Pump Up the Jams — The Intersection of Music and Basketball

Inside some of the most entertaining hoops references in music.

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Basketball and music have always had a strong intersection. Your body naturally responds to that heavy synth in “The Final Countdown” or the stomp-stomp-clap in “We Will Rock You” with excitement, and for good reason. Those songs have been played at possibly…