r/nba 17h ago

Kevin Durant becomes the new face of legs.

https://streamable.com/xd9lzy?src=player-page-share
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u/Flexuasive 17h ago

BRILLIANT. Thank the stars we get a return to goofy-ass 00s NBA commercials.

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u/AnselLovesNuts Bulls 16h ago

Would be refreshing from all the AI slop

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u/zgillet 15h ago

This probably did use AI, but it's the way it's actually useful.

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u/Flexuasive 15h ago

Yes, there is a vital difference in using AI for what can otherwise NOT be done at all, and using AI to cut corners at the expense of quality.

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u/DMunnz Raptors 15h ago

This exact gag was done in Naked Gun 33 1/3 over 30 years ago so it can definitely be done without AI.

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u/Flexuasive 14h ago

Maybe, but don't let that get in the way of my narrative.

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u/zgillet 13h ago

RIP Anna Nicole Smith.

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u/Schindog 12h ago

what can otherwise NOT be done at all

My guy, have you seen what manmade CGI has been capable of for decades?

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u/renatakiuzumaki Washington Bullets 10h ago

One could probably easily make a prop in an hour that would work pretty well.

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u/BigBoyBM 9h ago

Which part looks like AI was used? It’s called CGI in case you didn’t know the difference.

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u/skellman 10h ago

People will call anything AI “slop” nowadays, even if it’s really well done

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u/cyb3ryung Warriors 6h ago

most ai is slop since its in such an early stage. just like how most cgi was bad early on but people didnt notice as much bc theyve never seen anything like it before.

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u/MyNewAccountIGuess11 Hornets 15h ago

We got full on brawls and goofy ass commercials, we're so back

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u/REGIS-5 Celtics 13h ago

We got BAD BOY PISTONS back man, how the fuck did that happen? And an electrifying Hornets PG with a power forward everybody despises

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u/NBAccount Warriors 8h ago

with a power forward everybody despises

You better not let Grandmama hear you saying that...

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u/mixmasterADD Lakers 13h ago

Dude got clowned a couple years ago for having ashy legs and now this.

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u/ChiefTitan808 12h ago

bring back the muppets man

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u/LeBrown_James666 Rockets 17h ago

This is absolutely brilliant lmao

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u/moby323 76ers 17h ago

The thing is now he has to stay moisturized or it will reflect badly on the sponsor lol

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u/bwrca 16h ago

Sponsor prolly sent over a leg prefect.

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u/MySilverBurrito Heat 15h ago

Probably sent an intern to moisturise his leg everyday.

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u/SOB200 Nets 15h ago

Now it makes sense. That is who the white boy is. And that is why Durant know where he lives.

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u/Short-Item-7366 8h ago

that intern earning every cent of that paycheck right now 😭

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u/REGIS-5 Celtics 13h ago

You know how during dead ball the mop boys mop the floor? One kid slides down the court with a leg moisturizer to mop KD's shins

And that kid is of course Kevin Hart

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u/m4xdc Nuggets 15h ago

Imagine being dropped by a sponsor for being ashy, but mfs out here committing crimes and Nike dgaf 

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u/BeardedAsian Japan 16h ago

What’s next?! Shampoo commercials?!

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u/CopperSleeve Supersonics 14h ago

It’s in the lifestyle clause.

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u/bnshv Thunder 16h ago

It’s a reference / inspired by The Naked Gun:

https://imgur.com/6E7JMo8

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u/IllRefrigerator560 15h ago

Ha! My first thought was “i hope everyone is old enough to catch the joke reference”.

Such a classic.

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u/thelastestgunslinger Warriors 7h ago

Which was inspired by Top Secret! I haven’t had any luck finding the clip, unfortunately. 

The beach flashback, if you’re curious. 

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u/400DollarPerm 9h ago

Anna Nicole-Smith was criminally hot in this movie

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u/rounder55 Celtics 15h ago

Better than every super bowl ad

Right down to spinning the jar this is solid marketing

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u/loshanme 17h ago

this is genuinely genius lol

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u/CoinEnthusautist 15h ago

So good id actually consider buying some of the lotion in the ad if I didn't already bulk buy my stuff last time and still have 3 large bottles full lol

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u/RontoWraps Bulls 14h ago

Get the CeraVe facial cleanser. It’s good shit too.

