Where Self-Absorption Happens

"Hey Everyone, Come And See How Good I Look!"

The NBA has recently become pretty full of itself, but with LeBron headlining TV and the entirety of China tuning in to watch Yao manhandle Yi, why shouldn’t they be? But, their ad campaign has become a little annoying. They show pictures of Kobe, Baron Davis and Nash and play some Michelle Branch-esque piano chord, ending each ad with the slogan “Where Amazing Happens”. Kulapuch1 of YouTube has produced a line of commercials that should be airing the same month that Marbury’s shoes are released in stores that anyone has ever heard of. (Get it? Never!).

Karma Karma Karma Chameleon: He's Out For The Season But Not Out Of Our Hearts

He might be out for the season, but Greg Oden continues to remind fans he's around. This commercial alone makes him a real ROTY candidate, though not playing in any games may hurt his chances.

Chameleon? Yes. Obviously 40 years old? YES.

Which Is Funnier, Gheroghe Muresan Dancing Or Dikembe Drinking Root Beer? Now You Know

Aside from Terrible Terry Tate and Chad Johnson, no athletes are better equipped for hilarity than basketball players. They’re used to the pressure, timing and gun-wielding inherent in comedic acting. These skills, in combination with SportsCenter’s ability to write phenomenal commercials, have lead to some entertaining ends. Game Recognize the best basketball related SportsCenter ads in history.

10) This commercial back from ‘97 is an excellent example of SportsCenter humor, but a poor example of Kobe’s acting ability. Put him on trial and I promise he’ll be more convincing than this.


9) Mutumbo was offered Dustin Hoffman’s roll in “Rain Man”. He declined so he could spend more time with his 17 children.


8) Scott Van Pelt and Stuart Scott are SportsCenter’s two leading actors and this clip proves it. Note the LeBron reference.


7) Shaq hasn’t been this good since Shazzoo. Kazzam? Shapow? Whatever that movie was called.


6) DWade wants his highlights to make him look like a superhero. What he doesn’t realize is that this commercial makes it seem like he has super comedy.

5) Is there any real joke to this commercial? No, unless you consider the expressive art of dancing funny.


4) This is the fabled commercial that got Lorne Michaels interested in Bron.


3) Grant Hill is a true pioneer for the NBActor. I wonder if he can actually play the piano.


2) Scott Van Pelt is gross.


1) This commercial gets the number one spot because of all the O.G.s.


Well there you have it, the top ten (of 11) basketball related SportsCenter commercials in order for your convenience. Wait until Greg Oden gets better. Can anyone say “deformed face” jokes?

What Is Going On In Hermosa Beach?

If you play enough pickup, this tends to happen a lot.

Glory Be...

Basketball ads have been pretty memorable, from the Freestyle commercial to the many faces of LeBron, Nike has contributed more than its fare share of television memories. Never have they done it better, however, than these two old school parodies in which they superimpose Vince Carter and others into old ABA clips. These are two of my favorite basketball commercials ever.