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🏀 Ad of the Week

Michael Jordan and a puppet show? What more could you ask for!

40 years ago, a rising basketball player named shattered a backboard in Trieste, Italy during an exhibition game. Michael Jordan had just come off his first season in the NBA, winning Rookie of the Year and beginning his rise to international stardom. On this worldwide trip, an infamous play would begin to cement the legend and lore of the greatest basketball player in the world.

The story that “shattered the basketball universe” is retold by Doubleday&Cartwright for Jordan Brand and the AJ1 sneaker line.

“A Puppets' History of the AJ1” / Jordan Brand

Agency: Doubleday & Cartwright

Production: Elsewhere Films

Directed by Zackary Canepari

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Ad Fiesta Vol. 4

Monday, July 7, 2025

Curated by Adam Sheets