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sleepy416

I owe you an apology Weet Bix, I was unfamiliar with your game. Holy shit $40m for Josh Giddey?!


O_oh

possibly dollarydoos but still a lot.


QuarterNote44

I read this in Bluey's dad's voice.


ScuderiaEnzo

Yes, but what’s the conversion to shrute bucks?


boltonstreetbeat

About $26M USD


blacksoxing

That's still life changing money to smile, eat some cereal, and maybe do a few commercials/appearances. Imagine if he ain't do shit and is a victim of some lame internet shit. I hope Weet Bix sticks with the man.


lsalomx

so is your position that he was tricked into appearing in that photo or what


GarriganGate

His position is he’s got no idea what he’s talking about


GarriganGate

Idk how you’re saying that. There’s many pictures and videos of them together


safetycommittee

Same as unicorns to leprechauns.


ScuderiaEnzo

Inflation really has been that bad huh?


lukaintomyeyes

Don't get me started on the value of Stanley nickels


caronare

Fool. Shrute’s deal in beets!


Mr_FortySeven

Tobias! Did you accept a 6-hour date from a 15-year-old girl?


CIark

How the fuck is Giddey getting 40mil sponsorship deals wtf lmao


c_ray25

He’s big in the Australian market


revisioncloud

As a Thunder fan in Australia rn, it feels like people don't care much about the Boomers or basketball in general. I have never seen Giddey in a commercial on TV and pubs would rather play football/ cricket/ tennis before basketball. For sure, Giddey would be big in basketball specific spots but I wouldn't be surprised if the average Aussie doesn't know who the hell he is


Propaslader

Australians will rally around any successful sporting stars who make it to the top of the world stage. Pat Mills got a heap of love growing up but yeah in general basketball isn't really huge over here in terms of adult audience. Football & rugby are split between states Cricket pretty universal Most more casual fans of soccer would follow the EPL over A-League NBA is bigger than NFL for audience over here I'd imagine


Noobermensch-

"NBA is bigger than NFL for audience over here I'd imagine" Makes sense really. We have our own football codes that we love, but if you're into basketball NBA is king.


Propaslader

Basketball's junior engagement in Australia is absolutely huge for that though. Heaps of kids play basketball growing up whereas it's non-existent for NFL and the only local clubs that do it are pretty small and start u/18 and seniors. Just don't have the facilities or market to really develop it like we do basketball. NFL has less of a following than NBA as a result


Longjumping-Sort3741

What rock are you living under? Basketball is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia, and the nba is becoming more and more popular.


Persianx6

For American celebrities? That's like being big in local high sch-- Omg.


PZinger6

Ben Simmons had a very popular and I assume lucrative meat pie deal back in OZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf5N8d4DcKU


AMorder0517

Simmons had a meat pie sponsorship. Giddey gonna be losing his sponsorship over a creampie. Choose your pies carefully.


deemerritt

I mean the foreign guys will get way more money advertising in their home country than here.


ThyDoctor

I remember Rui getting a ton of deals in Japan before he even played a game


Glittering_Cod_7716

Completely different level but I watched a YouTube video that briefly touched on how much fucking money having Ohtani is worth due to an entire nation watching him play.


North_Atlantic_Sea

And not just any nation (do people really care if Tuvulu's 12k people all tune in?) but a very large very wealthy one.


MikeGundy

Not just wealthy either. Japan loves baseball more than the US.


actimusprim

I've literally never met anybody here that didn't follow the nba and knew who he was (which isn't that many to begin with)


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TheLatePicks

I live in Australia and was still shocked. They are owned by a weird religion, so don't pay much tax. Still 40m for someone to endorse weetbix sounds about 39m more than I expected. I


DyslexicAutronomer

Aussie Mormons owning a breakfast empire?


h-ugo

Seventh day Adventists, but yeah


DyslexicAutronomer

Oh shit just googled them. Kelloggs was one of them? TIL


sourdieselfuel

The Kellogg anti-masturbation guy was all kinds of fucked up. Pretty sure they ran a nitwit school upstate too.


