Grammy Award-winning recording artists The Black Eyed Peas (@BEP) and ESPN (@ESPNNBA) have collaborated for a special 2015 NBA Playoffs broadcast open, which will debut this Saturday, April 18, on ESPN and ABC. The broadcast open stars The Black Eyed Peas members’ will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap and features their hit single ‘Awesome,’ which they wrote for the NBA Playoffs and to capture the energy and excitement of the action.

In the video, The Black Eyed Peas celebrate the start of the NBA Playoffs with several of the NBA’s top superstars as they head towards the postseason: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), James Harden (Houston Rockets), Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks), John Wall (Washington Wizards), Klay Thompson (Warriors) and more.

For the ESPN NBA Playoffs ‘Awesome’ preview: ESPN Front Row vimeo

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