Nike Made A New Commercial With The Kobe And LeBron Puppets Since Kobe's Numbers Are Being Retired Tonight
Yeah I know Portnoy will get upset because of the #NoFreeAds policy here at Barstool but I’m throwing this blog up anyway. Because I loved those Puppet Kobe and LeBron commercials back in the day when it looked like we would actually get a Kobe vs. LeBron final. The master vs. the up-and-comer.
I loved watching Puppet Kobe acting like a huuuuuge asshole while Puppet LeBron was throwing chalk all over the goddamn place like a child. The thought of the NBA’s two biggest superstars battling it out in the Finals must have given David Stern wet dreams every single night. Instead Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Hedo motherfucking Turkoglu, SVG, and the Orlando Magic got in the way and the rest is basketball history. But these commercials dropping throughout the season and playoffs were fun until since it looked like Nike had called their shot.
And while I admire this commercial coming back as a tribute to Kobe, Puppet Kobe must be drunk on Pina Coladas if he thinks these two jerseys
Are more important to NBA history than these two jerseys
But today is the Mamba’s Day, so it’s best that we remember some of the best moments of Kobe’s career.
From eating Matt Barnes’ ball fake.
To eating two punches from Chris Childs.
To calling Dwight Howard soft on national TV.
To winning the Dunk Contest as an 18-year-old.
To telling Mitch Kupchak his teammates weren’t doing it for him.
To the infamous all white everything photo shoot.
To the infamous “I’m sorry I cheated on you and am being accused of sexual assault” pink diamond ring.
To R. Kelly watching Kobe’s final game on Michael Scott’s TV.
To pretty much his entire
P.S. If we are going to talk about awesome old Nike commercials, I have to include the Randy Moss and Jason Williams commercial. Maybe my favorite of all-time. When I think West Virginia, I think hillbillies at Rough N Rowdy. But there was also somehow a high school that housed two of the most exciting athletes on the planet when they were teenagers in that state. Crazy shit.