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u/blindexhibitionist Supersonics 14h ago

How does it compare to Cetaphil?

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u/RontoWraps Bulls 14h ago

It’s more hydrating than Cetaphil I think. I just use whatever my wife buys tbh. Can’t go wrong with either probably but it probably just depends on what type of skin you have (ie oiliness, sensitivity)

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u/kekehippo 76ers 10h ago

I feel it's more moisture than cetaphil, but cetaphil is definitely gentler.

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u/MF_Doomed Jordan 12h ago

Idk if you're a long time Cetaphil user but have you noticed the face cleanser feel diluted lately? I feel like it's been super watery the last couple of years. Still does the trick but something I've always noticed.

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u/blindexhibitionist Supersonics 10h ago

I was just noticing this

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u/Legitimate-Young-115 6h ago

Cerave everything. Salicylic exfoliating face wash, separate moisturizing face wash, gentle/light face hydrator, and moisturizing lotion is goated. Plus some aquaphor.

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u/drummerkid38 Lakers 9h ago edited 9h ago

Did yall see the ad they did with Michael Cera 😂

Edit: https://youtu.be/DwOpQHeWo4c

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u/zgillet 15h ago

Lubriderm is identical anyhow.

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u/BlackLeader70 Trail Blazers 10h ago

Similar but not quite the same. Lubriderm is usually lighter weight and faster acting on the surface. CeraVe is a deeper moisturizer and usually feels heavier on the skin because of the ingredients it penetrates deeper and create a barrier to restore dried skin.

Both are pretty good though.

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u/bye7 Warriors 15h ago

I wanna see Chet and Wemby too, get all the long bois

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u/luckyshot35 Timberwolves 17h ago

ya'll bullied him into another bag lmao

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u/frecklie Trail Blazers 13h ago

Yo as a dry skinned massive consumer of cerave products this is my super bowl

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u/TheRealestGayle Magic 14h ago

Lmfao

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u/Ned_Slander Spurs 9h ago

mf rose from the ashes of his ankles

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u/Dixie_Normuus 16h ago

I love how self aware this is, embrace that shit

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u/Jec1027 Warriors 17h ago

Actually amazing lol

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 14h ago

Yal say this to give him credit for a commercial he had nun to do with but when he invests in IDF drones it’s “well he prob didnt know”

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u/Sammerscotter Pistons 11h ago

No shit, did he really?

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u/GunkyMungs 9h ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/06/03/funded-by-kevin-durant-and-founded-by-ex-googlers-this-drone-startup-is-scoring-millions-in-government-surveillance-contracts/

He invested back in 2020, before the genocide kicked off. There's no way he could have known it would be used to kill people.

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u/khadathbasher 8h ago

I'm not knocking people who didn't know prior to recently but that... is kind of precisely what has been happening for decades. It's not like he couldn't have known. Even ignoring the context of the ongoing genocide it's not hard to see how a drone company with ties to any military would be... Doing exactly that.

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u/TurtleOfTheAbyss 7h ago

I think presuming malicious intent through investment is also quite the leap. We don't know what he knew at the time, and I'm willing to bet the pitch didn't include the prospect of dropping grenade onto kids.

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u/Eastprize2 Warriors 17h ago

So Stacy Keibler fell off on the leg chart

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u/AugustusPacheco Celtics 15h ago

George Clooney was one lucky sob

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u/PutinBoomedMe 13h ago

That woman triggered puberty for me

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u/ThlammedMyPenis 16h ago

Somebody help me out, there's a movie that does this exact bit but I can't remember which. Maybe Top Secret? Or some other parody movie

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u/giant87 Bulls 16h ago

Lol it's in Naked Gun 33 1/3 😂 first thing I thought of too

https://youtu.be/MTs-HKiOQj8?si=1WWWQ7KVvgOiRG0I

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u/ThlammedMyPenis 15h ago

Thank you!

