which would make it an acid, not an alkaline. I don’t think too many NBA players are majoring in chemistry in college

I mean yea. Do you know where alkaline water goes?  Into a bag inside you abdominal cavity filled with stomach acid. 

It doesn’t make a damn bit of difference. We just have bad science education so people have really bad intuitions about this stuff. 

Wait…those necklaces and bracelets didn’t counterbalance my internal electric field for peak performance? That dude on the Vegas strip lied to me?

Tbf baseball players knew they were bs, but superstition still runs train in baseball land

Don’t forget Power Balance wristbands that would magically make you a better athlete

fr, nobody in the game is more terrifying in a playoff series than apex Kawhi

Kawhi is for the Kids

They will be in for a rude awakening when the bullets bounce off his titanium skull and he smokes them with his laser eyes

awe hell naw three lifted Wranglers just pulled up at Leonard’s crib

That would be PepsiCo. Kawhi about to get the Michael Jackson treatment.

Lmaoo fr people don’t realize that your body does everything it’s power to keep normal pH levels

Placebo is real

WD-40 shots for everyone

It’s literally designed to be a sports drink not a health drink.

Gatorade does what it’s designed to do.

The issue is that it’s been marketed and consumed beyond that use.

It’s loaded with sugar to counter it being loaded with sodium, which is the whole point of a sports drink.

Gatorade is fine for actual athletes. But you have to actually put the work in.

Literally supposed to be drank to replenish electrolytes when playing sports/exercising, not for casually drinking.

Yall just say anything on here

I miss the old formula from the 90s when it basically was tasted like salty lime juice. Did exactly what it was supposed to and nothing else. That shit was so good for when you were dying after long workouts or roofing.

Pretty good for fucking hangovers too.

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A health drink? What moron thinks Gatorade is for health?

“Gatorade is just sugar water.”

Yeah, and GU is just honey, but every skinny marathon runner eats it on their runs.

If you want to eat the things athletes eat, but you aren’t active, then that’s on you. Yes, the foods athletes eat while performing aren’t heathy on their own, but they’re specialized for quick absorption of calories and sugar to keep you going in the moment.

Gatorade also offers sugar free options, so it’s honestly on the consumer to figure it out. We can’t blame marketing for peoples decisions.