Grammy winner, Burna Boy has revealed his childhood dreams of playing in the USA NBA in a recent video.
Speaking before his performance at the halftime show of the 72nd NBA Games in honour of the late basketball legend LeBron James, Burna Boy said he had dreams of someday playing in the NBA but he got to perform at the NBA all-star game instead so he guessed he made it after all.
I had dreams of playing in the NBA as a kid – Burna Boy says as he narrates how it felt performing at the NBA All-Star half-time show pic.twitter.com/YtJDUizgGA
— African Folder (@africanfolder) February 21, 2023
The Grammy-winner was joined by fellow Nigerian superstars Rema and Tems in an Afrobeats-themed halftime show that was held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City at 8:30pm ET on Monday the 20th and watched by fans from around the world.
The trio thrilled fans with a cross selection of their hit singles in what was a big night for Nigerian music. It is worthy of note that this is the first time in history that Nigerian acts will be performing at the end of the first 24 minutes of play during an NBA All-Star Game
While Burna Boy didn’t realize his dream of playing basketball professionally, he has been able to become one of the biggest African artist whose music has garnered global reach and acceptance.
His half-time performance comes off the back of several sold-out shows across the world in 2022 which includes the Madison Square Garden in New York.
The hitmaker is set to make history by becoming the first African musician to perform at the 60,000-capacity London Stadium on June 3rd, 2023 as he continues his ‘Love Damini’ world tour.
