LiAngelo Ball performs ‘Tweaker’ right before Lions-Commanders gets wild

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 tune, “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 properly. Lower than per week after inking a record deal worth up to $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 might have pumped up each groups, based mostly on how many 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 touchdown run.
• The Lions regained the lead on Sam LaPorta’s incredible touchdown catch.
• Terry McLaurin broke free for a 58-yard touchdown, 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 lately unretired Teddy Bridgewater changed him. Jameson Williams then took an end-around to chop into the Commanders’ lead with a “video-game stuff” touchdown, as Tom Brady referred to as it on the FOX broadcast.
• Jayden Daniels then led another Commanders touchdown drive earlier than Goff was intercepted again 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 best offenses within the NFL this season — or possibly Gelo is simply that highly effective of a rapper.

Ball, who came in at No. 4 in our ranking of athletes with the best music careers, additionally attended the Bulls-Hornets recreation 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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