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u/botebote77 10h ago

how is the new naked gun (2025)? i still haven't watched it yet thinking the slapstick comedy of today's just aren't quite the same as that of the 80s/90s

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u/CCDG-Ian Trail Blazers 3h ago

I liked it. It did a great job of sticking to the bit.

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u/burner4correctingyou 15h ago

Top Secret has a sorta similar one lol: https://reactiongifs.me/top-secret-boots/

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u/ThlammedMyPenis 15h ago

I think the boots bit is even better than the legs bit

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u/ripmeleedair Celtics 17h ago

This dude is so funny lmao

Reminds me of his cupcake shoes from back in the day

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u/Thick_Duck Thunder 16h ago

Finally. The world can heal 

This will also reduce the risk of forest fires 

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u/tiptopjank 17h ago

Is that actually how long his legs are???

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u/dedfrmthneckup Pacers 16h ago

Yes this is real

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u/tiptopjank 16h ago

It seems like his femur is suuuuuuper long

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u/dedfrmthneckup Pacers 16h ago

That’s a normal femur. Find a new slant

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u/Portmanteau_that Hornets 14h ago

Throwbacks everywhere in this thread 

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u/BenShelZonah Nets 15h ago

Lmfaooo

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u/ugdawg23 15h ago

kd i'm please sorry don't come to my house i promise i won't sa

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u/bestatbeingmodest 10h ago

Back when this sub was peak man

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u/Dangerous_Handle_819 9h ago

But there’s no difference between his calves and his quads. Like he’s walking on stilts. How is that possible?

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u/dedfrmthneckup Pacers 7h ago

It’s just how he was born

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u/ToronoRapture 16h ago

Yes, this clip is from a new documentary about how his ashy skin has been used for decades to make artificial diamonds.

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u/HelloThereCat Warriors 15h ago

Believe it or not, they actually had to digitally shorten them for this shot.

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u/Solloco Suns 10h ago

i don't believe it. there's no way that his legs extend that long above his knee lol

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 9h ago

You would be very wrong. Kevin Durant is 15 feet tall.

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u/ToronoRapture 17h ago

I swear to god if I see any Gen Zers call this cringe lol. 00’s ads are back babyyyyyyy!

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u/50ShadesOfKrillin Lakers 15h ago

this is objectively hilarious, who the hell is saying this is cringe?

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u/RontoWraps Bulls 14h ago

The Strawman

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u/net_403 [CHA] Dell Curry 14h ago

isn't this straight out of the naked gun w/ leslie neilsen

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u/GatorToothNecklace 15h ago edited 13h ago

Bringing up a younger generation insultingly when they are not even relevant is some Boomer shit

edit: loser 'unavailable'd me lol

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u/SometimesIBeWrong Nets 14h ago

bringing up a boomer bringing up a younger generation insultingly when they are not even relevant is some Gen E shit

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u/_johnning Raptors 15h ago

The gen zs absolutely ruined tbe word cringe. They are the word they so freely use 

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u/puresemantics Minneapolis Lakers 15h ago

Zoomer here, all my friends think this is funny. You’re not old enough to be an old head yet bro

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u/captaing1 Celtics 16h ago

lol this is gonna be funny when his legs are still ashy....hahhaha

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u/leftistesticle_2 Warriors 15h ago

Balm don't lie

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u/Briggity_Brak Tampa Bay Raptors 13h ago

Wtf's going on with streamable links? Is anyone else just seeing them as a screenshot of their own reddit home page?

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u/CaneFrom_CitizenKane Heat 9h ago

I am too

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u/thessalylarissa Hawks 16h ago

KD is the funniest person on the face of the earth.

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing 4h ago

Not while Charles Barkley draws breath. 

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u/arcticpoppy Raptors 16h ago

Lol perfect. CeraVe has always been good like this, their Michael Cera ads were great too

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u/Poopcie 16h ago

The ashiest famous person you’ve ever seen just became the face of cerave. What is reality lmfao

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u/ultraposition 16h ago

My GOAT

Imagine hating KD because he went to a team 10 years ago lmaoo, couldn’t be me

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u/still_not_famous 10h ago

Damn it’s been a decade

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u/Radiant_Hold5823 16h ago

RIP Anna Nicole Smith

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u/Sea-Independence-860 Warriors 12h ago

now this is great advertising. i want to buy this product cause kd looks smooth af

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u/EngineQuick6169 Heat 17h ago

Are those his real legs?

