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FILE – Rapper Nas listens to a speaker during the opening of live table games at Resorts World New York City on April 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Andres Kudacki, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season\u2019s NBA Finals.<\/p>

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The league debuted a new spot \u2014 \u201cHistory is Calling\u201d<\/a> \u2014 promoting the finals early Wednesday, hours before the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks<\/a> begin this year\u2019s title series.<\/p>\n

Britell \u2014 the composer known for \u201cSuccession,\u201d \u201cMoonlight\u201d and \u201cAndor\u201d \u2014 envisioned a piece that the league said, \u201cdraws inspiration from the emotional progression of basketball, from anticipation and momentum shifts to the defining moments that shape outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nas provides the voice, with nods to the 80-year history of the league and what it takes to get to the NBA Finals. Nas worked closely with Britell on the music itself, collaborating to shape the final sound of the project.<\/p>

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\u201cThirty teams start this journey, but only two are left standing,\u201d Nas begins. \u201cThe math is simple. The quest, anything but. This isn\u2019t just a series. This is legacy. Everything\u2019s on the line, because history is calling. This is the NBA Finals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NBA said Britell\u2019s score \u201cmarks the first expression of the league\u2019s new signature audio identity,\u201d and that Britell and Nas will have an expanded partnership with the league going forward.<\/p>

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