1987 was a good year

in rotation: seth sentry - the waiter minute ep

i came across this and couldn't believe i had not seen it before. it is a television commercial for the converse "weapon" shoe featuring the best players from the golden era of nba, rapping two bars each about how great this shoe is. the rapping order for this clip is as follows - magic johnson, isiah thomas, kevin mchale, mark aguirre, bernard king, and larry bird. the clip was shown and aired throughout the 1986-1987 season, during larry bird's final reign as the mvp.

as both a hip-hop and basketball enthusiast, i found this ad to be something else. who would have thought that mchale would have more flow than magic? haha it was simultaneously cringe-worthy yet just plain amusing. yeah when it comes to the court, they are all hardwood legends in their own right but damn, most of them have no rhythm at all.

despite their apparent lack of rapping ability, i think i have even more respect for these heroes than i did before. yes, in fact all six of these former nba players are now that much cooler than they originally were to me before i even actually saw the clip - except maybe for isiah. i'm still trying to figure out what he's doing down there in front of magic at the start of the commercial. see it for yourself.


converse "weapon" shoe commercial