- Dates: November 2015 - March 2016
- Type: Television Commercial
"Anthem" marks the first commercial spot in the NBA's brand new "THIS IS WHY WE PLAY" campaign, a powerful declaration of purpose for the 2015/16 NBA season. The film combines electrifying inside-the-arena footage with images pulled from around the world and deep within the NBA archives-showing all the many ways that players, fans, and teams demonstrate their love of the game both on and off the court. In this commercial for the NBA, current and former players along with coaches are featured, including Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bos, Dwyane Wade, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Luol Deng, Satnam Singh Bhamara, Steph Curry, Zach LaVine, Jason Collins, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Willis Reed, Yao Ming and Becky Hammon. "THIS IS WHY WE PLAY: Anthem (Long)" Why do we play? We play for jumpers, passers, shooters. We play for driveway one on ones, playground heroes and the clutch vet at the Y. We play for ballers, shot callers, game changers, life changers. We play for the East side, West side, North side and South side. We play for the drama, the suspense and even the comedy. We play for comebacks, paybacks and give backs. For breaking through, breaking barriers and paradigms. We play for chasing a dream on and off the court. We play for all that and whatever comes. This is why we play. Willis Reed Jason Collins: NBA player marches in Boston NBA This Is Why We Play Season Begins October 27