Russell Westbrook appears in 'Ready to Fly' Foot Locker ad for Jordan 29

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Sports commercials can be overly dramatic and after a while they just get a little tiresome.

In his new ad for Foot Locker, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook took a shot at making a satirical version of the intense, hardcore and emotional fare we're used to seeing from sports companies.

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In the spot, Westbrook helps train a young player by moving through a set of staid sports cliches: getting doused with water to wake up, drinking eggs, working out in a hot gym, working out in a dramatically-lit gym and flipping tires, to name a few. All the hits are covered and it's actually very well done.

It's part of a nice little run by Foot Locker to go funny with their ads instead of serious. The commercial is worth watching all the way through and is a subtle nod to nothing about Westbrook being a cliche.

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