New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams recently became a member of the Red Bull family, joining Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Dolphins running back Reggie Bush, and skier Lindsey Vonn among others. Red Bull’s cameras followed Williams from a game in New Jersey to a party in New York. Have a look at his trip while “My Wings” by Jim Jones plays in the background, courtesy of Red Bull’s YouTube account.
Here’s some additional info from the press release:
While East Coast winds may have played games with New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams’ scheduled helicopter ride recently, the Olympic Gold Medalist still earned his wings. Following a Nets home game, Williams was supposed to take to the air in a Red Bull “Heli” from New Jersey to New York to host an NBA season kick-off party. But with 30 mph gusts having something to say about it, he instead flagged down a Military Extreme Vehicle (MXT) and zipped through Newark into Manhattan’s SoHo District to join the party.
“Even though the original plan of checking out the skyline from a heli didn’t go as planned, it was an incredible night out,” said Williams. “I had a fun ride into Manhattan, and my friends at Red Bull threw a great party to welcome me to the family.”
If you haven’t seen any of Red Bull’s other videos this one of Blake Griffin playing ping pong is pretty good. DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys describes sacking a quarterback here. If you’ve never seen a guy surfing at night with a flare on the back of his surfboard you can now.
