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Chris Bosh All-Star Game Infomercial: Voting For Toronto Raptor "Easy As Cow Tipping"December 31 07  I often laugh at NBA players promoting their individual achievements in interviews. Their shameless third person references are comical. Fourth person references (when a player publicly refers to himself by his nickname) are even funnier.However, I never begrudge a player for selling himself. The NBA is a business; getting money drives the league. And players have a limited window to maximize on and off-court earnings. Some players deserve credit for getting creative when plugging their skill and celebrity. Shaquille O’Neal took nicknames to another level, while Gilbert Arenas pioneered the athlete-blog. Chris Bosh also deserves credit. Toronto’s forward started last year’s All-Star game. This year, Bosh dusted off his acting chops and produced an infomercial spoof, asking fans to vote for him to attend the 2007-08 mid-season classic in New Orleans. After all, “voting is easy as cow tipping“, right Chris? What do you think of Bosh’s plug? Get at us in the comment box below or hit us up in HoopsVibe’s fan forum. Click here to read and subscribe to Oly Sandor’s NBA Blog. |
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