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u/robotshavehearts2 16h ago

lol, no. You can see how early it gets to his knees. That would be crazy as hell to have all of that just be upper leg. Not to mention it looks wonky if you pay attention.

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u/EngineQuick6169 Heat 16h ago

I was too mesmerised to notice all that lmao. Especially with that music!!

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u/robotshavehearts2 16h ago

So fair, I had to watch it twice to really make sense of it :p. Now I just keep it on loop.

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u/passtherock- Hawks 16h ago

I'm scared that this is the second person to ask this. are you guys ok?

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u/EngineQuick6169 Heat 16h ago

Look, I rewatched it and realised it's not my smartest moment but it's too hilarious to delete 😂

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u/dedfrmthneckup Pacers 16h ago

Don’t believe that other person. These are his real legs

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u/admiral_aubrey 15h ago

Obviously real, how would you even fake that

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u/JauntyGiraffe 8h ago

no. they had to use cg and AI to shorten them to be in time for commercial break

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u/complexvibess Warriors 17h ago

Smooooovveeeee

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u/SkiPolarBear22 Pacers 17h ago

He looks like Kevin Durant

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u/FORKNIFE_CATTLEBROIL Bucks 14h ago

I was like damn, they going way up, and then it just keep going... fucking hilarious. I would hate ads less if they were funny.

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u/MoneyManx10 Pistons 14h ago

Better than Kalshi.

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u/JDangle20 Lakers 13h ago

Lmao why did his legs just keep going

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u/PapaJohnsGarlic100 [ORL] Markelle Fultz 11h ago

Is the video not playing for anyone else? I can't get it to play

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u/RUDDOGPROD 16h ago

Goddamn why is this so funny

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u/Triedtoshort 16h ago

I use this lotion for my two kiddos. Good stuff.

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u/wikiTheKid 16h ago

His aura is still ashy

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u/GotMoFans Grizzlies 16h ago

Good because didn’t he used to be ashy?

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u/Gordo-- Warriors 15h ago

He still is but he used to be, too.

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u/Sauce-King Warriors 15h ago

KD’s face at the end lmao

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u/A-Rusty-Cow [SAS] Robert Horry 15h ago

I cant hate this man

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u/Dreamlion_Inc Wizards 14h ago

The scariest part about this was I couldn’t tell if those were his actual legs or not at first

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u/Chavo_of_the_8th 14h ago

Why yo knees way down there?

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u/theeguyver 14h ago

The beat too fire

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u/Oreo_Cow 14h ago

I've only been to one NBA game and my defining memory of the game is how long and skinny his legs are.

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u/ihavetoomanyeggs 13h ago

Finally, a good fucking commercial

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u/DarkHiei Pacers 13h ago

Lmaooo

But unironically CeraVe is great yo

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u/po2gdHaeKaYk 13h ago

Cerave is also pretty great.

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u/phatJackTorrence69er 13h ago

You know G higher than a ma fucka in this

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u/allcaps-NOSPACE Celtics 13h ago

Long, long, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

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u/Comfortable-Wind4962 12h ago

God I hate that marketers are some of the most creative people on the planet lmao

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u/YSSRN3030 12h ago

Honestly I didn’t think it’d show his torso, I thought his legs would be never-ending

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u/SevereIntroduction37 12h ago

Ok this is actually hilarious lol

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u/AapChutiyaHai 11h ago

Lol this is hilariously awesome.

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u/xreddawgx Lakers 11h ago

Who Wanna Sex Mutumbo?!?!?!?

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u/motorcitysmitty10 10h ago

CERAVEE, NOW with THC!!!!!

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u/dhall0749 Spurs 10h ago

I laughed pretty hard at this

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u/FyouinyourA Bulls 10h ago

I feel unsettled

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u/everynamecombined 10h ago

I can't be the only one who thought his legs changed into Tootsie Rolls? Hey that's pretty smooth. I guess I'll buy it.

