The NBA is at its best when the lines between serious and silly blur

What a Christmas ad and some questionable jokes have in common.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

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Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime

Remember this?

The NBA updated it … in stop motion … with blocks and dunks.

The Attitude Era NBA is upon us. This is a whole new side of Tyrese Maxey. How many takes of the laugh did he do, and why did the director pick the most sinister sounding one?

I quite enjoyed this Steph Curry reaction to LeBron zipping down a ramp.

But the best vignette is certainly Nikola Jokic harness racing a sleigh with his friend Luka on the back with a bobblehead Mike Breen in the background.

This is art. Nothing will replace the original. But this is art. Which leads me to my next point …

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Something I’m Going to Miss About the NBA Cup