"He was averaging 3-3-2 in high school BTW" - Internet reacts to Playboi Carti saying if it wasn't "rap sh*t" he would have been in NBA 

Playboi Carti recently claimed that he would have become an NBA player if he had not chosen to become a rapper. The Atlanta emcee, who is currently on his "Antagonist 2.0 Tour," took to his alternate Instagram account, @opium_00pium, to post stills from his latest tour stop.

The carousel post included a picture of Carti wth a young boy, the rapper's interactions with fans, and still shots of the crowd. The post was captioned:

"IT WAS EITHER DA NBA OR DIS RAP S**T. BLESSED LIKE MF. 2.0."

Following this, several fans took to X to express their disbelief that Carti could have made it to the NBA, with one user writing:

"He was averaging 3-3-2 in high school btw."

Several netizens shared similar sentiments, with many claiming that the "rap s**t" was the only thing that Carti had.

Meanwhile, others seemed incredulous at Carti's claim, wondering who told him he could have become an NBA player.

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Playboi Carti is currently on his "Antagonist 2.0 Tour"

Playboi Carti is currently on his "Antagonist 2.0 Tour," alongside his Opium label affiliates Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang as the supporting acts. The tour was initially scheduled for 2023, but the trek was postponed multiple times and was eventually canceled.

In March 2025, Playboi Carti released his highly anticipated album, Music, and subsequently announced the "Antagonist 2.0 Tour." This came after he spent most of 2024 and 2025 opening for The Weeknd's "After Hours Til Dawn Tour."

Playboi Carti's ongoing tour kicked off at Salt Lake City on October 3, 2025. During his October 14 show in Los Angeles, the rapper brought out Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky as special guests. According to Billboard, Rocky came out as Carti performed Long Time from his 2018 album, Die Lit.

Meanwhile, Lamar took the stage for a joint performance of Good Credit, one of the three songs the Compton rapper was featured on Carti's Music album. Playboi Carti's "Antagonist 2.0 Tour" will wrap up at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on December 1, 2025.

Additionally, Carti has also been teasing a new album titled Baby Boi and, according to DJ Swamp Izzo, the album is "ready" and "done." During a conversation with Complex in April 2025, Izzo said the rapper recorded 50 to 60 songs for the upcoming album, saying:

“New music. He got over 50, 60 songs done. Completed to his liking? I couldn’t say. But they’re done. If I was still in that mixtape era, we’d have Baby Boi one through nine. Fifteen years ago, we were so heartfelt on them exclusives. We couldn’t even sleep until we put it out before everybody.”

Izzo, who also worked with Carti on Music, claimed the rapper and his team, including him, were in the recording studio working on the project till the second it hit streaming platforms.

“We recorded all the way up to the album actually came out. So when they dropped at 7 a.m., we were still in the studio, on everything I love,” he added.

In addition to his ongoing tour and upcoming album, Playboi Carti is also set to headline Lollapalooza India 2026 along with his Opium affiliates Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang.

According to Variety, American rock band Linkin Park will join Carti as co-headliner of the music festival, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on January 24 and 25, 2026. Other performers in the lineup include Yungblud, Kehlani, LANY, and Mother Mother, among others.

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Playboi Carti's next show as part of his "Antagonist 2.0 Tour" is scheduled at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on October 28, 2025.

Edited by Juhi Marzia