Jay-Z

<p>Jay-Z paid tribute to LeBron James ahead of the <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/633957-21-savage-scores-teams-21st-point-in-nba-celebrity-all-star-game" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2023 NBA All-Star Game</a>. The legendary Los Angeles Lakers star recently passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA&#8217;s all-time scorer. Jay-Z spoke about his &#8220;excellence&#8221; during a video played for Sunday night&#8217;s game in Salt Lake City, Utah.</p>



<p>&#8220;Being able to perform at a high level for a long period of time, that&#8217;s excellence,&#8221; Jay-Z said. &#8220;Long after you&#8217;re gone, people may look at your name and like, &#8216;That&#8217;s what greatness is. There&#8217;s not many you can compare LeBron to. A 19-time All-Star, a remarkable feat. The all-time leading scorer, all-time! I mean, what can you say? He&#8217;s been through many iterations of the game and in each era, he&#8217;s been the best. &#8216;The Chosen One&#8217; and that&#8217;s it.&#8221;</p>



<h2 id="h-jay-z-s-tribute">Jay-Z&#8217;s Tribute</h2>



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<p>Jay-Z added that he&#8217;s excited to see the rest of the players take the court as well. &#8220;The players, they&#8217;re super excited to play with one another,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The league is in a great place right now. Every team has major stars, amazing, amazing performers.&#8221;</p>



<p><a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/630444-lebron-james-posts-photo-dump-after-record-breaking-night" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LeBron James passed Abdul-Jabbar&#8217;s record</a> earlier this month during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. At the time, a number of celebrities congratulated James including <a href="/profile/Drake" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Drake</a>, <a href="/tags/magic-johnson" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Magic Johnson</a>, and more.</p>



<p>James ended up being injured during the All-Star Game after going up for a block attempt early in the second quarter. He finished with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and four assists. The status of his finger is unclear at this point, although James says he&#8217;ll be fine. &#8220;I&#8217;ll be fine. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s too much to worry about,&#8221; he said afterward. The Lakers&#8217; next game will be Thursday against the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena. The team is ranked 13th in the Western Conference at 27-32. As for the rest of the All-Star Game, Team Giannis defeated Team LeBron 184-175. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was named the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP. He finished with a record-breaking 55-points on 22-for-31 from the field with 10 rebounds and six assists. <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/634486-post-malone-brings-out-21-savage-at-2023-nba-all-star-game" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Post Malone and 21 Savage</a> also performed at the event earlier in the night.</p>



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