NBA legends LeBron James and Michael Jordan have developed loyal fan bases over the years. These fans engage in praising, defending, and sometimes even expressing weird opinions about their idols on social media. In the meantime, NBA fans are never short of entertainment as they get to witness famous celebrities play ball, sometimes even alongside their favorite NBA stars. Recently, fans hoped that their favorite NBA legends would take note of Snoop Dogg’s brilliance on the hardwood after a recent video of the popular rapper garnered a lot of fans’ attention on Twitter. Snoop impressed fans with a dazzling display even at the age of 51.
Basketball is no stranger to the Millionaire rapper. Besides playing ball, Snoop Dogg has also made several appearances court-side during games. He is also a certified Los Angeles Lakers fan.
NBA fans shower praise on Snoop Dogg for dunking at 51
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In a recent video shared by a Twitter user, Snoop Dogg can be seen running up to the rim and slam dunking the basketball. The user also wrote, “Snoop Dogg dunking at the age of 51.” The video received a lot of reactions, as fans swarmed in with comments. They appreciated the rapper’s dedication at the hardwood considering his age.
Reacting to the video, one user wrote, “Snoop to the lakers sources confirmed.” While some sections of the fans trolled the rapper questioning the height of the rim, some fans asked for MJ’s attention. Another user wrote, “Hopefully, this gets MJs attention”. A certain section of fans jokingly requested a trade for the rapper in the NBA. Following are some reactions from NBA Twitter.
Curry can’t dunk 💀
— hoodieja🐐 (@GreenSZN__) January 7, 2023
Snoop to the lakers sources confirmed
— Christopher (@ceejayflyy) January 8, 2023
Was the rim adjusted to 8 ft? but nice Snoop legend 👏
— Eric (@Eric83238667) January 7, 2023
Snoop Dunk.
— Peter Brown (@SydneyEditor) January 7, 2023
Better than Rudy…sign him up Minnesota.
— G Swag (@gswaggggg) January 8, 2023
That’s gonna be LeBron but eye level to the rim
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) January 7, 2023
Snoop to the lakers sources confirmed
— Christopher (@ceejayflyy) January 8, 2023
Hopefully, this gets MJs attention https://t.co/Z3JBUFZHLe
— Chan D. Ler: The Last Mugiwara (@Chan_Channnnn) January 8, 2023
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Despite the trolls and reactions, Snoop Dogg has been an ardent basketball fan and more importantly, a loyal Lakers fan. He once proved his loyalty with a special gift.
Snoop Dogg’s special gift to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant
The rapper once decided to gift something special to the Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. He also didn’t want to gift him anything ordinary. Snoop put his creative juice to use and presented the Mamba with a Lakers car. Talking about the gift, Snoopy said, “Everyone is going to gift him a basketball, a tie. I’m like that’s gonna be memorable. When he see it, he ain’t gonna understand, but he’ll know what it mean.”
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