Memphis Grizzlies

'The Life Of Z-Bo'? NBA inspired by Kanye's new album

Published Feb. 11, 2016 4:49 p.m. ET

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Kanye West released his seventh solo album on Thursday: "The Life of Pablo." For those with ears, this event is kind of like a big deal. But before his new music could be heard, digested, cried to and/or laughed at, West decided to release some pretty interesting cover art:

Cover by Peter De Potter pic.twitter.com/wdQOHk6QBA
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 11, 2016

The Memphis Grizzlies and their brilliant social media team immediately jumped all over it to throw out their own version:

Cover By @Grizz pic.twitter.com/IAy2aVGuEA
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) February 11, 2016

Shortly thereafter, the Detroit Pistons followed suit:

We have three titles and we're not changing any of them. #DetroitBasketball cc: @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/quC8SVQCVT
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 11, 2016

These are very tough times in Memphis, so it's good to see they still have a sense of humor. All-NBA center Marc Gasol will likely miss the rest of this season with a broken foot, and with Mike Conley scheduled to hit free agency this summer, it's very possible that the "Grit N' Grind" era has already ended. They're currently in fifth place, up four games in the loss column on the Dallas Mavericks, but without Gasol in the lineup there's a strong chance Memphis misses the postseason altogether.

That's awful.

But it's good to see that the players on board (presumably) still have each other's back in the form of this well-timed, photo-shopped tweet. And if Kanye's album is his best effort yet, all will be right in their universe, and ours.