The return of LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers sent fans of his in a frenzy to purchase new LeBron merchandise from freshbrewedtees.com at a pace that sent sales skyrocketing and the website crashing.
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According to TMZ, “The demand for the shirts skyrocketed and in the first 5 minutes after the announcement, the site crashed due to a sudden influx of traffic”
“The owner, Tony Madalone, says the site has only been selling the shirts for a few days — but judging from the overwhelming interest, he expects to sell more than 10,000 shirts.”
Welcome Home LeBron. @FreshBrewedTees @tmadcle pic.twitter.com/4gZWpdR8e8
— The REAL Mark Johnson (@MarkJWeather) July 11, 2014
The King has returned and we're ready. New tees online NOW! #ClevelandMoney #BronnyBasketball #FOR6IVEN RETWEET pic.twitter.com/JUk8OMvlE1
— Fresh Brewed Tees (@FreshBrewedTees) July 11, 2014
These are just a sampling of the styles for sale that you can purchase for $25.99. Check out the full assortment of LeBron t-shirts available at freshbrewedtees. How many of you have purchased your t-shirt already?
The LeBron merchandise is going to be flying off the shelves in Cleveland and the surrounding areas across the state as fans rush to replace the jerseys some burned four years ago when he broke their hearts by signing with the Miami Heat and promptly playing in four NBA Finals and winning two championships.
On the flip side, stores and websites will now have to put his No. 6 Heat jerseys on clearance as they are now a throwback jersey and soon to be collecting dust on the shelves before being shipped to a third world country.