Lil B has spent the past few years tormenting NBA superstars such as Kevin Durant and James Harden on social media. Now, he may have the chance to take the court against them.
Out of the blue, the Delaware 87ers of the D-League offered the viral rapper a tryout:
Hey @LILBTHEBASEDGOD come tryout for the #87ers in September! #TYBG pic.twitter.com/Np43hVTshk
— Delaware 87ers (@Sevens) August 26, 2015
Of course, for starters, #TYBG means, "Thank you, Based God," an ode to Lil B's nickname.
Enticed with the offer, Lil B accepted the tryout with the 76ers' affiliate just about an hour later:
@Sevens @Sixers tryout invite accepted see you there!! Philly here I come thanks to your front office for keeping your word - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) August 26, 2015
As for Lil B's scouting report, he is undersized with a mediocre shot. This is evident in Lil B's video, "F*ck KD (Kevin Durant Diss)." The track, part of Lil B's "Hoop Life" mixtape, includes such classic lines as, "Three-point on this b**** like Dirk Nowitzki, up in the club like Dirk Nowitzki," "I'm Latrell Sprewell, I choked the coach" and "Let's play a game of 21, it's really fun, I got half-court shots and I'll post you up."
Note: Explicit language below.
Lil B knows the road will be tough, but he has examples to make him believe. He retweeted @FreakyChef_21, who goes by the Twitter name, "The Based President."
"Jeremy Lin made it from the D-League. So if I'm correct imma follow his steps"-@LILBTHEBASEDGOD https://t.co/DgPsK3z86W
— The Based President. (@FreakyChef_21) August 26, 2015
Last spring, the Bay Area native trolled James Harden on social media for the entire Warriors-Rockets series for a celebration Lil B equated to his "cooking dance." After Harden's 45-point effort helped Houston avoid being swept in the Western Conference Finals, Lil B decided to make the trip to Oracle Arena for Game 5. He sat behind the Rockets bench. Harden set an NBA playoff-record with 13 turnovers and the Warriors won, 104-90.
#TYBG pic.twitter.com/tjJa0NnnL3
— Oracle Arena (@OracleArena) May 28, 2015
Rockets bench askin where @LILBTHEBASEDGOD sittin at tho pic.twitter.com/I21QqkKwUd
— Leanne Cozart (@leanimal99) May 28, 2015
Lil B lifted the curse after the game:
I'm sorry James harden all you had to do was explain you were doing the Lil B cooking dance - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) May 28, 2015
I'm going to ask " The BasedGod " to lift the curse off James harden i think he gets it, world record for turnovers ?Leave him alone - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) May 28, 2015
In the NBA Finals, Lil B appeared to curse many of the Cavs, but Iman Shumpert salvaged some of the rift. Lil B's Warriors still claimed the title.
Lately, Lil B has focused on politics. The rapper changed his endorsement from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders.
If the D-League does not work out, perhaps politics can be a fallback.
-- Follow Jeffrey Eisenband on Twitter @JeffEisenband.