NBA YoungBoy, originally named Kentrell DeSean Gaulden is a popular American rapper. In fact, he is a big hit to Grizzlies star Ja Morant who considers himself to be a huge fan of the artist. He is not the only NBA player who feels the same way.
Ja Morant bumpin’ NBA YoungBoy pic.twitter.com/x1S3jJ7sBR
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) July 15, 2022
Some of us might already be familiar with YoungBoy’s music. “Outside Today” and “Genie” are some of his popular songs. Additionally, he has even collaborated with other musicians like Juice Wrld in “Bandit.”
All that said, one should wonder how popular NBA YoungBoy actually is with NBA players. Therefore, we need to take a look at some of the other players who listen to the rapper.
The Memphis Grizzlies listen to nothing but NBA YoungBoy
It turns out that Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies love YoungBoy’s music greatly compared to the rest of the league. That would make sense considering that the Grizzlies are a team full of “Young boys” who would truly appreciate that genre of music.
Morant’s teammate Jaren Jackson Jr has already revealed that NBA YoungBoy is one of his favorite singers, “When I’m hooping, I play a lot of Pop Smoke, Gunna, [Lil] Baby, [Young] Thug, [Lil] Uzi [Vert] and Young Boy [Never Broke Again].”
When NBA veteran Danny Green was with the Grizzlies, he claimed that the Grizzlies play over NBA YoungBoy a lot. Sometimes even 50 songs all day. Especially during shooting practice and other team activities, “Coming here it made me realize why he’s number one…All they do is listen to Youngboy all day. From morning to night, from shoot around to the game, it’s NBA Youngboy.”
The obsession isn’t even being downplayed. Multiple NBA YoungBoy songs are played during the pregame shoot-around. Apparently, the young team members hand-pick these songs as the energy goes along with the team’s innate nature.
At this current moment, the Grizzlies sit atop the Western Conference, They hold a record of 18 wins and 9 losses, tied with the New Orleans Pelicans. Additionally, they are currently on a 6 game-winning streak. Perhaps, NBA YoungBoy’s music truly motivates the team and helps them play better basketball.