MEAWW.COM / NEWS / CELEBRITY NEWS

NBA Finals: Joyner Lucas trolled for halftime set, blamed for Celtics loss

The 33-year-old rapper got crucified on Twitter as many joked that the Celtics lost the game since they called the Massachusetts native for a performance

Joyner Lucas was called for a halftime performance during the NBA Finals that went down between Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. The former lifted the trophy once again becoming the NBA champions topping the 103-90 on Thursday night, June 16. This was Golden State Warriors’ fourth title in the last eight seasons.
 
Speaking of Joyner Lucas, the 33-year-old rapper got crucified on Twitter as many joked that the Celtics lost the game since they called the Massachusetts native for a performance. Many others said that the Celtics set themselves up after Lucas landed at the court for his set. The ‘ADHD’ hitmaker quickly secured one of the top spots on Twitter as the fans watched the Golden State Warriors lifting the trophy.
 
RELATED ARTICLES
Destination Jam: Top 5 Joyner Lucas songs that celebrate the talented rapper and producer's striking hip-hop game

Are Joyner Lucas and Ashanti dating? Duo's tender kisses in 'Fall Slowly' music video has fans convinced

 
Joyner Lucas belted out his hit single ‘I am Not a Racist’ for his halftime set for the NBA Finals. He later took to Instagram to share a video where he can be seen sitting at the courtside and joking that he hates Warriors’ Stephen Curry while showing the NBA champion in the eight-second clip. He captioned the post as, “I hate this (N-word)” adding a red angry face emoticon at the end.  
 
Stephen Curry scored an impressive 34 points. He was named the NBA Finals MVP as his team lifted the franchise’s seventh championship overall. For the unversed, this is the fourth championship for Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala. The first three rings came in 2015, 2017, and 2018, when Golden State made five consecutive trips to the finals. 

‘They only lost cause Joyner Lucas came out during halftime to rap that bulls**t’

Reacting to Joyner Lucas’ halftime set, one user stated, “Celtics set themselves up for this by having Joyner Lucas at halftime.” Another shared, “Celtics losing tonight was Joyner Lucas’ fault.” Whereas, one joked, “The weird a** Joyner Lucas hate is starting back up again.” The next one posted, “Can the Celtics get their money back from Joyner Lucas?” One user tweeted, “I would’ve left the arena once I heard Joyner Lucas was coming.”
 
Meanwhile, an individual asserted, “They only lost cause Joyner Lucas came out during halftime to rap that bulls**t.” One added, “Boston fans had to sit thru a Joyner Lucas concert just to get mopped up and lose a championship on their home floor.” And, another user joked, “Celtics brought out Joyner Lucas for a halftime show, they should’ve known then it was a wrap.” One person quipped, “Boston fans gotta see their team crumble AND watch Joyner Lucas right now? LMAOOOOOOOOO THEY DESERVE IT.”