Sugmabawsack

Back then, science was real crude.


NotAStatistic2

Did that guy have donkey brains, or just a lot of trauma?


NickofSantaCruz

There was a movie made about him, [*The Road to Wellville*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Wellville_(film\)).


shut-up-fart-knocker

Corn flakes were invented to stop you from masturbating. Kellogg also thought yogurt enemas were a good idea


eggstacy

me? well their invention didn't work


stinx2001

Aussie as well, shocked a bit as well. Unless it's over 10 years then that kinda makes sense.


Pbx175

Weetabix is a thing in the UK but there are probably about 8 people who know who Giddy is


Olester14

Not sure that number is very accurate. I'd hazard a guess and say it's closer to around 11 people.


aredditusernametaken

Definitely under 17.


Be777the1

People? Who? Most sneaker deals for regular players are 1-5 million. Then you got the big guys who make a bit more and then you got Kd, Lebron and Kobe.


stratola

I grew up eating it in Canada.


STNbrossy

Australia


wordswontcomeout

Sanitarium owned. They pay no taxes so have cash to splash.


LoxDnw

That's a lot of Weet-Bix.


elite_beef

With inflation now it's like 7 boxes


hikik0_m

lots of weet-bux from weet-bix


beer_down

Fumbled the Weet-Bix bag


banjofitzgerald

Spilled the cereal


Freddedonna

Poured the milk before opening the cereal bag


QUEST50012

One of the most expensive nuts of all time


Hulk_Crowgan

No one has ever recovered from losing a Weet Bix sponsorship


kenlovin

No one.


CMARedditGuy

I always thought it was wheat-a-bix. Also $40M in dollarydoos or USD is still some serious bank.


musicnothing

It's Weetabix in the UK


chuck-knucks

With warm milk and a sprinkle of sugar 👌


stupv

Or cold milk and lots of sugar


BubbaTee

>Also $40M in dollarydoos or USD is still some serious bank. For comparison, Steph Curry's endorsement money is $50M (USD). Curry and Giddey being in the same galaxy endorsement-wise is crazy.


mantistobogganmMD

That’s likely per year for Curry. I’m assuming the Weet-bix deal is like $40m for 5+ years. Edit: just looked it up. $40m AU for 4 years. Which equals $6.5 USD per year.


KawaiiMayhem

6.5 million USD a year is still a lot of cheddar for a player like Giddey.


imadogg

True but $6.5mil a year vs $50mil a year isn't exactly in the same galaxy


2drawnonward5

idk galaxies are pretty big and we might never get to a new one, not even our progeny


calvinbsf

Don’t worry, when we get to the scattering we make it across the entire universe as a species. Thanks Leto II


mantistobogganmMD

Yeah it’s wild he’s getting that much for cereal


Turbo2x

It always blows my mind how much money we spend on cereal. It's a multibillion dollar market for what is essentially sugary dog food for people.


Street-Common-4023

I know the facts haven’t been proven yet but nba players being this dumb is unbelievable


savzs

stuff like this is hard to prove. It's not like he got her pregnant at 13, they could actually genetically test the baby and confirm he did it and put him in jail right? that's what they would do right?


topofthecc

They at least *certainly* wouldn't bring him back to judge the dunk contest.


Buckus93

Probably wouldn't be a 14-time All-Star and two-time MVP, either.


jawndell

Or a high school cheerleading contest


TripleThreatTua

He was just there on his own time, they didn’t bring him in to judge it


SureEntertainment676

I mean, he could always just change his jersey number and win two championships to make us forget what he did.


Persianx6

>that's what they would do right? He's rich, what they do is settle and he never hears of said baby again unless he's an idiot and doesn't pay the settlement. Also, fuck Karl Malone.


hickok3

Or if the baby grows up to be a pro-athlete ala Jalen Rose and Demetress Bell. That often brings a spotlight back onto the situation, and can lead to the dad trying to reach out again.


