#439 Hangin’ With Mr. Hooper

Sneakerhead, Lakers fan, and friend of the pod Nick Jarin joins Andrew and Vieves to talk about the representation of basketball in commercials, as well as provide some much needed fact-checking for Andrew’s knowledge of Jimmy Butler.

Here are the ads and articles we talked about on today's show:

Larry Bird for Allstate
https://youtu.be/nrbPVsQB3vw?si=3FDPFKevAsX9RpPc

State Farm: “Shoot” (ft Caitlin Clark, Jimmy Butler and Reggie Miller)
https://youtu.be/vESFtmxlIzg?si=UV9GDFitVlgxad5O

State Farm: “Foul” (ft. Chris Paul)
https://youtu.be/s_kntaPMdVw?si=rcfF2O74RG4M3XSJ

State Farm: “Trade” (ft. Chris Paul)
https://youtu.be/bdZDv6c6rzA?si=w6KdP-ndzgO8b412

Hollywood Reporter: Who is Jake from State Farm? He’s both surprisingly famous but also totally unknown
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/jake-state-farm-actor-kevin-miles-patrick-mahomes-friendship-1235820810/

Adidas AE1s: Anthony Edwards Introduces Himself
https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7313639316733971755?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430

Adidas AE1s: Tell ‘Em Ant Did
https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7312868043414162731?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430

Adidas AE1s: No One Touching The AE1s
https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7313256904468253998?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430

Hotels.Com: “Coffee” (ft. Jimmy Butler and Jaime Jaquez)
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/58T5/hotels-com-coffee-featuring-jimmy-butler

Hotels.com: “Sauna” (ft. Jimmy Butler and Jaime Jaquez)
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/58T1/hotels-com-steam-room-featuring-jimmy-butler

Alo Yoga: “Recovery” (ft. Jimmy Butler)
https://youtu.be/6UIHj_-YPEE?si=mujXDAKVr0guBp-C

Essentia Water: “Stop For Nothing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HnwrYcDG0

Michelob Ultra
https://youtu.be/rnlGf-vamjI?si=jyQOCm87tG-gv3Ug

(That Michelob ad references this viral video from when Butler and Kyrie Irving were singing on the Team USA basketball team plane.
https://youtu.be/0aqJVnc_9cE?si=KCRd2bvGx53qWoIn)

Gatorade: “Don’t Disappear” ft. Damian Lillard
https://youtu.be/tPqZZbDsdFk?si=XTHhCKzgT9QTGofT

Dicks Sporting Goods: Dicks.com Aunt (ft. Katherine Hahn)
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Or_/dicks-sporting-goods-basketball-shoes-featuring-kathryn-hahn

1800 PHONE SEXY
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5DFa/1-800-phone-sexy-basketball-is-back

CDW - Basketballs
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Tx5/cdw-basketballs