Ice Cube has shared that he’s not impressed by the NBA’s attempt to try something new this season, even though it resulted in a big win for his hometown team.
Cube appeared on The Pat McAfee Show last Monday (January 15) to talk all things basketball. During the chat, he shared his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament.
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The tournament, which the Lakers won in early December by beating the Indiana Pacers 123–109, is “a new annual competition for all 30 teams,” according to the league. It consisted of a total of 67 games across two stages, group play and knockout rounds. Each match counted as a regular season game.
Cube was dismissive of his team’s victory when he spoke to McAfee, which you can see at the 3:41 mark below.
Cube said that the Lakers winning the tournament’s NBA Cup was not the same thing as a championship banner.
“I don’t know if I count that as a banner. I think that’s more of a certificate,” he joked. “We usually don’t hang nothing up but championship banners, so I guess this is cool if we need some extra window dressing. But for the most part, it’s a napkin.”
Ice Cube’s involvement in basketball goes far deeper than just being a fan. In addition to being a lifelong fan of the NBA, he is also the founder of the BIG3 basketball league.
Earlier this month, 50 Cent publicly said that he wanted to bring Cube’s league to Shreveport, Louisiana, where the “In Da Club” rapper is setting up his new G-Unit Film & TV studio.
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“I had so much fun at the Boston/Rockets game man,” 50 wrote on Instagram last week. “I told @icecube I want to bring the big 3 to Shreveport, all roads lead to Shreveport it’s a go!”
BIG3 teams are not tied to a particular city. Instead, the league schedules games at arenas and stadiums in locations around the country.
