Big Penny Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 (CNN) -- He earns millions of dollars every year, but basketball star LeBron James wants investors to splash out up to $500,000 each to sponsor his lavish 26th birthday celebrations. The Miami Heat player has hired a marketing firm to find backers willing to help fund his December 30 party, dubbed the "Full Court Birthday Celebration." James, who earned a reported $14.5 million in salary this year, enlisted SA Global Plus -- whose website shows slides from a presentation given to potential investors. The sponsorship opportunities range from $10,000 for a single event on his 11-stop "LeBron James Dinner Party Tour" to $500,000 for a season package.Event is royal themed fitting for a birthday celebration of a king, channeling an ambience of extravagant court life Next week's A-list party will take place at the Coco De Ville Lounge in Miami Beach's Gansevoort Hotel, and the presentation promises an array of stars including athletes, musicians and political figures who "reinvent and set the tone for a chic lifestyle." The celebrity bash "is royal themed fitting for a birthday celebration of a king, channeling an ambience of extravagant court life." Click here to see SA Global Plus' 12-slide presentation Potential sponsors will have further chances to catch a glimpse of the self-styled "King" as his celebrations -- which started in New York this month -- keep going until the final date in Atlanta on April 10. But for someone who pays so much attention to the finer details, his name is spelled "Lebron" throughout the presentation -- at odds with his own website's preference. It is not the first time the former Cleveland Cavaliers guard, who calls himself "King James" on his Twitter account, has attracted attention away from the basketball court. The six-time NBA All-Star ended months of speculation about his future in July, when he announced he would be joining the Heat on a live television special called "The Decision." The broadcast, which led to James becoming a pariah among Cavaliers fans, attracted a reported 10 million viewers. The Heat will take on two-time defending NBA champions the Lakers in Los Angeles in Saturday's high-profile Christmas clash.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/12/24/basketball.nba.lebron.james/index.html?hpt=C2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 You know how many athletes have their events sponsored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 You know how many athletes have their events sponsored?I'd love for you to inform me of some other high profile athletes that have their birthday parties sponsored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 You know how many athletes have their events sponsored?Lol. I don't hate LeBron like most here, or hell, even most in America, but it is pretty funny how you defend him in every single thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 You know how many athletes have their events sponsored?what does that have to do with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htown11 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 He could obviously afford to throw it himself, but if he actually has sponsors that step up and pick up the tab he sure as hell is a smart businessman. Some of the richest people in the world are cheapskates. But if I was in the same situation and I had sponsors throwing themselves at me if that actually is the case then why the hell would I not accept a paid off party? Hollywood actors get this done all the time, and they have a good amount of money as well. What's more amusing is how this is a "party tour" lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Smart move by LBJ, why pay when you have the spotlight on yourself and other companies can profit from your marketability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 I'd love for you to inform me of some other high profile athletes that have their birthday parties sponsored. Whenever a big time athlete throws a party/event/gala type thing there are usually sponsors involved. Rarely do these guys ever pick up the bill for their own party. A lot of the time its the club or the liquor companies like Ciroc or Absolute that will sponsor it. The sponsors end up profiting in the end because once people see the pictures of their favorite athlete or celebrity drinking that or partying at that club they're going to want to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Lol. I don't hate LeBron like most here, or hell, even most in America, but it is pretty funny how you defend him in every single thread. There's nothing to defend here lol. He didn't do anything wrong at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Just a few examples: http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/102965447.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892102A727B1636DE2E630B30A67DC6B111E4112DFCE45FA8D9215DE5A498404E027F06BF04B24B4128C http://gossiponthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lbj-bday1.jpghttp://www.wizznutzz.com/images/gilbertsparty/gilbert_diddy.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 no way those are birthday parties, they aren't at chuck e cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 You know how many athletes have their events sponsored? lol I knew it was coming and it's still hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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