"...this would seem a strange time for the 76ers to end their contract with Color Star, the Cayman Islands-registered, Dubai-based ready-mix concrete outfit pivoting to Web3 technology and hyping the forthcoming launch of a celeb-populated metaverse" Such a fantastic quote
This company feels like a combination of every shady business person and wantrepreneur I’ve ever crossed paths with. Bombastic CEO who thinks he can skip the “make it” part of “fake it till you make it” and then strongarm his way past any obstacles with legal threats.<p>The way the CEO misspells NY (New York) as “MY” in his own e-mail signature is a fitting touch.
footage of a meeting between the NBA and the "metaverse partner"<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8f-BQFo7lw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8f-BQFo7lw</a>
Is there any reason why the press release thumbnail is a picture of a Fortnite lobby?<p>This has gotten to the point where it transcends even the most bat-shit insane people; this has to be an elaborate troll or they are delusional.
Would love to hear the backstory on how this deal ever happened.<p>Granted sports organizations and can be as dysfunctional as any organization, but you would hope they would do a little vetting of who they make deals with.
The following is pretty far down on the list of facets of this story which are straight-up bonkers, but...<p>I would think that any threat of legal action on Color Star's part is an empty one, since that would mean "Lucas Capetian" would have to appear (either in-person or via video) for the purposes of a legal deposition. That seems unlikely, given "his" reticence to appear in public or reveal anything at all about his true identity.<p>Those with legal expertise, feel free to weigh in here.
Can someone translate the first sentence of the article for me? I have literally no idea what any of this means.<p>> Eagle-eyed viewers of Friday night’s Celtics-76ers tilt in Philadelphia will have noticed a sudden absence of the ubiquitous Color Star banners recently seen splashed on every available flat surface inside the home team’s arena