NBA needs serious tricks from David Blaine
The NBA’s hiring of magician David Blaine as a spokesman this past spring is looking like a smarter decision every day. These days the league is surely thankful to have a guy on staff who’s experienced in getting out of tough situations, and who can even make stuff disappear sometimes. Blaine’s campaign for the NBA playoffs was all about explaining the inexplicable, so perhaps this week he can help commissioner David Stern with his press releases. Also, if the allegations against referee Tim Donaghy prove to be true, Blaine could advise on appropriate punishments: several months atop a giant pole of ice, for example, or season tickets to the Knicks. And speaking of recent basketball ad campaigns, Nike’s tagline from the playoffs, “We are all witnesses,” certainly has more of a legal ring to it nowadays.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
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Very funny Tim
Though the whole situation is very sad for the NBA, which was just beginning to recover from the post-Jordan hoodlum superstar era. This is really going to hurt.
I've noticed that just about every picture of The Bad Ref shows him arguing with Steve Nash, the NBA's poster child for the new era.
And today's NY Post has all sorts of articles about the guy getting death threats and considering going into witness protection.
Posted by: tangerine Toad | Jul 23, 2007 10:20:20 PM
Bring back Ali G!
Posted by: Jetpacks | Jul 24, 2007 10:42:23 AM
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