Kobe Bryant Making Business Moves

[Buddy Mignon]

Kobe Bryant Making Business MovesBy Business Journal StaffThursday, December 3, 2015Kobe Bryant is only starting to finish his basketball career but he’s already turning his attention to business
Bryant's company, Kobe Inc., has filed for various trademarks that are linked to a marketing campaign for his last year as a professional basketball player, ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14275791/kobe-bryant-company-kobe-inc-files-trademarks-linked-last-season-los-angeles-lakers) reports. According to the publication, the Los Angeles Lakers’ player recently trademarked the company’s name with the Patent and Trademark Office, in addition to the "KB20" mark, which symbolizes his 20 years in the NBA with the team.
Since Bryant’s retirement announcement, ESPN reports that ticket sales have risen dramatically. A Ticketmaster official told ESPN.com on Wednesday that sales to Lakers games have been up 85 percent.

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[midnightpulp]

Too bad he can't make shots.

[ambchang]

How much is his historically bad season hurting his image, and thus future business value? $100 million? $1 million? $1 billion?

[Mr Bones]

Obviously, he has to focus on something other than missing 70% of his shots on a basketball court. That would just be silly.

[Canyonero]

Getting funds for his next rape case?

[Silver&Black]

Too bad he can't make shots.

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[nowitzkikopf]

Too bad he can't make shots.