Sneakerhead, Lakers fan, and friend of the pod Nick Jarin joins Andrew and Vieves to talk about the representation of basketball in commercials, as well as provide some much needed fact-checking for Andrew’s knowledge of Jimmy Butler. Here are the ads and articles we talked about on today's show: Larry Bird for Allstate https://youtu.be/nrbPVsQB3vw?si=3FDPFKevAsX9RpPc State Farm: “Shoot” (ft Caitlin Clark, Jimmy Butler and Reggie Miller) https://youtu.be/vESFtmxlIzg?si=UV9GDFitVlgxad5O State Farm: “Foul” (ft. Chris Paul) https://youtu.be/s_kntaPMdVw?si=rcfF2O74RG4M3XSJ State Farm: “Trade” (ft. Chris Paul) https://youtu.be/bdZDv6c6rzA?si=w6KdP-ndzgO8b412 Hollywood Reporter: Who is Jake from State Farm? He’s both surprisingly famous but also totally unknown https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/jake-state-farm-actor-kevin-miles-patrick-mahomes-friendship-1235820810/ Adidas AE1s: Anthony Edwards Introduces Himself https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7313639316733971755?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430 Adidas AE1s: Tell ‘Em Ant Did https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7312868043414162731?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430 Adidas AE1s: No One Touching The AE1s https://www.tiktok.com/@theanthonyedwards_/video/7313256904468253998?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7351990631862224430 Hotels.Com: “Coffee” (ft. Jimmy Butler and Jaime Jaquez) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/58T5/hotels-com-coffee-featuring-jimmy-butler Hotels.com: “Sauna” (ft. Jimmy Butler and Jaime Jaquez) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/58T1/hotels-com-steam-room-featuring-jimmy-butler Alo Yoga: “Recovery” (ft. Jimmy Butler) https://youtu.be/6UIHj_-YPEE?si=mujXDAKVr0guBp-C Essentia Water: “Stop For Nothing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HnwrYcDG0 Michelob Ultra https://youtu.be/rnlGf-vamjI?si=jyQOCm87tG-gv3Ug (That Michelob ad references this viral video from when Butler and Kyrie Irving were singing on the Team USA basketball team plane. https://youtu.be/0aqJVnc_9cE?si=KCRd2bvGx53qWoIn) Gatorade: “Don’t Disappear” ft. Damian Lillard https://youtu.be/tPqZZbDsdFk?si=XTHhCKzgT9QTGofT Dicks Sporting Goods: Dicks.com Aunt (ft. Katherine Hahn) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Or_/dicks-sporting-goods-basketball-shoes-featuring-kathryn-hahn 1800 PHONE SEXY https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5DFa/1-800-phone-sexy-basketball-is-back CDW - Basketballs https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Tx5/cdw-basketballs