Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The lockout has allowed “The Game” to recruit some of basketball’s best to play for him.

31-year-old Jayceon Taylor, who is more commonly known as the rapper Game, has taken his talents from the recording studio to the court. In recent weeks, he has worked as the player-coach-GM for Go Ham, a team in South Central L.A.’s famous Drew League, a pro-am circuit that quickly has become a must-stop for any NBA fan depressed by the ongoing lockout.

These days, the best way to see NBA talent is to watch Game’s team. He has recruited an impressive rotating roster that has had Kevin Durant(notes), Ron Artest(notes)and recent No. 2 pickDerrick Williams(notes) – among many others – make appearances. The league’s reigning MVP,Derrick Rose(notes), is currently mulling a pitch from Game to play.

“In the beginning I had to sell something like, ‘If you play on the team, I’ll go wherever you’re from and we can do a show or something,’ as a favor to him,” Game recently told Yahoo! Sports. “But now the word on the Drew League is everywhere, and guys are hitting me up to play.

“Durant hit me on Twitter saying, ‘I want to play in the Drew League.’ I never met him until he came down, and now we’re cool.”

Game rose to stardom six years ago when his debut album “The Documentary” earned two Grammy Award nominations. The former member of G-Unit also has had two hit songs with rapper 50 Cent, and is coming out with his fourth album on Aug. 23 entitled “The R.E.D. Album.” Considered one of the driving forces in reviving West Coast rap, he also has acted in a handful of movies.

WRITTEN BY By Marc J. Spears, Yahoo! Sports
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