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Janelle Monáe ticks off "bucket list" moment by playing NBA All-Star celebrity game
Janelle Monáe has revealed that playing the recent NBA All-Star celebrity game was a "bucket list" moment.
Last Friday (17 February) the 2023 NBA All-Star celebrity game took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as well as featuring famous faces including Cordae, Ozuna and 21 Savage, Janelle Monáe also participated.
The best from @JanelleMonae at last night’s #RufflesCelebGame! @RUFFLES pic.twitter.com/obPq5ClGmN
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 18, 2023
Janelle Monáe is mic'd up for the #RufflesCelebGame tonight! @RUFFLES | Live on ESPN pic.twitter.com/y8CfuKCPPi
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 18, 2023
.@JanelleMonae's pep talk pic.twitter.com/x3PNvRSnMq
— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) February 18, 2023
On Twitter, Monáe wrote of the event, "Nah fr that was bucket list. I got cut from my team as a kid (it was traumatic!) and now I’m laughing. Thank you @NBAAllStar for having meeeee."
Nah fr that was bucket list. I got cut from my team as a kid (it was traumatic!) and now I’m laughing. Thank you @NBAAllStar for having meeeee
— Janelle Monáe (@JanelleMonae) February 18, 2023
Last Friday (17 February), Janelle Monáe also returned with her new single "Float" featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80.
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