Victor Wembanyama’s personality begins to surface more, starting with showing his hatred for Gatorade bottles
It’s almost definitely because he isn’t sponsored by Gatorade and has an endorsement from a competing drink.
Kawhi did the same thing a while back. Said something like “kids shouldn’t be drinking that”
Kawhi’s also sponsored by some other sports drink that Kawhi endorses as healthy.
And idk, maybe whatever sports drink Kawhi is paid to promote is healthier, but it seemed grifty as hell.
Kawhi? Grifter? Well I’ll be
Kawhi will take a strong stance on this issue:”I don’t have anything to do with it, I didn’t know anything about it”
High Management material
Kawhi? Frontman for health? Well I’ll be
He prefers to identify as Arborist
Our cryin’ shoulder You’ll be love’s suicide And you’ll be better when your older You’ll be the greatest fan of our lives?
Stroke?
“I’ll be” by Edwin McCain.
Pretty sure the company Kawhi was sponsored by, X2 Performance, is now out of business. It was 100% healthier than Gatorade though as it was just tea with sugar pretty much lol.
Funnily enough, he actually did a shit ton of advertising for them, probably because he was personally invested in the company.
Energy and Isotonic drink market is so saturated anyways, crazy every celebrity is trying something new as well.
Messi has his shit drink as well, not going well.
Messi is a bag chaser. Im sure someone saw how much money KSI and Logan Paul was making with prime and said We’ll get one of the biggest athletes to promote our drink
Yeah, pretty much, except PRIME also is failing after initial success.
They even copied the colours and shape of bottles.
There is not a single more overpriced drink on the market that their shit lol tho and Messi’s ain’t cheap either.
I’ve tried prime before and I think the coconut water is what ruins it. Their energy drinks are decent.
Bodyarmor uses coconut water and it’s good
Sugar is the unhealthy part tho
Is the drink company Aspiration
It’s not always a grift type situation though. My fiance works for a distributor and they get in trouble if they get caught in a pic on social media or anywhere public drinking a competitors beverage of any kind.
Arguably it’s all a grift, but we’ve come to accept certain types
Well yes. Marketing is nothing more than a grift with these companies. For him, it was about honoring the details of the contract.
For sure. I think when we call something out as a grift, we’re saying it’s not the person’s true feelings but what they’re being paid to convey. So this is obviously that. But there’s typically also a level of sliminess we attribute to the behavior, which we don’t find here because we’ve decided to accept athlete/celebrity endorsement deals.
Yeah this is the same as when Finley took Luka’s beer. It’s just about brand contracts.
Exactly. Arena probably has a contract with competing distributor.
Yeah sometimes these sponsors are very finicky.
“not sponsored by Gatorade”
I ain’t buying a “healthy” drink from a guy that’s never healthy! 🤣
Kids (people in general) shouldnt drink sports drinks when they’re not doing physical exertion. Especially not as a casual drink lol.
It’s because it’s plastic and he is like”Oh HELL no, this shit is killing our oceans”
Except they’re Stranger Things edition 80’s style glass bottles
I loved those old glass bottles and clicky caps
I love the thought process behind the marketing
“Hey remember when our product was better? Well for a limited time you can pretend it never got worse!”
Snapple still has some like this and I love it.
Opening those bottles was SO satisfying, even beyond the first time!
The styrofoam labels were very good for the environment
I’m pretty sure they used the glass Gatorade bottles that promo Stranger Things.
What the hecc??
It’s actually because his dad died of dehydration in the Sahara as a member of the peace corps so now he’s dedicated his life to water.
He only drinks water from a glacier, blessed by an Eskimo medicine man.
Nah, he’s a bit of a health freak. I think early on, he accepted a sponsorship with Barcode as a “healthier” drink alternative.
well he is at work and Gatorade definitely has a deal with the NBA lmao
Yes, and while I’m not familiar with Wemby’s contract exactly, my understanding from working in professional sports is the players all have language in their contracts that state they have to honor and help their team fulfill sponsorship obligations just like this.
He’ll always be ready for Chet
He associated with or even a part owner of a sports drink called Barcode, if I remember correctly
marketed as a plant based fitness water
lmao
also founded by Kyle Kuzma
“Plant based water”… so like orange juice?
it’s actually Kyle Kuzma’s used bong water mixed with sugar and Red 40
that would probably taste better than what i have heard Barcode tastes like
Can’t be worse than Prime.
The red white and blue prime wasn’t bad one time. The second time it kinda tasted slightly poisonous haha
Someone gave me that exact flavor once, and I got through about 1⁄4 of it before I had to ditch the rest of it.
