3 Songs From Current NBA Stars for All the Hoops Heads Out There

There’s a long history of music and basketball intermixing. There’s the age old saying that all NBA players want to be musicians and all musicians want to be some form of athlete. But in the case of a few select examples, those two worlds really do cross over.

Here below, we wanted to explore three songs from professional hoopers that are actually very good. A trio of tracks from NBA players that stand up to chart-topping artists. Indeed, these are three great songs from current NBA stars for all the hoops heads out there.

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“Judgement Day” by Dame D.O.L.L.A. from Don D.O.L.L.A. (2023)

This song from perennial NBA All-Star Damian Lillard is a window into someone’s soul. On it, Lillard, the current star for the Milwaukee Bucks who rose to fame with the Portland Trailblazers and who goes by Dame D.O.L.L.A., talks about his innermost thoughts. Released in 2023, Lillard raps expertly and if you didn’t know he was an NBA star you would just consider him one of the established lyricists in the rap game. On the track, he offers,

Thankful for the struggles, got that armor real
Know it wasn’t only me that made me hard to kill
Relationships change and got a awkward feel
But your strength came at my weakness with that cloth reveal
Them late nights, I was lonely and full of pain
They say it’s pourin’ when it rains, I’m feelin’ strange
How I’m droppin’ sixty but still don’t feel like I’m Dame?
The devil in my lane, he want the leader of the game
Dropped down on my knees, put humility in my posture
A bible and the vibеs, stability in my locker
Niggas playin’ loyal, but really your weakеst partners

“Just Do It” by Jaylen Brown and FERG (Single, 2024)

This standalone single featuring Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown marks his debut as a songwriter and musical performer. It was a surprise drop ahead of the 2024 NBA season when Brown released this single, which is a heart-on-his-sleeve offering and a tweak of Nike and Team USA, which didn’t include Brown, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, on its summer roster. The song is about Brown being more than a basketball player—he’s a whole person. On it he sings,

Open your mind, let the words flow (let the words flow)
Baby you was mine, I’d let the world know (I’d let the world know)
She rocking my jersey, all up in the stands
I learn how to touch her without using my hands
Problems too deep for any therapist
If we could run it back, would you cherish it?
Uh, like I cherish you (like I cherish you)
But now, you get replaced like a pair of shoes

“Get Off” by Lonzo Ball from Born 2 Ball (2018)

Another NBA baller who would be a standout rapper even without his hoops fame. Lonzo Ball, the Chicago Bulls guard, knows how to flow on a beat. He has several tracks on YouTube that boast millions of streams. And this song, which is just meant to hype you up, is one of those. And on this song from his 2018 LP Born 2 Ball, he raps,

I said I had to get off, so what you think I’m doing?
Blue faces, buying gold, always been a Bruin
Except for when they losing, then I gotta keep it moving
People asking what I’m doing, money convos keep it fluent
Claiming you hard but you cracking up
I’m with your girl when she back it up
Pass me the sticks and I’m acting up, knocking it out and she ti-ti-ti-tapping up
Do it for fans and the clapping up
Walking in Gucci, they rack it up
I swear these Benjamin’s standing up
I put ’em to sleep when I’m stacking up

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