Damian Lillard and Marvin Bagley III exchange battle raps on social media

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Friday, June 21, 2019

On Thursday morning, Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III appeared on First Take, speaking on the 2019 NBA draft and a variety of topics. One of those topics was Bagley's rap prowess, as outlined in this exchange with Max Kellerman:

Max Kellerman: Roy Jones, who was a colleague of mine at HBO Boxing, played me a clip of you freestyling in the hallway. And it has been my opinion since then that the best MC in the NBA is either you or Damian Lillard. But who is the best MC in the NBA?

Marvin Bagley III: Man, me. Me. Man, I love music. I love music. So, I'm gonna go with myself.

MK: Would you ever battle Damian Lillard?

MBIII: Yeah. For sure.

The 2019 All-NBA second team guard did not take much time to respond.

NBA players quickly declared Lillard the winner of this rap beef, as did famed New York rapper Joe Budden, who has his fair share of experience with battle rapping.