Ice Cube talks bringing his BIG3 league games to Atlanta

Basketball fans, this one is for you!

Whether you know him from his rap career or the big screen, you should now also know Ice Cube as one of the founders of the BIG3 basketball league. Cube cofounded the league in 2017 and found a way to give new talent an opportunity and even revitalized the career of some veteran players such as Gilbert Arenas and Nick Young. The league is unique in its own right – it’s a 3-on-3, half-court basketball league, yet this isn’t the only thing that makes the BIG3 innovative. You may be familiar with the three-point-shot but the BIG3 is doing it bigger than that, they’ve introduced the four-point-shot.

So, when will Atlanta be getting in on the BIG3 action? Soon, according to Cube. “We’re coming there for the Championship,” Cube said. “So y’all are going to get the best we have to offer. You’ll see the cream of the crop of the league. It’s a great town, great arena. We did a game there in 2019, and people really showed up, and it was a great event.”

And since we’re talking Atlanta basketball, Ice Cube had to weigh in on Ice Trae - aka Trae Young. “He’s a great player. He’s got a cool name - I got a little love for all the ices in the world. But he got game too. I think he’s a threat from anywhere on the floor. I think he makes everybody stay up at night who has to guard him. The whole team, not just one player. The whole team has to work to contain him. Kinda like how they play Steph Curry,” said Cube.

Cube has even brought some of his music industry friends into the BIG3 fold; Snoop Dogg brought ownership into one of the teams, the Bivouac. “He’s been a BIG3 fan and supporter,” Cube said. “We shoot a show called ‘All About the BIG3′ at his compound out there in Englewood. So he’s always been kinda close to the league. Show up, perform, do all the cool things. So to have him buy into the ownership of the Bivouac was real fun. We’ll see what he brings. I think the first time he loses a game, you’ll see the Snoop Dogg come out of him.” Sounds like that will make for an entertaining game, hopefully in Atlanta!

Want to learn all about the BIG3? You can check out their website big3.com.