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Lil Wayne’s Unreleased ‘Tha Carter VI’ Song With U2’s Bono Soundtracks NBA Finals Promo


Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' song "The Days" featuring Bono plays in an NBA Finals promo spot ahead of game one.

Unreleased track “The Days” featuring Bono has been used in a promo ad for game one of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday (June 5). “Lil Wayne brings the energy, edge and emotion that define the NBA Finals,” Curtis Friends, vice president of sports marketing at ESPN, said in a statement. “Integrating his music into our NBA Playoffs coverage has been a strategic brand flex — amplifying our storytelling and connecting with fans as we showcase today’s rising stars on the league’s biggest stage.”

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