Tony Soprano? Donald Trump?! Video of the New York Knicks' recruiting pitch to LeBron James has finally surfaced, and you have to see it to believe it.
Video of the Knicks' recruiting pitch to LeBron James has finally surfaced, and you have to see it to believe it.The Knicks' infamous pitch included a 10-minute video featuring high-profile New York celebrities selling James on the idea of coming to the Big Apple. While the existence of the video was reported on by
On his self-titled show"Pablo Torre Finds Out," the award-winning journalist revealed the tape to fellow social media stars Rob Perez and Jason Concepcion. It starts off with fictional character Tony Soprano, portrayed by James Gandolfini, and his wife Carmelo Soprano, portrayed by Edie Falco, who moved to New York in the witness protection program after the events of"The Sopranos" ended.
Their next task is to find a place for Tony's"friend LeBron to live." Tony describes him as a modern guy who respects tradition. Carmelo then finds a Zillow listing for Madison Square Garden, which they describe as a"classy,""expensive" and"really loud" place for James."The real winners of the world want to be here," Trump said.
The rest of the video featured athletes Walt"Clyde" Frazier, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Mark Messier and Reggie Jackson, comedian Chris Rock, filmmaker and Knicks superfan Spike Lee, former mayors Rudy Guiliani and Mike Bloomberg and actors Alec Baldwin and Harvey Weinstein, among others.
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