In what comes as a more comedic touch to the FTX quandary, Bang Bros took to Twitter putting their hat in the ring for naming rights to Miami Heat’s home arena.
Earlier, it was reported that Miami-Dade County and the Heat are ending their arena naming rights deal with FTX after the cryptocurrency firm went bankrupt. While the home base of the franchise was still referred to as FTX Arena ahead of their game against the Charlotte Hornets, the signage will soon come down.
And in a more hilarious twist, Bang Bros wanted to perhaps name the arena after the fiasco wanting to call it the Bang Bros Center.
Our offer for the naming rights still stands ! They should take our deal! https://t.co/pZEtTltEvn@BillyCorben @ONLYinDADE
— BANG BROS (@BangBrosStudios) November 11, 2022
Our offer for the naming rights still stands ! They should take our deal!
While this move evoked a few laughs, there is no doubt that the Heat home court that was called FTX Arena since 2021 will have a new name coming up.
Miami-Dade County And The Heat “Disappointed” With News Regarding FTX
With both entities moving swiftly to terminate their deal with FTX, the move was labeled disappointing after the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy.
FTX was involved in several sports-related deals, including with Mercedes for Formula One racing and a sponsor deal with MLB, whose umpires’ uniforms bear the company’s logo. Soon after the fiasco, Mercedes remarked that it would immediately remove FTX logos on its F1 cars.
On the topic of Bang Bros wanting to bag the naming rights of the arena, it should be noted that they actually submitted a $10 million bid for the home court in 2019. The pornographic film studio had taken to Twitter to make their announcement.
https://twitter.com/BangBrosDotCom1/status/1172216456563560448
“We’ve officially Submitted our $10,000,000 bid for the naming rights to the Miami Heat Arena. We wish to thank American Airlines for their past support of the @MiamiHEAT We intend to change the name to the BangBros Center aka ‘The BBC’ #BangBrosCares,” they wrote on Twitter.
In a joint statement released by the county and the NBA franchise, the two parties explained how the deal was a dampener. Per ESPN:
“The reports about FTX and its affiliates are extremely disappointing. Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat are immediately taking action to terminate our business relationships with FTX, and we will be working together to find a new naming rights partner for the arena.”
On the game front, the Heat will play the Hornets again after registering a 117-112 win and follow it up with a skirmish against Phoenix Suns. The team is currently on a 5-7 run and is placed 11th in the Eastern Conference standings. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics are placed first and second, respectively.
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