WNBA's Courtney Williams Tells Diplo To "Play Some Hip-Hop" At His All-Star Weekend Set

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MINNEAPOLIS — The iconic, shift-changing, 72-hour StudBudz livestream was in the books. The pulsing chimes of Crime Mob’s ‘Knuck If You Buck,’ had long drowned out. The images of WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert taking a break from CBA negotiations to dance with the StudBudz — Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams of the Minnesota Lynx — to the sounds of that club classic were almost as distant a memory as the year that song came out (2004). 2…

WNBA's Courtney Williams Tells Diplo To "Play Some Hip-Hop" At His All-Star Weekend Set

WNBA star Courtney Williams created a lighthearted moment during the All-Star weekend festivities when she approached renowned producer and DJ Diplo with an unusual request. While Diplo was in the middle of a set for the Sports Illustrated All-Star After-Party on Saturday night, the Minnesota Lynx guard asked him to pivot from his usual EDM to play some hip-hop instead. Diplo, a multi-platinum artist and founder of groups like Major Lazer and Ja…