Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve Appears In Inspiring Nike 'Dream Crazier' Commercial

Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 4:36 PM

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The folks over at Nike dropped a pretty inspiring spot over the weekend. It hit social channels on Saturday and aired as a commerical during the Academy Awards.

Serena Williams narrates the ‘Dream Crazier’ commercial.

It’s an incredible ad that should strike some sort of emotional cord in all of us. Instead of looking at the word crazy as a negative, or a put down, Nike flips the script and dares us all to dream crazier, like the amazing women in the commercial did, and continue to do.

Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, who is one of the best coaches in basketball history regardless of league, appears in the spot at the 32-second mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whpJ19RJ4JY

“When we’re angry, we’re hysterical,” Williams reads as the commercial shows Reeve tossing her jacket in 2012 during Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

If a man were to do that same thing, people would talk about how passionate he is. It’s a double standard that isn’t fair and a narrative that needs to stop.

People like Reeve, and the rest of the Lynx, will help us get there. But that also includes help from all of us.