Several months after losing the NBA Dunk Contest in a controversial fashion, Aaron Gordon is apparently still upset with Dwyane Wade. Either that or he's bored in quarantine and felt like shooting a music video.
Gordon famously lost to Derrick Jones Jr. in the Dunk Contest due to a controversial finish. Jones received a 48 on his final attempt as the judges finally quit giving out 50s to every single dunk. Gordon then decided to dunk over Tacko Fall, who is 7-5, but finished with a 47.
Scottie Pippen, Chadwick Boseman and Wade all gave Gordon a 9 out of 10, but for some reason only Wade received criticism for the score. Some felt Wade gave the "low" score because he used to be teammates with Jones Jr. and was playing favorites, but he shot that down.
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“It took nine rounds. I mean, I wasn’t biased," Wade said after. “I wasn’t the only one who gave him a nine, let’s talk about that. There [were] three people that gave a nine. But people are going to talk. Aaron Gordon is not going to lose any sleep about not winning a dunk contest. He’s one of our better NBA players and one of the young stars in this league.
While Wade thinks Gordon wasn't going to lose any sleep, he appears to be wrong on that. The Magic forward released a diss track Sunday night titled "9 out of 10" and it included plenty of shots at Wade.
The first obvious one is the fact Gordon is drinking Wade's wine from Wade Cellars.
Gordon has plenty of jokes in his lyrics too. In the chorus he says, "could have bought the fam a Benz" referring to the $100,000 cash prize that goes to the winner.
For what it's worth, Wade seemed to have a good laugh about the track and responded on Twitter.
He should trademark 9/10. Make some money off of it. That’s free advice that I won’t charge him for it. (You know since I costed him a Mill) That @DWadeCellars looked 🔥 🍷 https://t.co/Hzt9RnKSwy
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 27, 2020
Oh, and as for why Wade gave Gordon a 9/10, he actually explained that later in a Bleacher Report AMA.
"Because I felt it deserved a 9," Wade said. "A 9 is not a bad thing. I think it deserved a 9 because he didn’t clear him. People are still talking about this dunk contest months later. As judges, we made it interesting."
Aaron Gordon 9 Out of 10 lyrics
[Intro]
9 outta 10, Imma keep it zen
9 outta 10, can you please fix your lens?
9 outta 10, got you playin' pretend
9 outta 10, here we go again
9 outta 10, coulda bout the fam a Benz
9 outta 10, are you making amends
9 outta 10, prolly lost an M
[Verse]
S— ain't nothin man, let it sink in
Used to hoop in your condo so comfortably
Knew one day I'd be good, and you'd come for me
Didn't know it would make me this hungry
Lookin' at your judgment and everyone's wondering
Ride the heat the Windy City, did you see the damn coat?
Saw you in the hallway, you say "youngin, put on a show"
Didn't know that's the code for you're about to get rolled
Even Adam Silver told me I deserved the gold
Didn't got the trophy, but I got somethin' to hold
Deez Nuts
Forgive me bro, I won't sell my soul
Big chillin', paint me as a villain
And I jumped over the biggest dude in the buildin'
God willin', the best and I still am
Your judgement, gives me no fulfillment
I see you, young OG, I thought you saw the same to me
Legend in my city, promise Imma make you believe
Six years in the league, just wettin' my feet
Them Miami boys is cool, I'm still checkin the Heat
I appreciate the text, and you checkin' for me
Dreams up a dunk trophy, restin' in peace
Reverend Jackson said that's some bulls—
Lights, camera, action, you're the culprit
Queen Latifa said we do it for the fans
Showed these scars and she says she understands
Still tryna jump Shaq for the last one
Been cool since Uncle Drew, so bygones, we get past 'em
Lemme set the record straight
Perfect's, I got 8
That'll ring bells all the way to heaven's gates
[Outro]
This s— ain't nothin' man, let that sink in