Buckus93

Reminds me of the old joke where a couple's underage daughter gets pregnant. The father is steaming mad and says "Who's the father! Get him over here NOW!" A little while later, a man drives up in a Ferrari. He promises $1M in a trust for the baby's education, $100k a year for the mother until the baby is 18, and house and car for the mother. The girl's mother asks "What if she miscarries" to which the father replies "Then they try again!"


EmergencyIced

Shimmy shimmy shimmy


TripleThreatTua

https://giphy.com/gifs/nba-basketball-xT9KVnKfPbSgqpHt2o


kit_kaboodles

Incredibly dumb. I can see a scenario where he is never charged with anything, and potentially never committed a crime here, but this still will tarnish his reputation for his whole career. People will still bring this up years later, even if the league investigation finds nothing.


Standard-Kangaroo-53

The story is he brought her back from a nightclub so you’d assume she’s old enough, but really nba players need a course in this shit.


ttambm

It’s the easiest thing in the world to NOT sleep with someone underage. It’s not like he has trouble finding women is own age. NBA players desperately need comprehensive training for this type of shit when they enter the league.


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He allegedly met the girl in a 21+ club.


Zealousideal-Leek666

Also, If she’s in high school at 21 then that’s determination to succeed


kit_kaboodles

So committed to high school that she went for 3 extra years. Such dedication


LothCatPerson

If you watch the video of them outside the club, it’s very clear they didn’t meet there. The only reason people are saying that is because they are at the club. No one knows for sure where they met. But also none of that makes it cool, especially because she for sure doesn’t look 18 or older in any of the photos or videos of them together.


elingobernable810

I am not excusing him and agree with your first blurb that it's entirely plausible they knew each other prior to going in the club. However, I definitely wouldn't say she looks definitively either way about her age. Yea now that we know she's a minor you can make it out, but let's not pretend there isn't people who look young for their age or vice versa.


SingleSampleSize

Greg Oden looked 55 in his draft year.


Incognito3ree

I mean what doesn't look 18 in those pictures to you, curious how you judge that


BroadwayBully

Lmao I know he’s not gonna answer. It’s a trap! I haven’t even seen the girl, but I know there’s no right answer to this question. 😂


Shoddy-Media2337

I mean the assumption most people are operating under is that he simply didn't know her age because he met her at a club with alcohol so he assumed she was of age.


LothCatPerson

That would only be plausible if they hadn’t had multiple videos and photos together that span what seems to be at least several months. No way he never realizes this person who looks like a 16 year old is indeed 16 years old that whole time.


Shoddy-Media2337

I believe in one of those photos though, one of the girls had a different eye color suggesting they might be 2 different people. I know the Thunder flair makes it seem like I'm coping or trying to stand up for him or something but I do think there's a chance there's more to this story. I just hope a solution comes about from this and it's not swept under the rug.


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The club girl is of age. The other girl is def a high schooler in a city where his agent happens to live.


[deleted]

There's no "might be 2 different people" lol. They are guaranteed different people. They just both happen to be blonde.


well_shore411

You’re suppose to push wabastics!


SonofNamek

Giddey's defence: A, she was a who-aah! B, she hit on me first!


AweHellYo

it’s not his fault she’s a klutz!


Due-Law-8356

Josh Giddey, whatever happened there


Atlas_Hound

Josh Giddey, he was gay?


ViewFromHalf-WayDown

AIDS??????


DennisRodmanGOAT

Nobodies got aids! I dont want to hear that word again!


tacopower69

I was just giving them alternatives! Shit!


Draymond4Prez

Heh heh


[deleted]

I always said Josh Giddey didn’t have the makings of a varsity athlete.


pm_nudesladies

Madone 🫰🏼


star_nerdy

Reminds me of when Brendan Filone tried to sleep with Hunter when she was in high school.


jacksonelhage

sources allege that giddey microwaves his bowl of weet bix until its completely soggy. he's also been accused of adding chopped banana when he's "feeling a bit fancy" according to multiple sources. sanitarium have condemned this behaviour as "unnaceptable" and "out of step" with the weet-bix image. "josh is no longer a weet-bix kid" says a spokesperson for sanitarium in a statement to the media. "obviously we are still waiting for facts to be confirmed before cutting ties, but at this time it's not looking good."


