John Legend To Perform NBA All-Star Halftime, Fans Have Other Ideas

The NBA announced that 10-time Grammy Award winner John Legend will perform the All-Star halftime Show after asking fans to guess who would get the gig. We liked some of the crowd-sourced guesses better.

10-time Grammy winner @johnlegend to headline #NBAAllStar 2017 Halftime Show as part of the Entertainment Series presented by @JBLaudio! pic.twitter.com/39iZ46jb0r
— #NBAAllStar 2021 (@NBAAllStar) December 12, 2016

Legend is certainly qualified for the job. He performed at Game 1 of the NBA Finals and also at the 2013 NBA All-Star game. Still, some of the options below are a bit more exciting.

Here are our favorite picks that did not make the cut for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

Your Mother (The Offensive Option)

Smash Mouth (The Throwback Option)

.@NBAAllStar gotta be this it fits perfect pic.twitter.com/pS8447bd14
— Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers) December 12, 2016

Nickelback (The Troll Option)

@Nickelback pic.twitter.com/69LlfelRvH
— Guy Swift (@9guyswift9) December 12, 2016

Joel Embiid (The Current Player Option)

.@NBAAllStar

Feat. Rihanna? pic.twitter.com/k8T0Bo3A6R
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) December 12, 2016

Kobe Bryant (The People’s Choice)

Duke Silver from Parks and Rec (The Fictional Option)

Shia LeBeouf (A Surprisingly Good Rapper)

. @NBAAllStar What do I win? ? pic.twitter.com/c14ZawU0Wl
— Irwin Oroceo (@irwinoroceo) December 12, 2016

2pac Shakur (The Hologram Option)

I hope it's it ! pic.twitter.com/sJe1xbFNgW
— CAMS_8242 (@CamsEtrange) December 12, 2016

Rick Astley (The “Rick Roll” Option)

It's Rick Astley
— Andrew (@Andddrewwwww) December 12, 2016

Based on the clues, our managing editor predicted Kaja Googoo. Way off.

Meanwhile, proper congratulations are in order for Alex Del Priore. He correctly predicted John Legend. Where’s his prize?