NFT Twitter came for John Wall as the NBA star's new project called ‘Baby Ballers' is off to a horrible start prior to even hitting the market. A week before its official release, social media went on a frenzy to roast Wall's blockchain-based project citing that it was a rip-off of a combination of things like Fortnite and the animated film ‘Boss Baby', to mention a few.
The 31-year-old, who's currently a free agent as he approaches his 12th season in the league, is one of the many athletes who have joined the whole crypto and NFT craze as of late. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets that have absolutely dominated the digital landscape over these past few months. And so far, it seems that Wall's journey to the metaverse is hitting a massive roadblock as he and his team try to hurdle their way out of a gazzilion of hate.
For context, Baby Ballers is an NFT project curated by Wall that aims to release 4,000 unique images or avatars. It also has a noble goal to raise $100,000 for charity. Thing is, a lot of folks on Twitter called foul as many noticed that the project wasn't as unique as it wanted to be. In an effort to create some buzz, the project released a few sneak peeks which ended up being roasted on Twitter.
Users like @themariokarters.eth and @jjhlane were quick to point out that the art (which has now been taken down on Twitter), seemed to have simply screengrabbed a background from a location map from the popular game Fortnite. Add to that, the initial rendering of the digital characters were eerily similar to that of the animated series Boss Baby:
John, why is the background of your NFT ripped directly from a Fortnite screenshot? pic.twitter.com/tgcV8XeYaq
— themariokarters (@themariokarters) September 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/jjhlane/status/1440691821374427150
John Wall fans might want to look away on these next tweets:
Serious question… What were people expecting John Wall to put out as an NFT project? Should be so obvious that it’s just a cash grab scam like nearly every other celeb drop. He hasn’t done shit for the community. His handlers asked me to join their Twitter Space. I just laughed.
— Beanie (@beaniemaxi) September 23, 2021
John Wall taking an absolute L today lmao NFT space is wild
— iamsad.eth 💀 (@degensad) September 22, 2021
I think @JohnWall needs an NFT intervention.. @NFTsAnonymous @themariokarters @personalcorner @moneymacc @DezBryant
— maximilian (@CircaDiem) September 22, 2021
Bro i feel like calling out @JohnWall and the other celebrities for rushing NFT projects and completely fuckin up with the community
This is not about your bank account bro. You dont get it.
— fxnction (@fxnction) September 22, 2021
From “hopping into the NFT wave” to releasing your own project the same week.
Life comes at you faster than @JohnWall himself
— alec // hookem.eth 🤘🏼 (@himynameisalec) September 22, 2021
Baby Ballers is still slated to release on September 30, Thursday with a 0.15 Ξ (Etheruem) price tag which is currently at around $460. For more information, click here.
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