Ja Rule taking heat on social media for NBA halftime show

Ja Rule at a media panel in 2015. | Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

MILWAUKEE — Rapper Ja Rule is taking heat on social media after problems with his halftime show during Saturday’s Timberwolves-Bucks game.

Videos posted online show Ja Rule had sound problems at the beginning of his performance. At one point he said, “Are we ready?” then said, “I guess not,” before his music eventually started.

Ja Rule had the greatest halftime performance ever pic.twitter.com/c7kCR8JMx6

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) February 24, 2019

Another video shows Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo taking warmup shots while Ja Rule is still performing.

There’s a good 3.5 minutes left of halftime, Ja Rule is mid-song and Giannis is already out shooting. pic.twitter.com/sPoyVnpI7x

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) February 24, 2019

Ja Rule responded to critics on Twitter, saying his sound “didn’t come on when it was supposed to” but he “rocked.” When the Timberwolves’ official Twitter account mocked Ja Rule, he responded by cursing the team, saying, “You won’t win a championship for the next 30 years.”

Ja Rule has been the subject of ridicule for his role in the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas. He recently told TMZ that he plans to create another music festival.