Chris Paul, James Harden Sing Along to the Backstreet Boys for State Farm

The ballers know all the words

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Like a good neighbor, Chris Paul is there … in Houston!

This State Farm ad finds the NBA superstar exploring his new city, where he runs into a pair of his big-time baller friends. Naturally, they wind up driving around and singing along to the Backstreet Boys.

Doesn’t that sound like fun?

For the 2017-18 hoop season, Paul moved from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets. That shift formed the basis of “Going Away Party,” the nine-time All Star’s previous commercial for the insurer that dropped last last month.

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