Nah man it just means its not from the ocean
So wait a minute. What you’re saying is that you want us to put water on the crops? … Water. Like out the toilet?
Is it what plants crave tho?
It has electrolytes
Sometimes I wonder how the hell these companies came up with their products.
Cocaine gives you lots of ideas. They won’t be good ideas but they’ll be ideas.
i like mean or when i say this. every thing in this world is a bigger fool scam. a grift. fuck human beings.
yup if people could find a way to sell the air we breathe they would
Barcode is one of the most horrid things I’ve ever tasted. Bad investment
well yea you’re not supposed to scan it with your tongue
LOL
It’s a performance drink that’s not terrible for you, I wouldn’t think it’s supposed to taste incredible opposed to just sugar water, which is essentially what Gatorade, Powerade etc is.
Zero sugar powerade is elite
The mixed berry is nice. The cherry or basically red 40 deluxe one tastes disgusting though.
I’m really into the propel powder. I mix one into my water jug with ice and water every day. Tastes amazing and keeps me hydrated.
This saved me when I had norovirus.
Sugar water is basically what you’d want in a performance drink. Need those simple carbs for exercise
The sodium is more important than the sugar, some sugar is great for rapid replenishment yeah but brands like Gatorade over do it to appeal to the mass crowd (like the millions of people who keep gatorades in their fridge to sip whenever). The dudes sitting on the bench not sweating a single drop sipping regular Gatorade might as well be drinking soda.
I do LMNT with honey. When I’m sweating and working hard, the salty sweet hits just right.
Sodium ain’t more important than sugar. Sugar is the quickest and best way for an athlete to burn energy.
U don’t want your body trying to burn muscle fibre to get energy, u need sugar in the veins.
Sodium is needed, but sugar is a must go for endurance athlete.
I giggle cause it is the name of a gay bar in richmond, VA.
As someone from the 804, it is objectively hilarious
Disagree. I think it’s great
What the hell? The malibu punch tastes amazing. I’m annoyed cause I can’t find it anywhere, anymore.
He saw an opportunity to essentially do a free ad, because everyone is going to look this up after finding out. Its brilliant lol.
their website no longer works lol.
edit: and no availability on amazon. rip barcode
lol wtf you’re right.
What happened? Having a working site is like the bare minimum
No Gatorade commercials in his future 🤣
I think he will be fine
Someone should tell him the inventor of Gatorade is from San Antonio. Haha
Why he hating lemon lime?
Because it isn’t limon y pepino… the GOAT of gatorades…
cucumber lime goat
Weird way to spell “blue”.
Cucumber in general is the worst vegetable going
sheesh one of the 10 year olds on here responded to me
Or just an adult who doesn’t like cucumbers. You nerds on here do too much
lmaooo not that deep just came off like a childish comment
You’re an adult who goes online to talk about which vegetables you dislike?
X to doubt.
You talk about runescape online you fucking dork. Be forreal
Must have touched a nerve. Sorry you had a bad Christmas I guess.
I talk about a video game in a video game subreddit. You go on the NBA subreddit to talk about which vegetable touched you wrong as a kid. Take it to the picky eaters or childhood trauma sub buddy we’re not the same.
And for the record, you’re my least favorite vegetable. Easy pick.
I ain’t reading all that
Fishing lvl?
nah dude cucumber is good not super big on the cucumber gatorade tho i’d rather just eat the real thing
Maybe you should try eating it. It’s not for butt stuff.
This guy Gatorades^TM
Weird way to spell “citrus cooler”
Hell yeh
That shit is so refreshing on a hot summer day.
Modern day CR7 vs Coke bottles
Now I am reminded of Timmy’s reaction to Blue Gatorade.
They’ve been sticking their dicks in gatorade…
The blue one?
i really miss those voiceovers, can’t believe it’s been so long.
Doesn’t he already have a sponsorship with another sports drink
Yeah but NBA has a sponsorship with Gatorade and he’s technically on the NBA’s time during postgame interviews.
Gatorade is not ethical
what is
He doesn’t know that is what the plants crave
Shaolin monks ain’t drinking no Gatorade
I’m OOL. Is this a “kids don’t need to be drinking sugar water” thing, or is there more to it?
Maybe he has his own drink he promotes?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_(drink)
yeah it’s the one that kuzma co-founded
lol. The URL on the wiki goes to a Shopify error landing page.
No it’s because they are sponsored by other sports drinks.
it’s not just kids don’t need to be. It’s the whole athletes need it so you need it to play like them marketing. Ronaldo did it with coca cola in soccer. so you have some followers like Wemby who has been doing the monk anti-consumerism long before he went to shaolin.