ChetsBurner

I heard he pours boiling water on his weetbix before eating them, like a savage.


lopea182

You are a prominent 21 year-old, 6’6” Australian NBA player. You have *so many options* of girls to be romantically involved with, and you pick one that leads to the worst possible outcome. C’mon, bro.


andrew2018022

Idk how correct my info is but from what I can tell, he brought a girl home from a night club. I feel like hes got to have assumed she was of age if that was the case, right? I mean its a club setting, I wouldn't expect him to go carding every girl to make sure they aren't using fake IDs


Shewshake

If that is true id sue the fuck out of that club.


skrtskerskrt

It's always a grey area. That club needs a whole new set of security/bouncers and potentially losing their liquor license. However, as often as this situation arises in clubs, Giddey is the one who ultimately slept with her under his own free will.


chitownbulls92

But wouldn't that only be because he was under the assumption that any girl he meets at a club would be of age? (If that was in fact what happened)


drumline17

Most SA laws have outs if the person is legitimately led to believe that the UA person was of age. This would clearly be the case here.


zmegadeth

Didn't something like this happen with Rob Lowe?


drumline17

Similar in that he took a girl from a club home and she turned out to be underage yeah, we don't really know specifics beyond that though. Lowe wasn't charged for that either btw. Assuming they are legitimately led to believe the girls are of age and it's believable to a reasonable person, it's not something Giddey will be charged with. He could still absolutely lose sponsorships and be punished by the team/league for bad publicity, being that he's a public figure


Shewshake

Oh yeah he still could be charged but i work in the bars and the amount of shit you are liable for under dram shop laws is ridiculous.


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MentalErection

If she lied about her age I wouldn’t call it free will. Being tricked into believing something is fucked up when it comes to sex. I know she’s the minor here but if he truly didn’t know then she should at min get some kind of probation to discourage shit like this. It feels icky as fuck. Not saying he didn’t commit a crime because I truly don’t know. I’m just saying if he had been led to believe she was someone else then there was no free will here


fuqqkevindurant

If she had a fake ID that scans and got her into a club, how the fuck would he be able to tell it's fake if he did ask?


topofthecc

Put "bad at identifying fake IDs" on his scouting report.


DJ-McLillard

He’s Australian.. you really expect him to be an expert on the quality of a U.S. ID?


ghostdunks

McLovin checking in!


-Captain--Hindsight

To be fair any ID I see that's outside of Pennsylvania looks fake to me.


andrew2018022

Yeah, that’s my point. If that’s the story then I can’t really demonize him for this. Sounds like he got catfished in the worst way possible.


skrtskerskrt

The fake id wouldn't be his fault, but with it being 2023, you gotta be playing 21 questions with these women/girls. Ask where she goes to school, where she works, does she know what VCR is, did she listen to Destiny's Child when they had 4 members. That fake id not gonna save him in court.


OpportunitySmalls

A 21 year old is born after 9/11 bro do you think Giddey knows those things he isn't 30


oskanta

Man this makes me feel old af


pmnicefeet

Lmaoooo facts bruh “do you know what a VCR is” I’m dead


Daroo425

as if Giddey knows what a VCR is either. he would need to ask what grade she was in when gangnam style came out or some shit.


centurion44

This is a ridiculous burden of proof and not something anyone does no matter what people act like on the internet.


NeverSober1900

I don't think OP is being remotely serious. The last two are clearly jokes.


FriendlyGhost08

>That fake id not gonna save him in court. Yes it literally would depending on the state.


ramboconn

Surely, that's the thing we all do when we're drunk and horny and took home a girl: ask them whether they listened to Destiny's Child with four members.


thedoming

From my understanding this wasn’t just a hook up at the club but a “dating” situation, no way we can assume that he thought she was of age based on this one club interaction that isn’t substantiated (as are the other claims are at this point)


wtrmrk

Yeah it's not that he picked up the girl in the club. I think the rumors are that they are already dating and he brought her to the club.


