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The Billionaire, the Billboards and the Star of the Worst Ad in Sports History (PTFO Vault)
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The viral commercial has a mysteriously simple message: sportsmanship. The child actor has gotten dunked on by NBA Twitter for more than a decade. Correspondent Zach Schwartz untangles a web from Madison Avenue to the Supreme Court to Damian Lillard, in search of a boy named Alex — and the meaning of perseverance.
(This episode originally aired January 7, 2025.)
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"The Billionaire, the Billboards and the Star of the Worst Ad in Sports History (PTFO Vault)" is an episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out. Runtime 47 min. Published August 18, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
