Of all the players in the finals who would be at the center of a new marketing campaign for basketball shoes, I'm guessing Rajon Rondo wouldn't have been near the top of your list.
Reebok Exclusive has put together a series of ads just in time for the NBA Finals and I must say they are special.
Even more surprising than Rondo getting his own commercial, the second-year point guard from Kentucky now has his own verb.
ron . do verbYep, you just got Rondo'd, son.
1. to smoothly move between large objects with dexterity and purpose.
2. to remove an object quickly without being detected.
3. to create a distraction followed by a swift change in direction.
The first spot features Jo Jo White Rondo'ing a few guys in a parking lot. There's also one with Vincent Wilfork Rondo'ing himself some pizza. I get the impression he does that a lot.
Homework assignment for all of you today - work a Rondo into your daily repertoire.
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