The 2017 NBA Finals have not been as entertaining as most would have liked. But the storylines surrounding it have still been juicy.
On Monday, a new story dropped that is more exciting and captivating than the rest: LeBron James and Kevin Durant have a secret mixtape.
Following via ESPN’s Chris Haynes:
As legend has it, stashed away somewhere is a 6-year-old, never-before released hip-hop track by James and Durant.
League sources informed ESPN that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors superstars collaborated on the track during the lockout in 2011 while Durant, then a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, was visiting James, who had joined the Miami Heat, for workouts in Akron, Ohio.
Both players are music junkies, and in between workouts they decided to kill some time by writing their own lyrics and heading to the booth, sources told ESPN.
After realizing the track wasn’t that great, Durant left Akron to join up with Run the Jewels.
OK, I’m kidding only because of how exciting this news is. James and Durant might be the two greatest small forwards of all time and are currently pitted in a duel during the Finals. But in their spare time, they decided to record themselves rapping.
And guess what, the studio released part of the track:
Here's the Lebron James-Kevin Durant secret track! 1 million retweets to release the whole song! @espn @NBA @CBSSports @SInow @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/4oCIEHsSJP
— Spider Studios (@SpiderStudiosOH) June 5, 2017
I can dig it. The Skip Bayless name drop was a nice touch, KD.
