50 Cent and Lil Wayne have been mentoring rappers for many years, and now, they’ll change a microphone for a basketball and put their hoops information to the take a look at.
The pair of hip-hop icons will line up on opposing sidelines, because the NBA introduced on Wednesday (Feb. 7) that they’ll function assistant coaches within the NBA All-Star Movie star Sport.
Kicking off NBA All-Star weekend, the Movie star Sport is ready for subsequent Friday (Feb. 16) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, when the Affiliation will take over Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium.
50 will likely be teaching Workforce Shannon, which is led by NFL legends Shannon Sharpe and Peyton Manning. Weezy is slated to help ESPN persona Stephen A. Smith and WNBA celebrity A’ja Wilson.
“I’m teaching, my crew is gonna win. @liltunechi might be gonna get excessive and never present up ! LOL,” 50 joked in his Instagram caption, whereas fans voiced their hopes he’ll be mic’d up for the sport.
Members within the Movie star Sport embrace streamer Kai Cenat, SiR, Anuel AA, Metta World Peace, Dallas Cowboys celebrity Micah Parsons, actor Quincy Isaiah, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and extra.
Lil Wayne will likely be on double responsibility, as he’ll be taking the stage throughout All-Star weekend, which will likely be stuffed with performances from Weezy, T-Ache, Zedd and Keith City as a part of the NBA Crossover Live performance Sequence.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic and extra NBA stars are coming to Indiana for the principle occasion, the place the NBA All-Star Sport ideas off Sunday, Feb. 18.
The league has enlisted Babyface to sing the nationwide anthem previous to the ASG, whereas Jennifer Hudson will present leisure because the halftime performer.
Discover the total rosters for the NBA All-Star Movie star Sport under.