YouTubery: Dan Majerle's 1993 Theory of Desire

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Apologies for the slightly messed-up sound, but I just had to throw this up here. Isn't this Dan Majerle Nike ad, from 1993, like the exact inverse of today's sneaker commercials? Veteran white dude in a musty pick-up game, hitting the floor with abandon and looking every bit the humble, but motivated, schlub. Yeah, I'd say we're now at the polar opposite of that in ... [link]

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YouTube of the Day: Spike Lee's Urban Jungle Gym
Published 7/18/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
In 1992, Nike commissioned director Spike Lee to direct a series of commercials aimed at promoting racial harmony, along with selling kicks and ridiculing Tim Hardaway. The results were ugly, deadly, and hilarious. Big thanks to Shoals and Dan Majerle for inspiring me to track this down. As a bonus, here's a second Spike/Timmy commercial below.

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