The NBA Draft Lottery: Now w/ 100% More Jay-Z!!!

Sportaphile posted 5/19/2008 from www.sportaphile.com [flag]

Jay-Z will be representing the New Jersey Nets at the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery, which is set to air live May 20 on ESPN at 8pm. This is ALMOST enough to make me watch the lottery, which has proven year in and year out to be horribly boring television. But seriously… unless Jay jumps out of his seat and throws up the ROC, then the evening will somewhat uneventful. [link]

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