Unusual Marketing Strategies: Part Five

Today, a friend of mine who's a big Houston Rockets fan asked me if I'd seen the commercial where Tracy McGrady throws a sheep. I had no clue what was going on. I thought it was a joke; it wasn't. I came home and typed in 'Tracy McGrady sheep' in YouTube and there it was! (Of course, I was much less excited when I made my daily trip to Deadspin and they already had it posted. That's why they're paid for it.)

Here's the video....



The only NBA star I would have expected to see in a kilt would be Dirk Novitzki, but apparently it's Tracy. I can't say that this commercial makes me want to drink vitamin water very much though. I do have a sudden urge to throw a sheep now...