I’m fairly certain there’s scientifically proven benefits to drinking electrolytes and increasing sodium intake when you exercise. Gatorade provides those. The sugar is there for taste. The problem is that people drink Gatorade casually.
The sugar is fundamental component of electrolytes + energy, not taste. hell, you have products for runners that are just sugar in different forms. that’s what makes the marketing murky. and you sound like in a losing position when taking anti-sugar side
You think the sugar isn’t an important part?
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Ya that makes total sense to me.
I’m convinced the gatorade version of pedialyte saved my life last time I had covid
Also, the Gatorade used on the sidelines in sports is typically not the same stuff you’ll get off the shelf
scientifically proven benefits
Many of those studies were funded by gatorade and other drink companies. There is a lot of corruption in food science . So I would take those results with a big grain of salt.
It’s likely helpful if you’re greatly exerting yourself. Not so much of you’re out for a light walk.
If you haven’t been profusely sweating, you don’t really need Gatorade.
Yep
Wemby low-key a mod for /r/hydrohomies
Nah he just works for a competitor lol
Wemby will not tolerate such injustice
“AGUA”
Coca-Cola
I remember Kobe doing this after he signed with Body Armour
Wemby’s court awareness extending to the post-game press conference.
Sippin’ on Hatorade I see
The best part is he’s so tall the bottles aren’t even in frame.
Big sugar water gonna send the hit.
I like the cucumber lime Gatorade.
Wemby is gonna be the face of the nba
He’s right gatorade ain’t even the best “sports drink”
I’m ngl I think the “They aint pay me check my sponsored drink” shit is so lame
Is he not doing the Ronaldo meme
Wemby only drinks All Sport
Its funny hes so tall he cant even be in frame with the bottles at the same time lol
Cristano Ronaldo in 2020: “agua” meaning water https://youtu.be/_nw7FOgOgtA?si=5DpSwi8hcq9cEv_J
Yup Kawhi did the same thing these players just know what’s good for them
Why are we infantilizing the alien??
This shit been going on forever. I’m old enough to remember some of the Dream Team draping themselves in American Flags to cover the Reebok logos on the track suits during the medal ceremony because they had deals with competing sneaker companies
The more his personality begins to show the less likeable he is.
I’ll be honest. I find Wembys personality a bit insufferable. Amazing player, you can just see how being treated like the center of the universe from a young age has warped his perception.
Just saw Ronaldo fall to his knees
Isn’t this a Coach Pop thing? I swear he felt this way as well
Brother you can’t be serious lol
agua
LMAO
besides the fact he endorses another drink i think he realized nba is a dog eat dog world and that sophisticated high ground doesn’t work vs some of the players in the league
Wemby gangsta
This is how it began with the last Spursdroid model.
Hasn’t signed a deal with them apparently.
The only thing Wemby hates more than Gatorade is being compared to Chet
Does he have a wine 🍷sponser ?
Wemby after that water sponsorship.
That rounded very black American to me… Chris Tucker from Rush Hour to be exact
We gotta get Wemby on the Gator.
This isn’t the baguette I ordered!
Must be a Powerade guy
Nah a Water guy
Gatorade is too sweet don’t blame him
I’m liking him more and more.
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Wemby not a fan of food dyes in his sports drink
Little bit too performative. You can’t be that upset over sponsorship deals that pay athletes wages even if you don’t endorse it yourself.
Gatorade sweet asf!
That crap is for kids.
It’s the personality they start to develop from being immersed in American culture more. Same thing happened with Luka
these dudes get paid 100s of millions to hoop because brands like Gatorade sponsor the NBA, yet think they are doing Gatorade a favour for leaving the drink on the table.
They are, Gatorade gets free advertisement if the bottle is there. They don’t pay Wemby, the Spurs pay him. It’s clearly not in the contract with the league because players do this all the time and don’t get in trouble. Zero reason for him to give them free advertisement.
Its about taking back the power of those creating the entertainment and telling those with their hands in the pot to kick rocks. Same reason these athletes get paid now days. A Laker seen it was unjust,as it was and still is.
Reddit will suck this guy off for any reason possible
Dunno about Reddit, but I would. Boy is hot AF.
You need to get out more.
I honestly cannot wait for r/nba to turn on this guy. Really starting to not like him. I may be butthurt from those 3 losses but idc this guy is so annoying bruh
Yeah, and watching OKC guys sing pop songs isn’t annoying.
Typical Reddit putting words in someone else’s mouth. When did I say that wasn’t annoying dumbass
Wemby is incredible to perform so brilliant while suffering from peyronie’s disease.