The Cleveland Cavaliers are riding for Nas. The 2016 NBA champions pulled through for Nasir Jones by trolling Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball last night (December 14) ahead of tip-off.
Footage has surfaced of Nas’ music playing during the teams’ warm-ups.
The #Cavs played 3 @Nas songs in a row during warm ups vs the #Lakers 😂😂😂
Because Lonzo Ball said Nas isn’t real hip/hop
https://t.co/RAG60gRBWs— Unsportsmanlike Content™ (@UCSportsMedia) December 15, 2017
Lonzo Ball and the Lakers take the floor for warmups.
The music in the background? Nas.#PettyWarz
(h/t @pepitoz_) pic.twitter.com/f1DoeLv99B
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 15, 2017
Earlier this year, Lonzo sparked attention after calling out Nas’ relevance.
It started a couple months ago when Ball said, “nobody listens to Nas anymore.” Look, he’s right — it’s not like “Illmatic” or “Life Is Good” is banging with the youths right now. But at the same time, we can acknowledge that Nas is a hip-hop legend and probably deserves more respect than Ball gave him right there, even if he’s only a 20-year-old kid. (SB Nation)
Yo how Lonzo Ball say “Nas ain’t relevant” then walk into Madison Square Garden with a hoodie imitating Nas’s Illmatic album cover 🤦🏽♂️. This is trolling at its finest by #bbb 😂 pic.twitter.com/t33zJS6h5b
— I can’t whistle (@beardedheaux) December 13, 2017
Earlier this week, both Nas and fellow rap veteran Pete Rock trolled Lonzo after his Lakers fell short to their hometown Knicks.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcoEasaFrNn/?taken-by=nas
Before the game went down, G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks tossed up a since-deleted Twitter post getting at Lonzo for trolling Nas.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcn2KOjjDPA/
Banks spent that night lighting up Twitter with some hilarious Knicks/Lakers commentary.
Knicks better get the win tonight! Lakers been talking crazy🤬
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
Let me guess you’re a Cavs or warriors fan https://t.co/gRdMTzMR3o
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
Word the Knicks are one of the only teams that ppl call trash..yet pay attention to lol 🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/33Mr2kfugn
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
You sound crazy boy..y’all never won nothing 😂 https://t.co/RFNPYKGQh9
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
Big market cities get that extra hate..comes with the territory https://t.co/N9Ym4cj6SI
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
My daughter likes to watch the games on tv 📺 like her dad..maybe in the new year https://t.co/BEOj2w1kIl
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
Y’all 10-16 🤣 https://t.co/jyLxU40tHy
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 12, 2017
You obviously don’t know the story behind the shirt brother https://t.co/O3iIgy1f5E
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017
NYK!!!
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017
Very good game! but where’s all the LAL fans that were talking crazy to me 👀😂
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017
🤣you mad 😡 https://t.co/pFxbOlVtjG
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017
You roll wit the winners huh smh https://t.co/M5AFHVsjWP
— Lloydbanks (@Lloydbanks) December 13, 2017