Let's face it, nearly any avid supporter of either basketball or Hip-Hop can likely attest to the beloved genre and stadium-filling sport's frequent cross-sectional analogies and often unexpected collaborations; be it Skee-Lo's 1995 Buffalo Springfield-interpolating "I Wish," Action Bronson's sprawling genre-defying Blue Chips series, Jurassic 5's trunk-rattling "What's Golden," or somewhat less favorable Michael Jordan & Bugs Bunny-helmed Space Jam soundtrack, Shaq's head-scratching Kazaam soundtrack, or Kobe Bryant's short-lived rap "career." Hip-Hop's latest rhyme-laden page added to the NBA's ever-growing playbook is brought to you by none other than Philly's finest Legendary Hard-working Roots Crew and Jimmy Fallon's long-time Tonight Show Band. The Roots seemingly penned "Champion" specifically for inclusion as the official 2016 NBA Finals Theme Song and in retrospect, it's only the next gradual progression; effectively following suit behind The Roots' previous Dwayne Wade & George "The Iceman" Gervin co-starring Stay Cool Gatorade commercial and last weekend's 30-second "Show Me You're a Champion" teaser, which was fittingly debuted over at ESPN. Although Roots emcee Black Thought has single-handedly rapped alongside everyone from Action Bronson to Royce 5'9", "Champion" serves as The Roots' first sampling of new material since 2014's ...and then you shoot your cousin. "[ Black Thought] has the hardest job because we went a mile further by accident. It was like, 'You know what? We could customize the lyrics [to "Champion"] for every game.' So literally, for the next two weeks, Tariq will be in the studio at 3 in the morning giving a recap or the intro for what happened at that night's game," Roots bandleader ?uestlove recently revealed to The Hollywood Reporter, while on the red carpet at Popstar: Never Stop Stopping's star-studded premier.