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The Roots Wrote a Basketball Musical Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jidenna, and Daveed Diggs for the NBA All-Star Game

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Because we never got the Like Mike follow-up we deserved (this one doesn’t count), the Roots made a basketball-themed musical for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. The original NBA-themed musical, called The Evolution of Greatness, follows the history of the league from the 1950s to the present day. Hamilton actor Daveed Diggs, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Michael B. Jordan, Jidenna, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels all participated in the musical, according to Billboard. The All-Star Game airs at 8 p.m. ET on TNT. They’re playing basketball, we love that basketballllll

The Roots Wrote Basketball Musical for the NBA All-Star Game