“LeBron James has jumped onto the NFT bandwagon”: Lakers MVP hands out free Space Jam: A New Legacy NFTs ahead of the movie’s release

Samir Mehdi | 13/07/2021
“LeBron James has jumped onto the NFT bandwagon”: Lakers MVP hands out free Space Jam: A New Legacy NFTs ahead of the movie’s release

LeBron James dips his toes into the NFT game as he dishes out a couple free NFTs based on his movie, Space Jam: A New Legacy. 

After rumors of Space Jam 2 potentially going into production for nearly a decade, LeBron James took it upon himself to bless the basketball community with another movie based around the sport. The movie will find the Lakers superstar team up with the Looney Tunes to help save his son from Al G-Rhythm as he battles it out with the Goon Squad. 

In preparation for the release of this movie, LeBron James and the Space Jam: A New Legacy crew has decided to do a massive NFT drop. NFTs took over during the beginning of this year as many were investing thousands of dollars into the non-fungible token business to hopefully have them be worth more down the line.

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NBA TopShot was one of the first to do pack drops quite frequently as the NFTs would feature in-game moments from NBA superstars. Moments such as LeBron James dunks went for over $300,000 while other cards featuring guys like Lamelo Ball were also placed in a similar category. 

LeBron James drops Space Jam 2 NFTs. 

In collaboration with Mark Cuban’s NFT company, Niftys, LeBron James had dropped 91,000 Space Jam 2 themed NFTs. All of these tokens will be classified into 5 tiers which range from common to legendary. The three tiers in between as uncommon, rare, and epic. For comparison, there will be 3000 commons available while only 10 legendarys will be available.

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 This marks the biggest NFT drop in collaboration with a movie, in history. It’s fairly simple to collect your free NFTs as you click on the highlighted link here and simply claim your first free token. The characters can include, of course, LeBron James and also other members of the Looney Tunes such as Taz, Tweety Bird, and more. 

Servers have reportedly been quite slow due to the unprecedented number of people who are on the website at once. The Niftys social media team has reassured their consumers on having the website up and running as quick as they can. 

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Samir Mehdi

Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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