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Dwyane Wade 'toasts' to the Finals in new 2024 NBA Finals campaign

SportzPower Team
May 21, 2024 15:05

The newly debuted 2024 NBA Finals campaign, “The Toast”, is now streaming across all @NBA social platforms and the NBA App.  

NBA Legend and three-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade gathers a cast of former champions and famous NBA fans – Ray Allen, Mike Breen, Ken Jeong, Magic Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel, Isiah Thomas, Queen Latifah and the newest members of the Chicago Sky Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese – to celebrate the pinnacle of the NBA season with a toast “to the Finals”.  

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