Leroy Smith is ready to be showered with praise and adulation

Charlie Murphy, the older brother of actor Eddie Murphy, is back on the radar for what much of the blogosphere speculates is an NBA Finals campaign from Nike. In this video, Murphy—playing a character named Leroy Smith—is introduced as "the man who motivated Michael Jordan." A newscaster proclaims that when Michael Jordan is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Smith should be, too. There's an entire Web site, getyourbasketballon.com, dedicated to Smith and his feat to get inducted into the Hall of Fame for his "superhuman contributions to the game." On the site, you can view more videos, check out Smith's "Basketball On" DVD series, visit his online store (where everything happens to be sold out), play a video game and even download an iPhone app that let's you "motivize." After watching this loudmouth with an outdated fashion sense, you're left with a lasting impression and tears in your eyes from laughing so hard.

—Posted by Elena Malykhina