A star-studded recruiting video aimed at luring LeBron James to play for the New York Knicks has been unearthed, and it features actor James Gandolfini reprising his role as Tony Soprano. It was included.
At the time, James had just finished his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a media storm ensued as the NBA star considered where he would play next, ultimately landing him in Miami. The celebrity video was created in hopes of luring the 6-foot-9 forward to New York.
This video was rediscovered on journalist Pablo Torre’s podcast.Discovered by Pablo Torre” not only featured the main characters from “The Sopranos,” but also Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein.
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco continued to play Tony and Carmella in the 2010 film, produced less than three years after the film.the sopranos” Ended.
In the sketch, the couple is under police protection, implying that Tony Soprano did not die in the final episode of the TV series, but instead cooperated with law enforcement to stay out of prison.
“Tony, I’m so glad you moved to New York. Life is so much better now,” Carmella told Tony, looking at her laptop.
“Well, life is good here now, even if I’m in the witness protection program,” Tony replied, reading the newspaper.
“Now we have to find a place for your friend LeBron to live. What is he like?” Carmela asks.
“He’s a modern guy, but he respects tradition,” Tony says, and the two discuss what kind of apartment James would like to live in.
When Tony comes to investigate, Carmela points out, “They say it’s a very noisy place.” The camera then showed Carmella’s laptop screen, which showed Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks were playing.
“That’s it. That’s perfect for him,” Tony said, and the two grinned at the camera. The screen then switches to the text “City of Winners” and the song “” plays.Public service informationJay-Z’s “” plays.
The segment was reportedly filmed in Gandolfini’s apartment, and Gandolfini himself is said to have come up with the idea.
A clip of Falco was played on the podcast, confirming how enthusiastic his co-stars were about the recruitment video.
“Jim Gandolfini rarely does things like this, and if he does, he does it very reluctantly,” she explained. “Jim was into this, he was dressed as Tony, and he was like, ‘Well, what if we just come over here and do this…’ and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? Is this really this?’ “So I guess he was a bigger basketball fan than I thought,” she continued.
“Then he had an idea about how it would end or something and I remember thinking, ‘Hey, Louise, this little weird thing we’re doing that no one else is doing. Who would have thought he would give it his all?’ I’ll definitely go see it.”
Trump’s segment follows the fictional character, with the business mogul championing New York City as a place of “winners.”
“The real winners of the world want to be here. They come here, they want to come to New York. Whether it’s Wall Street, fashion, whatever it is, this is the place where the true This is where winners want to be.” ”
In another shocking appearance, notorious producer Weinstein said he had read James’ book and that his friends sounded “wonderful, loyal, smart” and “intelligent.”
Mr. Weinstein’s charming words continued, saying that New York City would provide connections to “people who run multibillion-dollar companies” to support Mr. James and help fund his philanthropic efforts. He promised that he might be able to help.
Other performers in the video include New York Yankees legend Reggie Jackson, former New York Rangers hockey player Mark Messier, actor Robert De Niro, and comedian Chris Rock.
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