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Making Basketball Great Again: Breaking down the wacky world of NBA music

By Chris Murch

PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 24: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers is introduced before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center on October 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 24: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers is introduced before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center on October 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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Lou Williams

Highlight Track: “I Want It All” Featuring Meek Mill

I hate to do this to one of my favorite players in the league right now (and pretty much the only reason that the Clippers have a winning record this year) but when it comes to music, Lou should stick to floaters in the lane. While he has collab’d with the likes of Meek Mill, 2 Chainz (Used to be a D1 basketball player, it makes sense) and Jagged Edge, Lou’s rhymes could use some work. On his 2013 debut mixtape Here goes Nothing, he has some notable cringe-worthy lyrics like,

"”8 years ago, said I was a flash in the pan/And now, I’m as solid as the actual pan that’s in hand” & “They be like why he still rappin’?/Cuz dawg I’m still snappin.”"

Since 2013, he released The Album that Never Was in 2017 to limited fanfare and several other singles. He definitely seems to have a passion for music and the ambition to release full-length projects in the offseason, but for now, Lou’s music does nothing for me. Now let’s hope the contract extension the Clips gave him results in another 20+ scoring average in 2018-2019.

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