Most of the celebrity sporting events are laughable, and for a good cause I might add. However, there are some celebrities who can actually hang. In this case, we’re talking about rap artists who can hoop. If you can rap and hoop, that’s probably the ultimate right? Some guys are actually legit, legit ballers, others have their own funky style but could hold their own in a pick up game. Take a look….
Master P
Master P, a.k.a. Percy Miller, almost made ‘em say UGH with the Hornets and Raptors. He signed on the dotted line, but never got to play in a regular season game.
Snoop Dogg
Snoop is that funky style of hoops, but the dude plays in damn near every celebrity game known to man. He’s long, about 6’4″ perfect for the top of a 2-3 zone.
Game
Game went to Washington State on a basketball scholarship. Unfortunately, he was suspended and kicked off the team for drug allegations. It wasn’t a big deal though, he is a far better rapper.
Cam’ron
Cameron Giles played alongside Mase at Manhattan Center High School. He had various offers from colleges, but couldn’t hack it academically. Now he says “killa” a million times, and makes millions of dollars. I could do that too.
Romeo Miller
Lil’ Romeo and buddy Demar Derozan both went to USC on basketball scholarships. Derozan went to the league, Romeo lost his scholarship after two poor seasons. That doesn’t mean he can’t ball. He definitely should have stuck to basketball.
2 Responses to 5 Rappers Who Can Actually Ball
TBDS
August 10th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
“…Romeo lost his scholarship after two poor seasons. That doesn’t mean he can’t ball.”
Um. Actually. Yes, it does.
Dj RyB
August 11th, 2010 at 6:58 am
No videos? There’s gotta be some evidence of these guys balling on YouTube somewhere. I would have expected at least one or two.
Didn’t Lil’ Romeo call up USC and tell them he was going there as opposed to actually being recruited? It sounds like he only played there because he was friends with DeMar Derozan. Tim Floyd didn’t want to lose DeRozan, so he said screw it and took Miller too.
This is from Miller’s Wikipedia page:
Romeo was invited, in the summer of 2006, to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, which is considered the premier basketball camp in the United States. The Teaneck, New Jersey-based ABCD Camp is an invitation-only basketball showcase previously attended by high-profile players including Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, Miller looked out of place and averaged less than 2 points a game throughout the camp. The Wall Street Journal made an article on March 8, entitled “A Hot Prospect,” cites Sonny Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, as explaining, “he invited Romeo Miller to the 2006 camp, primarily as a favor to Percy Miller, whom he knew from the club basketball circuit.” In the article, Vaccaro indicated, “If you’re looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he’s not it.”[2]
On April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19, 2007.
Miller, a 5’11″ point guard, was a four year starter at Beverly Hills High School. As a junior during the 2005-2006 high school season he averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game.[3][4] As a senior during the 2006-2007 high school season he averaged 8.6 points and 9.0 assists per game.[2][3]
According to The Wall Street Journal, it appears the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate Demar DeRozan, the 6-foot-6 All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com. The Wall Street Journal reported Coach Tim Floyd as saying, “Last April…Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark…Percy Miller said ‘Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?’…’I said absolutely.’”[2] Miller and DeRozan began playing in the 2008-2009 season.
Miller had a disappointing career at USC. In his two seasons as a Trojan, he played a total of 19 minutes in 9 games and scored a total of 26 points. Percy Miller was release off his scholarship due to poor performance & seem to be distracted by the Media & Music. [5]