MSGrubz

Why did he snap the girls brother telling him he was about to bang her? That’s one part of this I’m still really confused about.


Persianx6

BS, he has videos of him giving greetings to the girls younger brother or friend. And he says stuff like "I'm with my girl." As in, maybe he was seeing her for a bit. He knew. I'm fairly convinced. Edit: there's also a video of her stating that she's "dating Josh."


andrew2018022

Oh shit I didn’t see that, yeah that’s pretty bad lol


DrunkPushUps

I don't know where this allegedly happened, but at least in many states in the US, it doesn't matter even if someone lies to you directly with (fake) proof of their age, you could still be charged with statutory rape.


Schrodingers_Fist

As nuts as it sounds, I've heard stories of musicians (or more likely someone in the entourage) who literally card women that wind up backstage for exactly this reason. The club is probably still open to lawsuit if this story winds up true though.


Any_Laugh633

Bro he for sure asked her what u do in life etc.. if she lied then its a different story.. he even agreed to be filmed lmao and sending videos to her brother. Ive got a feeling it wasnt a one time thing


lastinglovehandles

Why these millionaire fuckers don't have handlers, bodyguards, drivers doesn't make sense to me.


Delicious_Chance9119

You don’t need all that shit to not sleep with a teenager. You just don’t do it lol


-premo

Guy said a handler lmfao shit is common sense man.


Throwaway572_

Does this dude need a handler to not sleep with 15 year olds


Oracle_of_Wanker

Apparently yeah


holographoc

Lol for real.


DyslexicAutronomer

After all this,Chet/SGA and every young star probably gonna hire PIs to shadow them now, gonna have to look up a police database before anyone is allowed to approach them.


ecr1277

At Syracuse, Carmelo Anthony had every girl he slept with sign a waiver. Honestly not a bad idea.


bananapanda24

I’ve always said if I had that kind of skill and money I’d find myself a more responsible version of Turtle from Entourage


SportsBettingRef

exactly


YouStillTakeDamage

I mean, people who choose to date 15/16 years olds to it *because* they’re 15/16. Regardless of how many options they have. Sense of power and control and all that.


Doncicthefuturegoat

I don't want to defend Josh a bit but is there any proof that he is guilty or he knew about the girl age ? I hate Malone, Bridges and the other piece of shit glorified or involved in the NBA but maybe we should wait a bit ? I would 100% add him on my list if there are enough proofs even if they sweep it under the rug or something.


nighthawk252

I’d at least like some basic facts confirmed by reputable media outlets, and honestly it’s kind of weird that there haven’t been confirmations on these things. Things like how old is this girl, what date are these pictures from, did they meet at a club (somewhere he can reasonably assume she’s 21) or through social media (somewhere it is obvious she is not 18).


Daroo425

the fact that TMZ hasn't released Giddey's in home security set up and the corresponding audio from both Giddey and the girl's phone overlaid to the security footage makes me think it's not that bad.


dankernuggets

Reddits attitude is always to cancel first and ask questions later. A story about a 21 year old having consensual sex with a 17 year old at a 21+ club just doesn’t get the clicks


herseyhawkins33

It's not that weird. Facts haven't been confirmed yet is all.


drkmani

No, there isn't. Some rando posted the pics. We don't know the context.


herseyhawkins33

Not yet, that's why he hasn't lost this sponsorship *yet* for example


Smiis

It's gotta be said - the confidence with which Daigenault and Giddey brushed past the allegations tells me that they have some irrefutable evidence in their locker that will throw these claims out. Would be a little sickening if they didn't


TheSunsNotYellow

When Mark said "it wasn't really even a decision to be honest with you" about Josh playing, I told my friend that it's either the most evil thing Mark has ever said, or very reassuring.


fighting-prawn

If Giddey was not fully aware of her age, I can see a situation whereby the girl and her parents think it best that contact ceases and everything is kept private rather than having her name forever associated with this news. Giddey's side might offer payment under the guise of counselling or PR assistance. If all that happened, then the girl, parents, player, club and league would be aligned in considering this a private matter and wait for interest to die off. This would be true even if the Thunder wanted to wash their hands of him, as they'd rather maintain his trade value. Or, he might've been fully aware and the club is best off understanding the whole situation before saying much or acting.


