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NBA Christmas Day: Which players became toys for the ‘Gift of Game’ commercials?
The National Basketball Association launched its “The Gift of Game” Christmas Day campaign, honoring the timeless tradition and charm of holiday hoops.
The whole campaign will be oriented on animated videos of different figurines of the biggest NBA stars today. The magic of Christmas brings to life the figurines and displays the beauty and spectacle of the basketball game to the families gathered around the Christmas tree.
Like NBA says, On Christmas Day, we’re giving you the best gift… the gift of GAME.
This video series following features get the family’s joyous reactions as Curry challenges Jokic to a game of Ho-Ho-Horse. However, Jokic takes the challenge too literally.
In the meantime, Luka and KD compare their Nike KD16 Ms. Wanda and Jordan Brand Luka 2 ‘Field Trip’ sneakers, only to find out that grandpa is wearing the Nike Kobe 6 Protro ‘Reverse Grinch,’ which was secured before its public release on Dec. 15.
The cast of toys includes NBA action figures of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Luka Dončić, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Nikola Jokić, and Jayson Tatum.
The new campaign was produced in collaboration with Translation, directed by Dave Scanlon, and features live-action and animation by Passion Pictures.
Christmas Day schedule
The NBA will have five games on Christmas Day, which will all be televised on ABC/ESPN for the 16th consecutive year.
- Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks, noon ET, ESPN
- Golden State Warriors vs Dunveer Nuggets, 2:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
- Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics, 5 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
- Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN