The former NBA player has one of the hottest songs in the country and reportedly just signed a deal with Def Jam

By Saturday afternoon, a video recorded in an empty Ford Field hours before the Lions' playoff game against the Washington Commanders suggested that Ball was set to capitalize on his popularity with a live performance during the NFL divisional round.

LiAngelo Ball's music career is off to a hot start thanks to his viral single "Tweaker." The song debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ball is

LiAngelo Ball is officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist, as his breakthrough viral hit, "Tweaker," debuts at No. 29 on the Jan. 18-dated chart. The song debuts almost entirely from its streaming sum: 12.