Latest News, NBA / Jul 1, 2011 / 12:30 pm

A Historical Look At 1998′s NBA Lockout Commercials

By Aron Phillips

So without further ado, here are four of the spots from the time:

What do you think?

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Tags: Dyan Cannon, Grant Hill, Jackie Chan, nike, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Sprite, Steve Guttenberg, Tim Duncan, Wieden+Kennedy

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8 Responses to “A Historical Look At 1998′s NBA Lockout Commercials”

1. July 1st, 2011 at 1:21 pm

   flyp says:

   Awesome. Thanks for brightening up my day.

2. July 1st, 2011 at 1:26 pm

   Sean Sweeney says:

   I remember that Spike Lee commercial like it was yesterday

3. July 1st, 2011 at 1:30 pm

   Dylan Murphy says:

   Great commercials, Aron!

   Every time I see Grant Hill in a Pistons jersey, it makes me shed a tear about what could have been.

4. July 1st, 2011 at 3:34 pm

   wizfan says:

   i know y’all saw the foamposites timmy is wearing

5. July 1st, 2011 at 3:38 pm

   StaceyGoods says:

   I remember these man…crzy were back in the same boat

6. July 1st, 2011 at 7:25 pm

   hahns says:

   hahahah love the spike lee one

   wheres your game at?

7. July 2nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm

   beiber newz says:

   old sprite bottles looked wierd

8. July 4th, 2011 at 12:09 pm

   Jon L. says:

   haha I love the ones with Hill and Duncan.