Watch: Nasty Nati, Zip Em Up Trade Barbs Ahead of Matchup in The Basketball Tournament

Cincinnati basketball fans are getting a dream matchup on Saturday night.

CINCINNATI — Nasty Nati and Zip Em Up are trading barbs ahead of tonight's big matchup in The Basketball Tournament. 

Nati general manager Kevin Johnson smacked the Zip Em Up label off the TBT bracket today and ZEU's J.P. Macura returned the favor.

Check out that and more notable items ahead of tonight's game inside the Cintas Center at 8 p.m. ET. Fans can watch on ESPN+.

Man, this tension is getting HOT.

This game is going to be something. 😬 pic.twitter.com/35B4P9zXWr

— TBT (@thetournament) July 22, 2023

.@jpmacura didn’t like what he saw earlier.

Man, you won’t want to miss this game tonight. 😬 pic.twitter.com/5IOOhuVTII

— TBT (@thetournament) July 22, 2023

Status Report for Zip Em Up vs Nasty Nati

Zip Em Up
- OUT: Kaiser Gates
- QUESTIONABLE: JP Macura
- All Others Active

Nasty Nati
- OUT: Keith Williams and Tre Scott
- All Others Active

— TBT (@thetournament) July 22, 2023

We caught up with Mamoudou Diarra, Jacob Evans, and Jarron Cumberland on what tonight’s rivalry means to Cincinnati & @NastyNati_TBT fans:

Have a listen 😁 pic.twitter.com/Gnc8OM5MMB

— TBT (@thetournament) July 22, 2023

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