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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is not worried about Toronto Raptors global ambassador and super fan Drake. However, the 53-year-old coach is prepared in case the renowned rapper gives him the occasional shoulder rub. DAMON: "If at any time Drake starts rubbing you, have you and Ron Adams already come up with a […]

Drake has instantly become a motivator for the Toronto Raptors, as he has been very animated on the sidelines during the recent games of his favorite team. During their series against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals, Drake constantly urged the crowd to make noise for Toronto. He was also seen massaging Raptors […]

The NBA is glad to have Drake as arguably its most ardent celebrity follower. Still, that doesn’t mean the Toronto Raptors super fan, who also holds the title of the team’s global ambassador, is allowed to cross lines other crowd members at NBA games can’t – and the league has now gone out of its […]

Don’t be surprised if, despite the stakes of the NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors’ most famous super fan is a bit more subdued than he’s been throughout the playoffs. According to ESPN’s Michelle Steele, the league office spoke with the Raptors about Drake’s recent antics from his courtside seat at Scotiabank Arena. The NBA spoke […]

Drake’s allegiance will be truly tested in the NBA Finals. Everyone knows the rapper, crooner, and overall music mogul has an undying love for his hometown of Toronto, the city to which he commonly refers to as “The Six.” He’s been a frequent guest at Toronto Raptors games for years, and has even taken his […]

The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals which is set to begin on Thursday, and one of the questions that are somehow being raised by fans is: “What will Drake do in the sidelines?” Popular rapper Drake is a Raptors superfan and is actually the team’s global ambassador, […]

Canadian rapper Drake has been all over NBA headlines recently because of his courtside antics. Now, as the Toronto Raptors take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Drake is sure to be courtside for Game 1 and antagonize the Dubs like he did against the Milwaukee Bucks. However, Warriors head coach Steve […]

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Toronto Raptors team ambassador, Drake, has been doing a bit too much lately. A lot of people have definitely taken notice of the rapper’s antics, and this includes California-based rock band Smash Mouth, who has recently called out Drake for his seemingly overenthusiastic support for […]

As expected, Drake is at it again in Game 6 of the Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks Eastern Conference Finals series. The Raptors global ambassador — and undoubtedly the team’s biggest celebrity fan — is pulling out all the stops to help the team advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise […]

Toronto Raptors fans are pulling off all the stops to help their Raps advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. With international superstar Drake doing his best in heckling the Bucks on the sidelines, Raptors fans decided to use him as well in the form of massive Drake head cutouts. […]

Rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake has been in the headlines lately not for his music, but for his actions at NBA games. The popular Canadian native has been very animated in his support for the Raptors. His actions include massaging head coach Nick Nurse, running up and down the sideline and loudly mocking Giannis […]

The Toronto Raptors are one win away from reaching their first-ever NBA Finals, and rapper/actor/global ambassador Drake is hoping to speak it into existence. Following a third straight win over the Milwaukee Bucks, which came by way of a 105-99 road victory in Game 5 on Thursday, Drake promised his team would march on to […]

World-famous rapper Drake has been omnipresent at Toronto Raptors home games for years now (well, especially since they’ve been really good), and he was also in the news of late when Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer lamented the rapper’s courtside behavior in the Raptors’ win at home against the Bucks in Game 4. Not unexpectedly, […]

After Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors hit a step back 3-pointer over Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks, hip hop star Drake went crazy back at home with the fans. Peep the clip below posted by the Raptors. Lopez and Leonard were matched up after a switch. Leonard, who has the speed advantage, sized […]

Drake isn’t the only celebrity getting in on the act during the Eastern Conference Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks owner Wes Edens’ daughter wore a Pusha T shirt at courtside of Game 5 on Thursday. She sat next to Bucks minority owner and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The @Bucks […]

Hall of Famer Charles Barkley criticized Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer for paying attention to Drake and his antics in the first four games of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Barkley said during the TNT Pre-Game Show that Budenholzer should just snub what Drake has been doing and instead focus on leading the […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith loves what rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake is doing on the sidelines and says the Milwaukee Bucks should stop complaining about it. Drake has been trash talking Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and roaming the sidelines. He even rubbed the shoulders of Raptors head coach Nick Nurse in Game 4. […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer will likely take home his second Coach of the Year award this season after leading the Bucks to 60 wins and generally trouncing their competition en route to the best record in the NBA. The Bucks mostly sleepwalked through the first two round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, but […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer says “there’s no place” for Toronto Raptors ambassador and rapper Drake to be going out on the court. In Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Drake talked a lot of trash to Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo. Drake was also on the Raptors sideline in Game […]

Scotiabank Arena was absolutely rocking on Tuesday night. Fueled by lingering excitement of their team’s stunning double-overtime win 48 hours earlier, Toronto Raptors fans were loud from the opening tip to the final buzzer of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, another Toronto victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that evened this series at two […]

Philadelphia 76ers fan and superstar comedian Kevin Hart is blaming Toronto Raptors ambassador and rapper Drake for the Sixers’ second round loss to the Raptors. Hart says because Drake wore Sixers shorts, Philly lost to the Raptors. Toronto star small forward Kawhi Leonard hit an epic game-winning buzzer beater in Game 7 to send Philly […]

