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The LeBron Powerade Commercial -Fake?

Sleekjet From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2045 posts, RR: 24
Posted (8 years 3 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4862 times:

Is there any way he could so effortlessly be shooting full-court? I think not.

II Cor. 4:17-18

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FLAIRPORT From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4864 times:

i think its fake...notice how the ball goes out of view then they pan towards the basket...easily another ball used there.

Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33
Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4858 times:

I think this is the same themed ad as the one showing Michael Vick throwing into what looks like the upper deck of a football stadium. I think that one was Powerade also.

Harry

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Usairwys757 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4855 times:

Its most definately fake. LeBron is good, but he is not that good.

I happen to love the commercial though, it cracks me up about every time I see it.

USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 months 1 day ago) and read 4835 times:

Quoting FLAIRPORT (Reply 1):
i think its fake...notice how the ball goes out of view then they pan towards the basket...easily another ball used there.

I agree...its probably a real ball being thrown by him...but once it goes out of view, then they did some sort of video photoshopping for the ball on its descents...

Greg

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Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 23 hours ago) and read 4824 times:

ahh most likely its fake.. theres probably not even a ball.. hes probably not even really there...

Ihadapheo From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 6026 posts, RR: 59
Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 22 hours ago) and read 4809 times:

Quoting Usairwys757 (Reply 3):
I happen to love the commercial though, it cracks me up about every time I see it.

The commentary was lip synced

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S12PPL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 21 hours ago) and read 4803 times:

Great comercial, and very tough to tell it's fake. They do a truely great job of editing to make it look as real as possible.

Airlinerfreak From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 20 hours ago) and read 4795 times:

You may think I am crazy but I think that it is definitly real. I know one day as I was practicing before a game, before we go for our hudle we each shoot 5 from half court. I once maid 3 out of the 5 in a row so I dont see how it could not be possible.

JpetekYXMD80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4260 posts, RR: 29
Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 months 20 hours ago) and read 4789 times:

It is most definitely fake. The ball could never acheive the height or distance with the kind of stroke that he is taking. He is shooting the ball with a similar form to a normal jump shot. He or no one would have the strength to have that distance/accuracy with that form. Even in the NBA as well as all other levels of basketball you have to do a running heave with momentum from running, or throw the ball more like a football. You just cannot generate the power from your arms and legs to shoot a ball >80 feet the same style as youre shooting 18-25 feet. Combine the sheer mechanics of the jumpshot and the crazy accuracy portrayed, its definitely not real.

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Airlinerfreak From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 months 19 hours ago) and read 4784 times:

Yes Justin, but if your legs are strong enough and you can get enough kick out of them you could easily do it without a running start. Personally, I can easily do it from the opposite three point line and make it. Have done it twice in my life. From the other side I have to get a running start, my legs are strong but not that strong. Also, with the trajectory of the ball and the length it is a simply mathematical equation. Go back to your trigonometry years. If you take the simple length of the floor, 93 feet and lets call the height x we can find the answer. I believe we find that the ball has to attain a height of about 93 feet to go in as it did. So if LeBron James can send the ball 93 feet into the air on a 93 foot shot he can do it.

Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3
Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2596 times:

its fake and here is the company that did the visual effects...
http://www.methodstudios.com/
http://www.methodstudios.com/mot529

Sorry to break it to you believers Smile

[Edited 2005-04-03 20:10:00]

Planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3440 posts, RR: 5
Reply 12, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2577 times:

read this kids:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c.../2005/03/did_lebron_jame.html#more

good write up by one of the best Chicago Tribune colmnists, Eric Zorn.

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Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3
Reply 13, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2521 times:

its very easy to tell its fake especially on the last two shots.. the arc he shoots it at is much smaller then the arc that the ball going into the hoop posseses..

NWA Man From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 1828 posts, RR: 13
Reply 14, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2513 times:

Hahah... do y'all really need Snopes.com and the Chicago Tribune to figure out that this isn't real? Airlinerfreak - I've hit a couple of the same shots in my life. But in the ad, LeBron is swishing 80-foot turnarounds and fallaways. Yeah, he's good - just not that good.

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