Ads for 2011 ESPY Awards Are Just So High School

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Washington Wizards star John Wall earned something of a reputation for his dancing during his one year at the University of Kentucky, before being snapped up as the first pick of the 2010 NBA draft. The point guard, and his namesake fist-flex choreography, appear in this new, humorously self-deprecating campaign for ESPN's 2011 ESPY Awards, hosted for the second year running by comedian Seth Meyers. (Notably, Wall canceled plans to attend the show last year, despite ultimately winning for best male college athlete.)

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