{"id":2153784,"date":"2026-09-20T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2153784"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:30:17","slug":"jared-mccain-says-hes-focused-on-nba-season-has-no-plans-to-release-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2153784","title":{"rendered":"Jared McCain Says He&#8217;s Focused On NBA Season, Has No Plans To Release Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f9\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/f93486df13664bf3a64ce0fdfa04a511_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Jared McCain Says He&#8217;s Focused On NBA Season, Has No Plans To Release Music<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">NBA Star Jared McCain<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Me Drop An Album?!<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">I&#8217;m Too Focused On Hoops<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-20T00:30:17-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 20, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-dcc1a8359681088cb850be76fca1bd73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-fec3f9db-c698-4981-bce4-a3ffe1fbd26f-595557757-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/61\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/616ca987ea584eda85e7a93fa606dc26_md.png\" alt=\"jared mccain kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-fec3f9db-c698-4981-bce4-a3ffe1fbd26f-595557757-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">future is bright<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jared-mccain-talks-potential-music-career-09-20-2026\/\">Video: Jared McCain Says He&#8217;s Focused On NBA Season, Has No Plans To Release Music<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a683530425ea176c3d8823a665e8fbd5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Jared McCain<\/strong> fans will have to get their fix of the multi-dimensional star on the court and on social media &#8230; &#8217;cause the OKC Thunder guard tells us he has no plans to release any original music!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7db890be50020fa10f5a6bd591a4c22f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At least not right now.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e44c844c95c6b54024247696e35316bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> ran into the 22-year-old hooper at LAX recently and asked if he&#8217;d considered dropping any OG tunes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-84f7982c8d51e85806e50d1a69ca3378\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I probably wouldn&#8217;t at the moment, no. I&#8217;m too focused on basketball right now. But you never know in the future. Maybe one day,&#8221; McCain told us.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0d052f9e6c5201e8480d0c89d5d3eaf0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-tiktok-embed-block canvas-tiktok-embed-block-permalink canvas-tiktok-embed-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-0d052f9e6c5201e8480d0c89d5d3eaf0-646501449-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0eb330a2eb0cd9126d8b281eb93c23e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, Jared&#8217;s not just a star on the hardwood &#8230; he&#8217;s also big on social media, sporting over 5.5 million followers on TikTok alone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69608156ae1b674ce7aced5ee5fcc9b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the meantime, McCain &#8212; the 16th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft &#8212; is getting ready for his first full season in Oklahoma City &#8230; after he was traded in February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a9c7094e4d0a66aa4dc196be4b23e863\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jared suited up in 30 games for the powerhouse Thunder, averaging 9.8 points per game, along with 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists with his new squad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8c64a379a9d1a6352d574020cf3d5257\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260918_f0207c95c2b14c2b8360e7c51832b419\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f70d6094-f852-492f-89a2-c3ad2561cefa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f0\/4by3\/2026\/09\/18\/f0207c95c2b14c2b8360e7c51832b419_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jared-McCain-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b2193a14224345a2ee0d0f140cde69ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>OKC is the NBA title fave in many sportsbooks, and if they&#8217;re to make good on that, McCain will likely play an important role.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38640a153879e7a086f7205ea725bcf5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Music will just have to wait!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/20\/jared-mccain-focused-on-nba-season-not-music\/\" 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