After the Detroit Lions clinched the NFC North and No. 1 seed within the convention, they celebrated within the locker room to the most popular new rap track, “Tweaker” by … LiAngelo Ball?
Sure, the previous G League participant, and center brother of Bulls level guard Lonzo Ball and Hornets level guard LaMelo Ball, has a brand new profession — and it is going nicely. Lower than per week after inking a file deal value as much as $13 million with Def Jam, the 26-year-old LiAngelo took the stage on the finish of the primary quarter of the Lions’ divisional spherical matchup towards the Washington Commanders in Detroit.
Ball could have pumped up each groups, based mostly on what number of twists and turns it took quickly after he carried out:
- First, the Commanders transformed a fourth-and-3 at Detroit’s 9-yard line after which took a 10-9 lead on Brian Robinson Jr.’s landing run.
- The Lions regained the lead on Sam LaPorta’s unbelievable landing catch.
- Terry McLaurin broke free for a 59-yard landing, giving the Commanders the lead proper again.
- Jared Goff threw a pick-six to place Washington up by double digits.
- Goff left the sport briefly with an harm, and just lately unretired Teddy Bridgewater changed him. Jameson Williams then took an end-around to chop into the Commanders’ lead with a “video-game stuff” landing, as Tom Brady referred to as it on the FOX broadcast.
- Jayden Daniels then led one other Commanders landing drive earlier than Goff was intercepted once more to finish the primary half.
Washington took a 31-21 lead at halftime, formally making the second quarter the highest-scoring quarter in NFL postseason historical past. Maybe that is as a result of the Commanders and Lions are two of the most efficient offenses within the NFL this season — or perhaps Gelo is simply that highly effective of a rapper.
Ball, who got here in at No. 4 in our rating of athletes with the perfect music careers, additionally attended the Payments-Hornets sport on Friday night time, when his brothers confronted off for the primary time since 2021. LaMelo’s Hornets pulled out a high-scoring 125-123 win in Chicago.
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