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Nas and Nicholas Britell Help Tell the Story of the NBA Finals with Sp

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season’s NBA Finals. The league debuted a new spot — “History is Calling” — promoting the finals early Wednesday, hours before the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks begin this year’s title series. Britell — the composer known for “Succession,” “Moonlight” and “Andor” — envisioned a piece that the…

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Nas and Nicholas Britell help tell story of NBA Finals with spot debuting Wednesday

The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season’s NBA Finals.

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver might be among the thousands who still have Succession’s “Kiss From Daddy” song stuck in their heads. Silver has hired Nicholas Britell, the beloved compos... More »

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