Kobe Bryant has a history of making hilarious ads for Nike that poke fun at his public persona and turn the five-time champion into a caricature of his actual being. So, in year No. 20, Bryant launching a new line of funny commercials is not surprising, but it is still amusing.
It’s in your mind. #BringYourGame Watch the full film: https://t.co/m7zPxMmtKn pic.twitter.com/u9UBYSrQTs — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) December 27, 2015
In this series, a group of NBA fans are on a mission to decide on their favorite player. When the get to Bryant's house, he offers them a view into his interesting training methods of visualization and meditation. While Bryant is an avid meditator in real life, the ads use hyperbole to comedic effect.
Another lesson. �� #BringYourGame pic.twitter.com/y7EdK1HtDc — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) December 22, 2015
Of course, Bryant has appeared in these types of exaggerated states in the past. Particularly, though, Bryant's Nike #KOBESYSTEM ads caused belly aching laughter as stars including Kanye West, Aziz Ansari, Jerry Rice, Serena Williams and others sit in the crowd and are confused by Bryant acting as a motivational speaker.
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The new set of ads should be Bryant's final series of commercials as a player, and his persona will likely change in future Nike endeavors. So, this could be the final time Bryant in viewed in this light. Who are we kidding? These are a few funny commercials that are worth sharing, and looking back on the old ads only further reinforced that the laughter should be shared.
