Basketball Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabar has filmed a commercial promoting the upcoming new album from Smashing Pumpkins, Oceania.
While Kareem admits to not being a big fan of the Smashing Pumpkins (and not even liking pumpkin pie), Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan said the six-time NBA champion was the only one he could see smashing a pumpkin for the commercial.
Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
In this next video, Corgan explains how the commercial came together.
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