Chuck seemingly likes to hold grudges. And this became clear when the Suns legend didn’t forget to pick on something that happened 30 years ago. In the early 90s, Nike did something that really upset Sir Charles. It doesn’t matter he has some iconic commercials with the brand—one of the most famous being the ad where he says, “I am not a role model.” So what exactly made him upset? And is he still annoyed by it?
Apparently, yes. In the latest segment of Inside the NBA, host Ernie Johnson recalled Chuck’s 56-point playoff game on May 4, 1994, to Chris Mullin. Before that game, Chris Webber had made a behind-the-back dunk on Chuck, which caught Nike’s attention. The brand wanted to capitalize on the moment for a commercial and asked Sir Charles if he was willing to feature in it.
He said yes. Well, not in the way he had wanted to. The sports apparel company featured that exact dunk in the commercial, making Chuck the victim. Worse, they also showed Webber talking to his teammate about the iconic dunk! Chuck didn’t waste time and immediately called the company, warning them that they had only set up trouble for Webber.
“I remember getting a call from nike they said hey chuck can we use you in a commercial with Chris Webber. I’m like, of course, you can. And then I was sitting home out of my own business one night and that damn commercial came on. I called Nike, I said, ‘y’all gonna get Chris Webber killed out here,’” Chuck said. You can rest assured—he didn’t. But Chuck did get his revenge after all, with his dominant 56-point game.
Chris Mullin tells the story of Chuck getting dunked on by Chris Webber pic.twitter.com/468w6dDdkK
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 14, 2025
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