If you’ve been watching the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks face off in the Eastern Conference Finals, you’ve definitely seen hip-hop superstar Drake in the front row. The Canadian rapper is a huge Raptors fan and has been a mainstay in the courtside seats during the playoff run. Drake has already accrued some camera worth […]

The Toronto Raptors were able to tie their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Milwaukee Bucks at 2-2 with a huge 120-102 victory. It was a huge win for the franchise and it makes the series a best-of-three event. Game 5 will shift back to Milwaukee on Thursday night. Following the game, Drake made his […]

The Toronto Raptors have given celebrity fan Drake a custom team jacket jersey. Team president Masai Uriji presented Drake with the custom jacket jersey before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks on May 21, per NBA on ESPN’s official Twitter account. The @Raptors presented Drake with a custom […]

The Toronto Raptors managed to secure a much-needed win in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, and head coach Nick Nurse and Drake could not help but share their excitement. The Raptors managed to swing the momentum in their favor and began building on their lead early in the fourth quarter. Drake even made sure […]

Renowned Canadian rapper and songwriter Drake continues to make headlines…but not because of his songs. Drake has been making waves with his antics while watching Toronto Raptors games in the 2019 NBA Playoffs, and that continued in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 32-year-old artist was seen trolling Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo during the […]

It didn’t take long for Toronto Raptors basketball ambassador Drake to try and get into Giannis Antetokounmpo’s head, as the rapper took the crucial task of trash-talking the Milwaukee Bucks star in the fourth quarter of a closely-contested Game 3. Drake talking trash to Giannis. 😂🤣 https://t.co/CCyXRX2R1b — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) May 20, 2019 Just a […]

Hip-hop star Drake is Toronto born and Toronto raised. He is a life-long Raptors fan and has become a fixture at Raptors home games. But yet, during one of the biggest games in the history of the Toronto franchise, he was wearing the attire of the enemy. During the Raptors’ Game 7 win over the […]

Canadian rapper Drake trolled Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid when he exited out of Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Semis on Tuesday night. Drake mocked Embiid by doing the Sixers center’s favorite plane flying gesture while the superstar was heading to their bench. Not only that, Raptors fans saw what Drake was […]

The Toronto Raptors win. Drake wins. Rapper, singer and songwriter Drake undoubtedly had a night to remember at Scotiabank Arena after watching his Raptors obliterate the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their second round matchup. Toronto only trailed the Sixers at the beginning of the first quarter. The team soon took command of the […]

The second round match-up between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers is going to be a slugfest. Both rosters are star-studded, and this series will be full of highlight reel plays. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard might be the best player on the court in this series, and he tried to prove it on Saturday […]

The Toronto Raptors are honoring one of their biggest supporters in a unique way. According to several reports, the team has renamed their practice facility to honor Drake’s continued contributions. The complex, which was formerly known as the BioSteel Centre, will now be known as the OVO Athletics Training Centre, which is an homage to […]

After the Super Bowl LIII loss of the Los Angeles Rams to the New England Patriots, former NBA player and champion with the Golden State Warriors Matt Barnes reminded everyone of the Drake curse. On his Instagram account, Barnes posted a photo of Drake donning a Rams jacket: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcdvmPhUOS/ For those who are not aware, […]

In true millennial fashion, Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic put out a meme to explain his outside shooting. Via Twitter, the 19-year-old tried to explain the difference between open three-pointers and step-back three-pointers. Can you explain what it means? 😂😂💯 pic.twitter.com/XQ9U80rvVP — Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) January 3, 2019 The latter has become the Slovenian’s […]

Drake seems to be getting along well with Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors. The hip-hop star recently posted a photo of an emotionless Leonard which could be a cause of either concern or a chunk of laughter. https://www.instagram.com/p/BreLyKEg_5W/ It seems that the two celebrities were out at some club or drinking place. After all, Drake’s […]

Ever since DeMar DeRozan left the Toronto Raptors in July, none of the team’s players have occupied his old locker at Scotiabank Arena. But according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN, “The Boy,” who is better known as Drake, took charge of DeRozan’s former spot: Courtesy of Delon's IG, this is a picture of DeMar DeRozan's […]

The Golden State Warriors visited the Toronto Raptors on a night Kevin Durant erupted for 51 points with Drake in attendance. Recently, the Warriors have been missing some key elements in their two previous championship runs. Stephen Curry has not returned yet from his groin injury, while Draymond Green’s toe has not healed. On Thursday, […]

Not since a couple of months ago have nipples grabbed the headlines like they have again tonight, when Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant gave Drake’s chest a nasty twist that surely brought everyone back to their elementary school days – back when we were all in our worst behavior. Get a load of this. […]

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors just knocked down a three from the Toronto Raptors logo, leaving hip-hop superstar Drake speechless. Check out the clip below posted by Michael Lee of The Athletic: KD got Drake out here like, "You know a wise man once said nothin' at all." pic.twitter.com/Q2xyD5ZfpN — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) […]