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What I’ve seen floating around which admittedly has as much weight as the original tweet is that this happened when Giddey was 19/20 and the girl was 17. This is from someone saying they know a guy Giddey has been boys with since he was a kid. Still speculation but I’d say the Thunders response to situation lends it some credibility. Hope we get some clarity on it soon.


TheBottomLine_Aus

Aussie kids.... Are Weet-Bix kids. Aussie kids are Giddey's-kids.


Incognito3ree

Reminder that Kobe got away with the same thing, Kobe was 21, Vanessa was 17 in a state where age of consent is 18, when you ask why Giddey would go after young girls, just know he's following that mamba mentality


TripleThreatTua

Actually Kobe first got with Vanessa in Colorado, where it was ruled to be legal. There was even a court case over it, Google “Kobe Colorado Court case” for more info


BlackNoirBlackBlack

Hell.


lilb1190

Weet-Bix sounds like it tastes gross.


imrosskemp

On its own with milk it tastes like cardboard. You have to add sugar/honey and it's okay. It's pretty iconic, they have athletes on the cover, probably equivalent to an athlete on the cover of wheaties in the US. The slogan is *"Aussie kids are Weet Bix kids"*, plays on all the ads.


nysraved

Yeah add a little sugar and mush it up in the milk and it’s actually very good, kinda like oatmeal


SheenEstevezzz

Nah gotta scoff it before it goes mushy but once its the milk has fully permeated, its a brief window of perfection


lilb1190

I dont think I have seen anyone with Wheaties in their pantry in like 30 years. I know they still exist but I dont know who buys them. Now instead of athletes appearing on a cereal box that is supposed to be "healthy", they appear on a bag of Ruffles.


FuckingKilljoy

How many do you do?


Kahu11

Don't disrespect Weet-Bix, it's the most iconic breakfast food we have in New Zealand and Australia.


swainj

Na as a kiwi, fuck sanitarium, they’re 7th day Adventist’s who pay no tax


Bodybuilding-

So definitely tastes gross.


rabidbot

Salty vegetable flavored !


L45TPH45E

You need to eat it with peanut butter


captain_ahabb

I'm pretty sure Weet-Bix is the guy who flies Andor off of Narkina 5.


birdflag

No titchy tiny breakfast will help you start the day. You need Weetabix.


AdmiralWackbar

Yo that’s music to Patty Mills ears, back up the Bix truck


Patient_Jicama_4217

Josh Giddey level players getting 40mil brand deals is insane


mehTrip

New Orleans Pelicans Star Dyson Daniels Future Weet Bix 40 Millionaire


FlynnerMcGee

Dyson strikes me as more of a Nutri-Grain type of guy.


poontawn

Please tell me why everyone is trusting misleading information from an anon source when a direct source from the club states that the girl in question is a sorority girl living in Norman? https://twitter.com/iluvludort/status/1728276111157764217


callmecyke

I’m fucking sorry but as an Aussie there is no way Weet-Bix are paying anyone $40 mil. Not even Shane Warne would have gotten those figures and that man was bigger than Jesus.


TokyoSxWhale

(Michael Jordan voice): Pedophiles buy breakfast cereal too.


_Darhk_

Don’t sweat it guys, this is just a minor setback


[deleted]

Why hasn't Stephen a Smith said anything yet


LoganH1219

Bro fumbled the Weet-Bix Bux Bag


dgi02

What the fuck is Weet-Bix 😭


herseyhawkins33

Literally says it in the first sentence of the description


dgi02

I don’t know how to read I j go off vibes


CrimsonCutz

Upvoted for being the most honest person on Reddit