The NBA has announced the global premiere of “NBA Lane,” a short film celebrating the league’s history ahead of its 75th Anniversary Season.
It started streaming across all @NBA social platforms and on NBA.com/75 from 7 October.
The film stars actor and producer Michael B. Jordan and more than 30 NBA players and legends coming together to tell the story of the past 75 years through a comedic and fun lens.
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Set in a fictional neighborhood where current NBA stars and legends reside, “NBA Lane” takes fans on a journey with the personalities – past, present and future – who have written the history of the game.
In the three-minute film, Jordan serves as the neighborhood “Hoop Bus” driver taking a group of children on a tour of the NBA neighbourhood that houses 75 years of basketball culture. As the bus rolls through the streets of the community, the passengers encounter these prolific figures in everyday settings. From former rivals Magic Johnson and Larry Bird becoming friendly next-door neighbors and LeBron James tending to his garden; to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teaching Dirk Nowitzki the art of the hook shot; and Zion Williamson breaking a backboard at the street court, it is just another day in the neighbourhood.
The tour honours both the NBA legends who have laid the foundation of the league and the current players who are shaping its future.