The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years

It’s a relationship that began in the late 1970s, early ’80s as hip-hop was taking flight, and so was a new NBA era.

From his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at the harmonious fusion of basketball and music.

M Dot — real name Michael Hankerson — has watched LeBron James and  today! 

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