Re:The rise of dunking and the three-point shot
by saurik on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:48PM
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I originally thought of this as one could imagine "let's add a 64-point shot: for off the floor, off the scoreboard, off the bankboard... no rim", but then I found the remake and there was something more relevant and possibly interesting at play.
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McDonald's Commercial, Original, 1993: Michael Jordan & Larry Bird
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McDonald's Commercial, Original, 1993: Michael Jordan & Larry Bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oACRt-Qp-s
"No dunking!" – Larry Bird @ 0m14s
The premise of the commercial is "nothing but net".
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McDonald's Commercial, Remake, 2010: LeBron James & Dwight Howard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrTDZy3f2M
"No jump shots." – Dwight Howard @ 0m22s
The entire commercial became "nothing but dunking".