Lebron James Watched Basketball from the Womb

Al touched on the creepiness of these NBA commercials not too long ago, but this one featuring Kevin Garnett and Lebron James caught my eye for a different reason. It’s that first line: “I remember seeing Bird win it all.” Let’s do the math, shall we? Bird and the Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1981, ‘84 and ‘86. KG was born in 1976, so it’s very possible that, at age 5, 8 or 10, he saw Bird win it all and decided then and there that he would do the same. Lebron…well that’s a different matter. As we all know, Lebron James is just 23 years old, born December 30, 1984. That would make him, oh, about a year and a half old when Bird won his last title.

So, with all due respect, I call bullshit. Oh, and idiocy. As in, the people who wrote this commercial are idiots and Lebron is an idiot for not piping up and saying, “Hey, I could barely walk when Bird won his last title, how bout we switch it to Jordan, or Hakeem, or, you know, anyone I actually remember watching?”

Or maybe I’ve lost the point entirely, who knows.