Kobe's Car Jump

JohnVancouver · Post #1 » by **JohnVancouver** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:07 am

Did anyone see this before it was taken down off yahoo and other sites?
If not, Kobe is promoting a new3 Nike shoe and jumps, or so it appears, over an Aston Martin as it accelerates towards him.

Watched it several times and it looks real, though I'm sure it could have been gimmicked. If it is, how freaked will the lakers management be?

--- Just checked agaion before posting and it's back up on YouTube - have a look

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... =nba,76232

WTFsunsFTW · Post #2 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:45 am

Be impressed it looks real, but please dont be convinced...

impulsenine · Post #3 » by **impulsenine** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:56 am

I think TrueHoop's right (as usual) on this one:

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-3 ... eting.html

I would bet any amount you want ... this is not real ... That would be 800 different kinds of contract violation. ... But, assuming no idiots try to copy this and hurt themselves, this is great viral marketing. If this doesn't get people talking, nothing will.

BRINGTHEPAIN · Post #4 » by **BRINGTHEPAIN** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:07 am

That....is a very smart commercial.

187_Inc · Post #5 » by **187_Inc** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:27 am

Definitely fake. His legs look all weird for a split second on his way down, no way it's real. And the video is on youtube, no one thought to look there?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BIWeEFV59d4

No way that is real.

impulsenine · Post #6 » by **impulsenine** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:56 am

I figured it out. It is real. But...

Watch his shadow. It's on the side of the car. He did clear it, but he was to the side of the car.

Now, if he had been in front of the car, he'd probably have cleared it (he did jump high and well enough, so props for that), but it would've been a dumb thing to risk.

Still - awesome commercial.

Mr. Sun · Post #7 » by **Mr. Sun** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:09 am

Fake. His contract like all players contracts forbid such a stunt.

WTFsunsFTW · Post #8 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:09 am

impulsenine wrote:I figured it out. It is real. But...

Watch his shadow. It's on the side of the car. He did clear it, but he was to the side of the car.

Now, if he had been in front of the car, he'd probably have cleared it (he did jump high and well enough, so props for that), but it would've been a dumb thing to risk.

Still - awesome commercial.

False. The car and Kobe were ever in the same shot together.

It's amazing what you can do with a computer, a multimillion dollar shoe company's budget, and a video camera.

Remember this?

Lake Dynasty · Post #9 » by **Lake Dynasty** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:37 pm

It wasnt real guys. It was mentioned during the Lakers game

JustMoe · Post #10 » by **JustMoe** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:00 pm

The commercial is pretty cool, but I enjoyed the comments on the first website even more:

Ball Don't Lie will take no responsibility for any injury caused by trying to impress Ronny Turiaf.

It woulda been better if they had him raping a girl in his new kicks.

AClove posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 3:17 pm EDT

dm17415 · Post #11 » by **dm17415** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:17 pm

Nike is known for this kind of fake/extraordinary videos. Case in point Ronaldinho's Touch of Gold commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsO6D1rwrKc.

whambamslam · Post #12 » by **whambamslam** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:32 pm

impulsenine wrote:I figured it out. It is real. But...

Watch his shadow. It's on the side of the car. He did clear it, but he was to the side of the car.

Now, if he had been in front of the car, he'd probably have cleared it (he did jump high and well enough, so props for that), but it would've been a dumb thing to risk.

Still - awesome commercial.

I still think this is the most likely senario.

NaplesSunsFan · Post #13 » by **NaplesSunsFan** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:14 am

BRINGTHEPAIN wrote:That....is a very smart commercial.

It's generally well known that Nike has the best sports marketing firm, and it's not even close.

SashAlex · Post #14 » by **SashAlex** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:00 pm

The funniest thing is that how Ronny is telling Kobe not to do that !

Biff · Post #15 » by **Biff** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:28 pm

SashAlex wrote:The funniest thing is that how Ronny is telling Kobe not to do that !

Yeah. That's one of the better commercials I've seen in awhile. Kobe could definitely clear it, but damn that would require some perfect timing and would be idiotic IMO.

BRINGTHEPAIN · Post #16 » by **BRINGTHEPAIN** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:56 am

NaplesSunsFan wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

It's generally well known that Nike has the best sports marketing firm, and it's not even close.

Although thats the first great commercial since the Gatorade Michael Jordan "23 vs. 39" ad. It is hard to make a great commercial though, they are rare. The best era was probably when Spike Lee was working for Nike.

PeTBuLL · Post #17 » by **PeTBuLL** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:12 pm

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1811089

The real deal, Kobe first attempt!

djuandemarco · Post #18 » by **djuandemarco** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:58 pm

Well, at first seemed pretty real (i've watched once a martial artist doing this thing (live) in an exhibition here in my city)...but yes, it's not real =).

Very nice comercial, though.