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Nick Young Credits Kanye West's Shoutout on 'Facts' for Recent Success

Thomas DuffyJan 3, 2016

The Los Angeles Lakers have not lost a game this year.

To clarify, they’re 2-0 in 2016.

Nick Young thinks his shoutout on Kanye West’s new Nike diss track “Facts” is a crucial reason for L.A.’s recent success, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News (Warning: Link contains NSFW language):

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03:  Nick Young #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after scoring on a three-point jump shot against the Phoenix Suns in the second half during the NBA game at Staples Center on January 3, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The Lak

Here's the line where Yeezy name-drops Swaggy (h/t Washington Post):

"

On the field I’m over reckless, on my Odell Beckham/
2020, I’ma run the whole election …

Tell Adidas that we need a million in production/
I done told y’all, all I needed was the infrastructure/
Now we hottest in the streets, it ain’t no discussion/
James Harden, Swaggy P runnin’ up the budget

"

When the song first dropped, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson braced themselves for the Swag storm that was coming their way:

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