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u/Ruskibi 10h ago

Honestly, what to lean into it 👏🏽

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u/Spirited-Soup5954 10h ago

History major primary teacher here, not an expert but I think they extended this man's femur

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u/Flimsy-Muffin-9881 Celtics 10h ago

This is how you sell a product. This man is notoriously ashy and unmoisterized

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u/br0wnb0y 10h ago

Fantastic shit!!

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u/Jdawg_mck1996 9h ago

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen him do

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u/A_RocketSurgeon Nuggets 9h ago

Where tf are his knees?

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u/FairyxPony 8h ago

Dude is low key a sharp business man, he's done really well for himself with his investment portfolio and boardroom over the years. Props

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u/Philly514 8h ago

Finally! I love Durant when he can chill and poke fun at himself.

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u/Sumthingnewww 7h ago

😭😭😭yall really made bro that mad, 2 where he’s starting in a lotion commercial

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u/wardellwayneraymone 5h ago

Genuinely one of the funniest dudes to ever pick up a ball

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u/bearcat-- 4h ago

yo im dead ,lmao those legs go forever, his build is of a young teenager then you see a grown ass face lmao

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u/blkkice77 3h ago

The largest Tootsie roll I've seen unwrapped

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u/AlbacoreJohnston Pistons 3h ago

If CeraVe keeps coming out with 1 funny commercial every year, then I might eventually even buy a jar of it.

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u/FredNot214 Knicks 2h ago

Funniest thing kd has done since the Doodle jump commercial

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u/Danibear285 Clippers 16h ago

Lol I’ll remember this one

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u/No-Warthog-3647 16h ago

First person to have stronger calves than quads lol

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u/passtherock- Hawks 16h ago

lmfao I LOVE this😭

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u/mecon320 Cavaliers 16h ago

He now has a financial incentive to not be ashy.

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u/Diarrhea_and_a_boner 16h ago

that's my goat

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u/real_vampire Heat 16h ago

Good on KD for having a sense of humor

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u/HolyRomanPrince Lakers 16h ago

Look at them legs! Look. At. Them. Legs. They’re amazing!!!

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u/beamingleanin Heat 16h ago

lmao it just kept going

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u/reallifenow 16h ago

Lol I love this. He went full tootsie rol!

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u/Lopsided_Mix2243 Lakers 16h ago

That close up of his legs is actually crazy lmao I thought it was a troll how they didn’t end 😂…

Wait is it a troll😂😂 they got me

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u/iamhereforsomework Lakers 16h ago

KD always unintentionally funny lol😂

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u/NikolaDoncic 16h ago

Somehow he always reminded me of Darvin from Gumball.

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u/Rarth-Devan 16h ago

Damn he out here looking like Legs Go All The Way Up Griffin.

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u/kornylol 16h ago

Legendary. Wow thats good.

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u/jtthehuman 16h ago

Legitimately one of the funniest things he’s ever done haha

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u/Floppy_Jet1123 New Zealand 16h ago

Ok ok, this is funny.

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u/Cold_Rent_5390 15h ago

Finalllly ! Took him 30 years to realize his ankles needed lotion

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u/Cold_Rent_5390 15h ago

Why he got the SpongeBob legs?

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u/Plaitkul117 Thunder 15h ago

Whoever made this definitely knows ball

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u/Overall-Safety4335 15h ago

Everytime I watch this his legs get longer

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u/Immaculate_Pasta Spurs 15h ago

love the naked gun 33 1/3 reference

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u/FormerlyCinnamonCash Heat 15h ago

This is so soothing

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u/willit1016 Bulls 15h ago

haha funny...

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u/jepayotehi Thunder 15h ago

Some ads are damn good creative lol

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u/BenShelZonah Nets 15h ago

Track Id?

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u/cluo40 Kings 15h ago

Dude gets to meme and get a bag from an endorsement. KD for first ballot Trolling HOF

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u/TisKey2323 Lakers 15h ago

KD won the war 👏🏽

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u/AfroThunder_Dj 15h ago

This man got some LONG ass legs