Ahead of the NBA's annual Christmas Slate, it released a new version of the iconic 'Jingle Hoops' commercial, this time featuring budding talent like San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.
The Silver & Black will take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Graden for Victor Wembanyama's first Christmas Day game, and it seems he isn't the only one looking forward to such a matchup.
In the NBA's new iteration of the "Jingle Hoops" commercial, which became an iconic watch for any of the league's fans, the same characters, in animated form, were brought back to begin the shooting performance to the tune of "Jingle Bells."This time, however, Wembanyama got to be the first new cameo, swatting a shot out of the air before it landed in Anthony Edwards' hands to kick off the "new era" of Christmas talent.
And for fans who don't regularly tune into Spurs games, the added fanfare combined with Wembanyama's commercial appearance might illicit some interest.Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network.
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