No shade to Michael Jordan, but The Game is choosing to support Lonzo Ball and his family, including his infamous father Lavar, with the purchase of their Big Baller BrandĀ ZO2: Prime sneakers. He claims heās choosing the shoes instead of Jordans because to be quite frank, MJ hasnāt done much for the Black community.
A receipt of Gameās nearly $2,000 purchase was posted to his Instagram Thursday (May 11) along with a myriad of reasons as to why he felt compelled to buy the $495 black and gold kicks for his son and all his friends.
āFunny how niggas will go & buy Gucci flip flops for $300-400 with no complaints but then complain & bitch when a kid & his family is making a name for themselves & trying to grow their own brandā¦..,ā the Compton, California native captioned on his IG post. āI also think about all these $500 duplicate Jordans niggas out here going broke & dying over just trying to keep up with Jonesāsā¦. While MJ, as much as I love & support him & his legacy aināt really ever did much for the black community other then tax our mothafuckinā ass for the same shoes over & over as well as charge these kids parents hella money to get in these camps.ā
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The Game also has plans on kicking out more dough for 10 more pairs of the Big Baller Brand shoes. He plans to put them on the feet of some kids whose parents canāt afford the shoes on behalf of his Robin Hood Project.
The reasoning behind The Gameās ZO2 buy echoes that of Slim Thugās as well. The Houston rap legend posted to his own Instagram account a screenshot of him purchasing the sneakers, saying that he buys ugly designer shoes all the time so why not support his own people?
The ZO2: Primeās price point has been the source of controversy since the onyx silhouette was unveiled. Described as a āfirst class fit for any collection,ā Lavar defends the price tag as being symbolic when he made a recent appearance on FOXās Undisputed.
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āThat shoe is symbolic already on the fact that heās coming in with his own brand,ā he explains in reference to his son Lonzo Ball. āNobodyās ever done that. So if I sell 50 shoes, who cares? Itās a family thing. Itās for the family, I make them all for Lonzo. Lonzo has his own shoe.ā
While some, including Shaquille OāNeal, have attacked the father for making such a pricey shoe, others have been supportive and have no shame displaying their support like Chad Ochocinco, Slim Thug and The Game have.