{"id":119832,"date":"2025-01-24T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=119832"},"modified":"2025-01-24T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:16:38","slug":"50-cent-nikola-jokic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/24\/50-cent-nikola-jokic\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent ft. Nikola Jokic \u2013 Many Men at All Star Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA All Star Weekend lately is more about show and less about basketball. The latest idea of 50 Cent performing alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> is definitely a type of show that will get fans engaged. Will that happen? 50 Cent wants it, we have to wait for the Joker.<\/p>\n<h2>50 Cent ft. Nikola Jokic \u2013 Many Men at All Star Weekend<\/h2>\n<p>The whole idea began lately when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Jordan<\/a> talked about Jokic on the Run it Back Podcast. During the podcast, Jokic\u2019s Nuggets teammate revealed a bit more about his music taste. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RunItBackFDTV\/status\/1879917277602025924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1879917277602025924%7Ctwgr%5Ef689c5f2aadb1771ac48c63245d05602f72b02e8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffadeawayworld.net%2Fnba%2Fdenver-nuggets%2Fdeandre-jordan-reveals-nikola-jokic-favorite-song-classic-50-cent-track\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/watsope01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peyton Watson<\/a> is our locker room DJ, so anytime Nikola requests a song, if it\u2019s not, like, Serbian folk music, it is \u2018Many Men\u2019 by 50 Cent. He knows the words from start to finish. That\u2019s his song, man, he loves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Things heated up in a recent NBA TV interview with Jokic, when the crew joked that the three-time MVP knows every word of the song. They pleaded for him to rap the words during the interview. Sadly, the Joker replied,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no, I\u2019m not. D.J. is a bad teammate. I love the song, I love the song, but I\u2019m not going to rap it. \u201cNo, no, he\u2019s lying. I don\u2019t know the words. But I\u2019m going to learn it. Maybe I\u2019m going to perform, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude0flook if he says he gonna perform, we gonna perform I\u2019ll back him up we will have the spot jumping. \ud83e\udd37LOL \u2022 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnbpt4VX0B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jnbpt4VX0B<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/82Ax9fjS6t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/82Ax9fjS6t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 50cent (@50cent) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/50cent\/status\/1882173718262333731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The crew suggested the performance between Jokic and 50 Cent might take place during the upcoming All-Star weekend in February.<\/p>\n<h3>50 Cent is All For It<\/h3>\n<p>50 Cent has a big European Tour this summer, with stops in the UK, France, and Estonia. He could use a bit more publicity, as he is getting ready for the tour. Performing with Jokic, who is arguably the best player in the NBA and was born in a small country in Europe, could definitely help.<\/p>\n<p>The American rapper posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/50cent?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a>, saying he is all about it. He said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook if he says he gonna perform, we gonna perform. I\u2019ll back him up, we will have the spot jumping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea of such an unusual collaboration may be what the All-Star Weekend needs. After all, the basketball part of it has not delivered much amusement lately. If the three-time MVP and the popular rapper were to do it, they would likely blow the roof off of Chase Center.<\/p>\n<h3>Jokic Following Shaq\u2019s Footsteps<\/h3>\n<p>The last time a big dominant player had an iconic performance during the All-Star weekend was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/onealsh01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a> with the Jabbawockeez. The performance happened during the 2009 All-Star weekend. It was Shaq\u2019s last All-Star appearance. He was 36 years old at the time, and well past his prime. But he could still bring the house down. Shaq has a history of memorable All-Star moments. Remember, in 2007, he started the dance-off during a practice session, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/howardw01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight Howard<\/a> joining in.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shaq dances with Jabbawockeez at All Star\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1rrS44-X-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jokic is in the middle of his prime, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/24\/nikola-jokic-is-now-averaging-a-triple-double-on-the-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">dominating the league<\/a> in every way possible. This year, Nikola has a chance to become just the third player to win <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/22\/nikola-jokic-lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">four MVPs in five years<\/a>, something only LeBron and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/russebi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Russell<\/a> have done in the past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shaq, LeBron, Dwight Howard All-Star Dance-Off\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P9LmHXXWiJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA All Star Weekend lately is more about show and less about basketball. The latest idea of 50 Cent performing alongside Nikola Jokic is definitely a type of show that will get fans engaged. Will that happen? 50 Cent wants it, we have to wait for the Joker. 50 Cent ft. 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