Nike Basketball churns out the dopest commercials every season like it's nothing. What do you expect, though—with million-dollar budgets and practically every NBA star trying to be down, why not enlist big-name directors and pull out all the stops for some dope-ass ads?
We peeped Nike's latest clip and it's another sureshot, featuring Kevin Durant, Mo Williams, Rashard Lewis, and Andre Iguodala as Compton-style rappers (word to the immortal DJ Quik). It made us think of all the past Nike hoops ads we enjoyed growing up. We narrowed a list down to the 10 best Nike Basketball commercials ever (note: Nike only, no Jordan Brand) so check the videos below and see if your favorites made the cut....
#1 COMMERCIAL: The Second Coming
FEATURING: Lebron James, Rasheed Wallace, Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, and Amare Stoudemire
Nike pulled together all their sponsored players from the 2007 All-Star team to walk to a Just Blaze-produced Juelz track. It's so G, we're working on getting white jumpsuits for the 'Plex team.