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NEW YORK Houston Rockets center Yao Ming and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning reprise their roles as professional athletes who just want to play with a neighborhood kid, Jimmy, in a new spot by Element 79 Partners for Gatorade.
The spot, which broke last week, is a sequel to a 2003 “Playmates” commercial, in which the athletes played their sport with Jimmy. This time Jimmy plays basketball with Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors and Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks, as Yao Ming fixes a hoop he broke in the original spot.
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