With 4 major titles in her bag, the Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka, has cemented her position as one of the top players on the WTA circuit. She has further claimed success and popularity with her sheer brilliance off the tennis court as well, teaming up with renowned brands like Nike and Vogue.
Since then, Osaka has been quite impressed with all the brand’s marketing strategies, including its commercials that often have some of the greatest athletes. Even the latest Nike commercial for the NBA legend, LeBron James has caught the attention of Osaka as she showered praise on it. However, the tennis community had a different say about her reaction.
Fans criticize Naomi Osaka as she praises the most recent Nike advertisement
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The entire sporting realm has been delighted with the Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James, as he becomes the NBA’s all-time points record holder, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Jabbar’s record was broken during the Lakers and Oklahoma City match in which LeBron bagged 38 points. To honor the NBA legend, Nike recently released a commercial that broke the internet.
The new Nike LeBron video commercial also caught the attention of the Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka. The 4-time singles Grand Slam champion took to her Twitter handle to lavish praise on it as something historic has happened in the sporting community. She said, “Nah cause Nike always has the best commercials after something historic has happened.”
Nah cause Nike always has the best commercials after something historic has happened.
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) February 8, 2023
However, the tennis community was not impressed with Osaka’s remarks. The fans swarmed the comments section to oppose her view. One of the fans said, “Nah that was an L, using a sermon to talk about Lebron is weird behavior”.
Nah that was an L, using a sermon to talk about Lebron is weird behavior
— TyGuy (@Raku23231SODMOG) February 8, 2023
As a successful tennis athlete, Osaka has been part of the elite Nike club, as she was previously featured in one of their advertisements. Notably, one of the fans asked, “Are you Nike gang?”
Are you Nike gang?
— R A F I X X Y Y (@Rafixxyy) February 8, 2023
Meanwhile, a user mentioned the name of the renowned American singer, Beyoncé while asking if the sports fashion powerhouse has made such an advert for her. The fan said, “Did they make one for beyonce”
Did they make one for beyonce
— Pao (@paodeIato) February 8, 2023
Others reacted in a similar way,
no exactly pic.twitter.com/Qzhhl6EMtQ
— ۟ (@904tr) February 8, 2023
That was disrespectful
— Royal Pedigree (@godpunishdevi1) February 8, 2023
They’re crooks!
— Firaol (@nativediplomat) February 8, 2023
They snapped fr https://t.co/2c5K6mQO6s
— David Djaco (@DavidxDjaco) February 8, 2023
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Lmao this!! https://t.co/QRvjC4bGmk
— UnapologeticAyesha (@AyeshaAlerts) February 8, 2023
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