Damian Lillard Accepts Marvin Bagley III's Request for a Rap Battle

Dame D.O.L.L.A -- the alter ego of basketball star Damian Lillard has a special talent off the hardwood: Rapping.

But so does Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III -- that guy can throw down some rhymes -- if that's the right terminology, I'm not sure. But the two could be heading toward a rap battle -- maybe even "8 Mile" style:

Max Kellerman said between Bagley and Lillard, they're the two best MC's in the NBA -- Bagley begged to differ, he said it was himself. And he didn't skip a beat when saying he would be happy to dual it out against the four-time All-Star.

So it looks like we have ourselves a competition, but it doesn't appear it'll be televised, unfortunately.

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And if you're wondering if they're actually talented -- yes --  they're really good.

Bagley, a.k.a MB3FIVE, shot a music video on the Tower Bridge overlooking the Sacramento River and honestly, it wasn't bad:

Lillard -- er I mean, Dame D.O.L.L.A is also skilled -- The Ringer even did its own research to determine that very question. They ended up grading him with an overall C-plus average which would have been higher if he changed his name:

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