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CHICAGO, UNITED STATES: Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant(L) and Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan(R) talk during a free-throw attempt during the fourth quarter 17 December at the United Center in Chicago. Bryant, who is 19 and bypassed college basketball to play in the NBA, scored a team-high 33 points off the bench, and Jordan scored a team-high 36 points. The Bulls defeated the Lakers 104-83. AFP PHOTO VINCENT LAFORET

NickyNovember 16, 2025

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The Best Sports Lyrics in Rap: Jay Z’s Greatest Bars From Michael Jordan to LeBron James

Rap and sport have always shared a rhythm. Both thrive on ego, competition, swagger and spectacle. If you wanted to, you could dedicate an entire article purely to Jay Z’s Michael Jordan references, but this time we decided to widen the lens and explore his greatest sports bars across football,…

Best Basketball References in Rap Music Pt.2

Basketball and rap are like Shaq and Penny in ’95—destined to dominate together. Our original 365Scores rundown gave us the classics: Drake’s LeBron flex, Jay-Z’s Nets move, and Ice Cube’s Lakers love. But the hardwood-to-headphones pipeline keeps pumping out bangers, and we’re not about to let the highlight reel stop…

The Best Basketball References in Rap Music!

The link between basketball and rap culture has been long established. It has famously been said that athletes want to be rappers, and rappers want to be athletes. With most rappers having played basketball growing up, especially in the US, and most ballers regularly blasting out the latest Drake on…