5 NBA players who have interacted with Dwayne Johnson featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry and more

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a huge NBA fan and has interacted with some basketball players over the years. The WWE legend’s charisma and adaptability often outshine his hoop counterparts when they get together.

Johnson rose from being an unknown to becoming one of the entertainment world’s biggest and most bankable superstars. He is certainly at par with the superstar power of the basketball players he has had a chance to collaborate with.

Here are 5 NBA superstars that Dwayne Johnson has had a chance to work with

#5 Kevin Durant

The Brooklyn Nets forward, one of the NBA’s perennial MVP contenders, has had a very trying and controversial past few seasons in league history. KD tried his best last season, but couldn’t even win one game against the Boston Celtics.

Durant demanded to be traded in the offseason and then reportedly asked for the firing of GM Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash. To say that the past few seasons have been chaotic and full of shortcomings is an understatement.

For Dwayne Johnson to hype up Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets’ season almost guarantees a bounce-back year from the Eastern powerhouse. “Black Adam” doing a voice-over to hype up the Nets’ campaign this season is chillingly hot:

"In this world, there are heroes and there are villains. Last year as the world focused on your failures, who saw friends become foes and others cement their place in history without you, questions from those watching as your legacy became riddled with doubt.

"But in order to reach your pinnacle once again, it's time to make a choice. You can be the destroyer of this league, or you can be its savior."

“You could be the destroyer of this league, or you could be its savior.”

@TheRock narrating this @KDTrey5 x ‘Black Adam’ hype tape 🎙🔥 https://t.co/vAg5f0aOcS

Dwayne Johnson's collaboration with Kevin Durant only adds more suspense and expectations for the Brooklyn Nets.

#4 Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks teammates are famous for their pre-game wrestling rituals. They have made some of the most hilarious and entertaining attempts to enter Dwayne Johnson’s world.

It didn’t take long for “The Rock” and “The Greek Freak” to interact. A year before the Bucks won the 2020 NBA championship, Antetokounmpo and Johnson worked out together. The fun-loving Greek basketball superstar then promptly tweeted:

“I smell what the Rock is cooking.”

And when asked what happens in a wrestling match with “The Rock,” Antetokounmpo replied:

“I’d kill him.”

"I smell what @TheRock is cookin! Big fan."

Giannis on the challenge with @PlanetPat5 to The Rock: https://t.co/ByKlenn0e1

The two-time NBA MVP was obviously joking, prompting Dwayne Johnson to get back at the basketball player:

“Love this dude. It’s why he’s @NBA beast & the Bucks are #1 in the E.

But you don’t want this smoke, cuz I will slap your lips off into next week, son.

And by that I mean, let’s just get a workout in and enjoy some tequila after."

“I’d kill him” 😂👊🏾
Love this dude. It’s why he’s an @NBA beast & the Bucks are #1 in the E.
But you don’t want this smoke, cuz I will slap your lips off into next week, son.
And by that I mean, let’s just get a workout in and enjoy some tequila after 😂🙏🏾👊🏾. twitter.com/Bucks/status/1…

The two could interact yet again in the future given their undeniable chemistry and obsession when it comes to working out.