L.A. Coffee Chain Proclaims Ban of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George

The ban is not going over well with many people.

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A California coffee chain that was, no doubt, seeking publicity decided to react to the Clippers' acquistions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George by banning the two players from their establishment(s). As you can tell by this article their ploy has at least had some success.

Specifically, the coffee chain in question is Alfred Coffee, which currently boasts nine locations throughout California. They made their public proclamation to the pair of stars on Monday via a tongue in cheek message on their Instagram. The source of their ire? Well, as you know there are two teams in L.A., and apparently the Lakers are supposed to be the only squad that ever gets the spotlight. Mets, White Sox, Jets, Angels, Nets (circa up to a week ago), and probably a few other fan bases know the feeling.

LA coffee chain bans Kawhi Leonard from all locations after failing to sign with Lakers https://t.co/qIzbZGLiGh pic.twitter.com/UE7OEYBTs4

— Eater LA (@eaterla) July 8, 2019

The message, which you can see here, said “We reserve the right to refuse service to Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and anyone else affiliated with the Clippers organization.”

Uh oh.... RIP Alfred Coffee YELP page pic.twitter.com/ChnDeC6tbn

— frequentfriar (@xelantfriar) July 8, 2019

Now if there is a happy medium between saying "hey, great" under your breath, and coming up with a campaign to destroy a business with a bombardment of angry Yelp reviews, like this...:

@alfredcoffee respect the name and welcome all Angelenos to your chain(s). Laker fan here, but hats off to PG and Kawhi making the right business choice for them.

We good with AD and Lebron. Let's get it!

-Alfredo

— Fred (@SaborenSonido) July 8, 2019

...it would be making a snarky and sometimes serious joke or observation on Twitter, because it'll only take an hour or two before that gets buried by yet more snarky and sometimes serious jokes/commentary on some other topic.

So, without further adieu:

I doubt Kawhi will ever be able to recover from this. https://t.co/za5dFA1512

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 8, 2019

Exclusive: 🤦🏼‍♂️ @alfredcoffee is stupid. (BTW Discrimination as a bit is really cool way to identify your brand) #ClipperNation https://t.co/nLXx4zgmcw

— Paul Scheer (@paulscheer) July 8, 2019

@alfredcoffee been a longtime fan of your coffee but your little kawhi Leonard stint cost you my business for life. LA isn’t just Laker fans.

— Go Clips Go! (@goclipsgo13) July 8, 2019

This is stupid. https://t.co/jdBz99muVN

— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) July 8, 2019

Friends, whatever your level of pettiness is? Alfred Coffee's tops it. https://t.co/fPGGsEw1rA

— bæ grylls AKA Vaximillien Robespierre (@TheAuracl3) July 8, 2019

Alfred Coffee employees going to work pic.twitter.com/lZqba8Tias

— Derek Kudjer (@koojababy) July 8, 2019

Yo @alfredcoffee please also consider banning: https://t.co/Ny9Y2JBO8M

— JORDAN OKUN (@JORDANOKUN) July 8, 2019

I can't stress this enough.... F Alfred coffee https://t.co/WujmPECCHU

— Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) July 8, 2019

Very weird flex https://t.co/SqtSKfe1PP

— Dràmon Verde (@__aaron_j) July 8, 2019

Kawhi Leonard be like: pic.twitter.com/Ubcnf0SvJl

— Matt (@MChonger) July 8, 2019

And by doing this the chain now gets free press and a little love from the majority fan base. I didn't even know this chain existed before this. This will probably not be the last business to use this kind of advertising, either, however petty.

— James M. (@JamesRedElk) July 8, 2019

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