The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of attempting to capture rare air.
Should the defending NBA champions go back-to-back, they will be the first team since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors to repeat. With superstars like Nikola Jokic — the best player in the world — and talented youngsters coming off the bench like Peyton Watson, this lofty goal certainly seems attainable.
But with the holiday season in full swing, Jokic and Watson took some time off together in a new Hotels.com commercial. It features Jokic giving Watson a tour of the seats around a resort’s pool, likening it to the seats you’d see at an NBA game. And while finishing his (fake) tour, Jokic took an amusing shot at Watson’s current reserve status. (Note: This was one of two commercial spots featuring Jokic and Watson, with the other centering on Jokic’s love of horses.)
If anything, it’s abundantly clear this Nuggets team really likes playing together if players can joke around like this:
Nikola Jokic and Peyton Watson did a commercial for Hotels .com and it’s PURE COMEDY 🤣pic.twitter.com/3GterKDgl9
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 19, 2023
The Nuggets are currently in third place in the Western Conference standings. But for December, it’s still early in the NBA season. With talents like Jokic and Watson, it might only be a matter of time before they charge up the standings — regardless of where both players sit down.
This was how Twitter reacted to Jokic and Watson's commercial
The bloopers might be better than the actual Nikola Jokić & Peyton Watson commercials 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Tkj195b9pq
— Katy Winge (@katywinge) December 19, 2023
BTS of Jokic and Watson’s commercials are HILARIOUS 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/b1C7ucZ8Md
— Nuggets Lead (@NuggetsLead) December 19, 2023
Booth seeing Peyton Watson in a commercial alongside Jokic pic.twitter.com/lU8UFB4mkv
— CT (@CTFazio24) December 19, 2023
I never thought I’d see the day. Jokic AND Peyton Watson in a commercial.
TOGETHER 😂 https://t.co/SETR3ElVRN
— Swipa (@SwipaCam) December 19, 2023
Nikola Jokić and Peyton Watson starring in two commercials with a horse and a swimming pool is amazing LOL
— Katie (@kateeee85) December 19, 2023
Jokic and Watson share the same agency. How they convinced Joker to shoot this is damn impressive. https://t.co/91Wb3Ny1YS
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) December 19, 2023
The Nikola Jokic and Peyton Watson https://t.co/J844VvQ5fP commercials are fantastic… pic.twitter.com/a0h3ZEnz6P
— Donnie Jr. (@Dbrasco37) December 19, 2023
Get Jokic with a horse in every ad right now.
Also, piano bar Ginuwine playing in the background? How am I just now seeing this? Nuggets twitter you have let me down.https://t.co/ASeSZdewcY
— Gordon Gross (@GMoneyNuggs) December 19, 2023
My entire timeline is just people posting the Jokic/Watson commercial. And I love it.
— Jacob Roggero (@JacobRoggero) December 19, 2023