Monday, December 13th, 2010 at 12:30 pm  |  19 responses

Turkish Airlines’ New Spokesman: Kobe Bryant

Naturally, Bean has never even been to Turkey. But he promises that he’ll totally visit the country now that they’ve thrown a boatload of cash at him. CNBC reports: “It’s a two-year deal that will involve Bryant starring in a promotional film that will be aired on international television channels and in movie theatres in more than 80 countries next year. The company will also use Bryant in digital, print and billboard advertising. ‘I’ve never been to Turkey,’ Bryant said. ‘But all the guys on the team in the league who have been keep saying it’s one of the hottest places to go to.’ Bryant said as part of the deal he’ll make several trips to the country. The airline will begin non-stop service from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul, Turkey, four times a week beginning in March. Los Angeles is its fifth North American gateway, following New York, Chicago, Washington and Toronto. Last year, Bryant signed a deal with Chinese web company Sina.com to start a blog on the site. ‘This another deal for me that proves that we’re global,’ Bryant said. ‘And it obviously makes sense with them starting flights from L.A.’”

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  • Fat Lever Posted: Dec.13 at 12:48 pm
    No Istanbul sh!t! Get those international duckets!

  • slamfan4life Posted: Dec.13 at 1:09 pm
    OMG THIS IS SICK

  • Lz - Cphfinest3 Posted: Dec.13 at 1:13 pm
    Wouldn’t it make more sense for them to sign Iverson?

  • Rob Posted: Dec.13 at 1:29 pm
    apparently Turkish MJ (= Hidayet Turkoglu) was not good enough. And Turkish Iverson (= Allen Iverson) either. LOL.

  • max Posted: Dec.13 at 1:43 pm
    they should’ve signed danny granger…

  • Jake Posted: Dec.13 at 1:46 pm
    Should have signed Chris Dudley.

  • The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Dec.13 at 2:05 pm
    get your money Kobes!!! probably never flew on that airliner in his life too lol. I saw that video they did with the Manchester United soccer team, they certaintly are droppin marketing dollars…..shoulda got my man Rudy Gay in their too…

  • Jackie Moon Posted: Dec.13 at 3:02 pm
    Ever spent time in a Turkish prison?

  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Dec.13 at 4:46 pm
    Does jackie moon have something to share with the group?

  • wikileak Posted: Dec.13 at 7:09 pm
    jackie moon thinks movies are real stories

  • nobrain Posted: Dec.13 at 8:35 pm
    jackie moon thinks avatar is real either.

  • Anton Posted: Dec.13 at 8:39 pm
    Great, co-pilots are never gonna get minutes now.

  • Groves Posted: Dec.14 at 3:28 am
    Shoulda signed better engineers

  • al Posted: Dec.14 at 4:09 am
    this is retarded.
    like dennis rodman promting celebacy retarted

  • rikson Posted: Dec.14 at 5:11 am
    @Anton Hahaha… great one!

  • Nick Posted: Dec.14 at 6:16 am
    Should have signed Brian Scalabrine.

  • JD Posted: Dec.14 at 9:45 am
    would been much easier just to get AI to do tis

  • matt the jazz fan Posted: Dec.14 at 10:54 am
    okur

  • zeny Posted: Dec.14 at 11:01 pm
    congrats kobe….way to go…d no.1

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