Gatorade’s Iconic ‘Be Like Mike’ Ad To Be Updated With Zion Williamson & Other Hoop Stars

Young basketball stars still want to “Be Like Mike.”

So on Sunday, Gatorade is re-launching the iconic commercial with a little twist. The updated ad features basketball stars Elena Delle Donne, Zion Williamson and Jayson Tatum, who recreate moments from the original campaign, showing that even now, they still want to be like Mike.

This memorable ‘90s campaign inspired generations of athletes across the globe to “Be Like Mike,” and now the new version brings back to life the Gatorade and Michael Jordan partnership. A promotional email said the hope is the new ad “inspires new generations of athletes to be like Mike…then, now and forever.”

The refreshed ad will air on social and digital platforms, including Gatorade’s Twitter handle, on Sunday ahead of Episodes 5 and 6 of The Last Dance.

The first two episodes drew an average of 6.1 million viewers on ESPN while the third and fourth episodes averaged 5.9 million viewers.

For more on the numbers behind The Last Dance, read this by my colleague Kurt Badenhausen.