Maybe it’s just because I live in Southern California, where the taco is ubiquitous, but “taco Tuesday” has been a thing for a long time. Every eatery that sells tacos seems to have a Tuesday special. (As an aside, the best tacos in Los Angeles are at Sonoratown in downtown L.A. There are good tacos everywhere in SoCal, but these are just magical.)
LeBron James’ personal chef started doing taco Tuesday’s for his family, and it became a thing on social media. A big thing. So much so that when he skips a week mentioning it people wonder what is going on (it doesn’t take much to get conspiracy theories going on Twitter).
WHAT IS IT?! @KingJames 👑🌮 pic.twitter.com/zeWCwI2prA
— LeBron James Family Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) August 14, 2019
You already know what today is..... Yup you guessed it. 🌮 TUEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSDAY🤪😆😁😂🤣😋
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 30, 2019
LeBron is still celebrating #TacoTuesday 😂🌮
— ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2019
(via @KingJames) pic.twitter.com/BcRHVY22uU
LeBron knows a business opportunity when he sees one, so he’s looking to trademark “Taco Tuesday” and use that name in a podcast, something Josh Gerben — a trademark lawyer — first found and reported on Twitter.
A company owned by Lebron James, LBJ Trademarks LLC, has filed a trademark for TACO TUESDAY.
— Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) August 31, 2019
The filing indicates Lebron intends to continue offering his popular 'TACO TUESDAY' posts on social media and launch a podcast under the name.
My analysis 👇#TacoTuesday pic.twitter.com/lXFwIEy4Py
This in no way means the Lakers are going to try to acquire Tacko Fall. Probably.
While I’ve watched “The Night Of” and other television shows with lawyers, I don’t feel qualified to comment on the legality of this. Apparently you have to go to some kind of school to get a law degree.
But if you wonder why young players idolize LeBron, it’s not just what he does on the court — it’s his business acumen. It’s that he has worked hard to build a brand that goes beyond basketball and he isn’t afraid to flex his power. Trying to trademark “taco Tuesday” is very on brand, a smart business move.