The Lakers crushed the Timberwolves today, but Kobe Bryant fractured his right index finger. He had to go to the locker room to get an X-ray, but even a broken finger can’t keep Kobe down. He later came back to the game to help the Lakers win another big game. We will have to check back tomorrow to see if #24 will be ready for Utah.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4736247
The folks at Nike are at it again!!! This time they reinvent Kobe Bryant and Lebron James as Muppet-Like puppets. Kobe comes off like an old man while Lebron comes off like a 10 year old kid. The commercials are very funny, but i can’t see how Kobe or Lebron could approve of the way they are portrayed in these commercials. TheNBA league office must have had to sign off of these ads. Here are all the ads in one spot.
NikeBasketball.com
Chalk
Three Championship Rings
Unstoppable
Car Jump
Mrs. Lewis
Kid (Lil Dez)
You can find high quality videos here at the Nike Basketball website.
Updated Information:
Many folks have been asking who created the Kobe/Lebron Most Valuable Puppet Ads for Nike.
The PuppetVision Blog had some information available.
It appears that the puppets in the ads were created by Legacy Effects and the voice of Kobe Bryant was done by former “In Living Color” actor David Allen Grier. Lebron James’ voice was performed by SNL’s Keenan Thompson. It has been reported that the voice of Little Desmond (Lil’ Dez) is performed by Role Models actor Bobb’e J. Thompson
I am still trying to find more information on the ad agency that created the ads.
It looks like the playoff hype is in full effect. The NBA released a commercial that features Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’neil delivering the same monologue. The NBA playoffs being on April 19th.
Is the NBA predicting a Lakers vs. Suns playoff. I think that David Stern’s dream may come true this year if the Suns’ Shaq and Nash can make a push towards the end of the season.
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Kobe hits lady in the face with a sweaty towel.