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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has played a total of 15 seasons so far in his NBA career and for the most part of that span, the four-time MVP has been perched atop the league. Entering his 16th season in the pros, James, even at age 33, is still arguably the best player on […]

Famous rapper and avid basketball fan Drake is looking to build an NBA-sized court in his home in Toronto, as reported by TMZ. Devin Ch of Hot Net Whip Hop also wrote about the rapper’s own basketball court. “Drake is outfitting his new Toronto-area mansion with an NBA-sized basketball court. The move makes his home that much more amenable to […]

In his concert, hip-hop star Drake gave Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers a chance to win thousands of dollars for a fan. Sadly, the Sixers big man failed. Check out the video below as posted by Danny Pommells of NBCS. It shows Drake hyping up the crowd over at Philly, calling them to cheer […]

Drake turned heads at his concert in D.C. by wearing John Wall’s high school jersey. The rapper definitely knows how to work the crowd. Appearing in D.C. in a jersey of the Washington Wizards’ star was definitely a good call by the Toronto Raptors’ brand ambassador. Hip-hop culture and basketball are undeniably linked. Drake is a fixture […]

The Twitter accounts of the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors have finally squashed their beef. The Sixers’ account reached out after Toronto native and rapper Drake invited Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill on stage at his concert in Boston. The Raptors’ account offered an amicable response, bringing momentary peace to the Twitterverse: So… we cool now, […]

Famous rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake has become an influential presence in the NBA. His dedication and desire for the success of the hometown Raptors does not go unnoticed. Drake has been around for a while, and is a huge fan of the NBA as a whole, not just the Raptors. Recently, the Canadian-born […]

Dwyane Wade is setting up his career after the NBA. Together with hip-hop star and Toronto Raptors global ambassador Drake, the Miami Heat legend has invested in a startup. As reported by Alexandra Steigrad of the New York Post, Drake and Wade have invested in a digital sports media startup company named The Mars Reel […]

There’s no better way to get your adrenaline pumped up than a good beat from your favorite musician. The 2018 NBA rookies are definitely no exception to that rule, and it looks like Drake is a preferred sixth man during their pregame music rituals. Billboard recently sat down with a number of rookies to talk about […]

Unfortunately for Drake, beating Quavo in a half-court shooting contest was not part of God’s plan. Just before the duo took the stage on Sunday in Kansas City, Drizzy and Quavo – one-third of the hip-hop group Migos – made a whopping $10,000 bet over a half-court shot. Quavo stepped up to the plate first […]

Anyone who gets name-dropped in any of Champagne Papi’s songs can take a walk into the streets banging their chests and acting like some kind of royalty. If you see Phoenix Suns Devin Booker doing any of that, it’s because he got his name immortalized by Travis Scott and Drake in the song SICKO MODE. […]

The intersection between sports and music, more specifically hip-hop and basketball, is always entertaining. Drake continues to be one of the central figures of that intersection. Despite his affinity for his hometown Toronto Raptors, Drake shows love to NBA players from all around the league. The most recent player Drake “shouted out” was DeMarcus Cousins […]

DeMar DeRozan’s connection with hip-hop star Drake runs deep. When news broke out that DeRozan was being sent to the San Antonio Spurs, he immediately went to Drake’s house and talked for hours. Speaking with Chris Haynes of ESPN, DeRozan went all out with his feelings about the shocker of a trade which sent him […]

The internet is not going to forget the Toronto Raptor’s unexpected decision to ship off DeMar DeRozan anytime soon. A Redditor has recently succeeded in giving readers the feels, after revising the lyrics of Drake’s “Marvin’s Room” in an attempt to encapsulate the emotions going through DeRozan’s head right now. Here’s the full transcript of […]

Drake is the most famous fan of the Toronto Raptors. He’s often found sitting courtside at the games of his hometown team and he’s always in the building during the playoffs. Earlier today, he took to Instagram to thank DeMar DeRozan for his time in Toronto while simultaneously welcoming Kawhi Leonard. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYnf_ZnZRJ/?hl=en&taken-by=champagnepapi Drake expresses a […]

After being humiliated by LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the Playoffs fans of the Toronto Raprots had to find a scapegoat. Dwayne Casey was the obvious choice and despite being voted as the Coach of the Year, the franchise still opted to part ways with the 61-year-old Indiana native. […]

Drake loves his Toronto Raptors — like he loves the other 97 (and counting) other teams he cheers for — so just imagine the degree of pain he had to go through watching LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers subject the Raptors to four games of medieval-style torture in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The torment […]

Drake is a fixture courtside at Toronto Raptors games, and he has always done his fair share of talking on the sidelines. But with his beloved Raptors down 2-0 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, there hasn’t been a ton to trash talk about. But that doesn’t mean that people are afraid to chirp at the vocal […]

After a heated post-game exchange with the Cleveland Cavalier’s reserve center Kendrick Perkins following Game 1, passionate Toronto Raptors fan and team ambassador Drake hasn’t exactly endeared himself to Cavs fans. Or just basketball fans in general — who simply couldn’t resist poking fun at several shots of the Canadian’s sullen expression as his beloved […]

The NBA Playoffs truly bring out the intensity and passion out of not only the players, but also the fans – most notably, the celebrity fans. Through the years – with the exception of the New York Knicks’ Spike Lee and Los Angeles Lakers’ Jack Nicholson who remain fixtures on the arena of their beloved […]

The Washington Wizards failed to even their first-round series with the Toronto Raptors, as they fell victim again to the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded team in Game 2 on Tuesday, 130-119. The series is far from over, but this hurts a lot for Washington, who are now down 0-2 in the first round. The setback probably […]

Drake has been a regular presence along the Toronto Raptors sidelines. He’s a valuable presence for the Raptors. Not only because he’s a bigtime celebrity, but he also makes an effort to help the team by trash talking their foes. Recently, Drake called Kelly Oubre a bum as he jogged to the other side of […]

Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre is a lot of things, but for Toronto Raptors celebrity fan Drake, he is nothing more than a bum. How do we know this? Well, Drake called Oubre just that on Tuesday, when he was caught by cameras talking trash to Oubre during Game 2 of the first-round series between […]

John Wall, if you’re reading this, it’s too late. At this point, thousands of folks have likely viewed Toronto Raptors superfan Drake’s social media post in which he was verbally skewering the Washington Wizards point guard from the sidelines of the Air Canada Centre during Game 2 of the series Tuesday night. .@Drake talking that […]

Hip-hop star Drake has always been on the sidelines of NBA games. As the Toronto Raptors’ ambassador, he’s almost always present in their games and has even served as a guest announcer several times. For the past All-Star weekends, he’s been seen hanging out with NBA stars. Safe to say that Drake, just like the […]

Over the last several months, the video game Fortnite has become one of the hottest crazes in the industry that has reached the sports world with many professional athletes partaking in the action. Pittsburgh Steelers budding star WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has hopped aboard to play alongside three-time Grammy winning rapper Drake after he posted on […]

Multi-platinum rapper and Toronto Raptors Global Ambassador Drake had a bold prediction during his very own “Drake Night,” noting the Houston Rockets’ 17-game win streak would come to an end. “By the looks of it, this win streak is over,” said Drake before the game. Drake: “By the looks of it, this win streak is […]

Toronto Raptors Global Ambassador and known multi-platinum rapper Drake made his mark in the fall of the Houston Rockets on Friday night, once again taking part on some light chatter with inbounder Trevor Ariza, who was soon tormented by a hawking defense with 5.4 seconds left in the game. Drake is seen taunting Ariza as […]

Drake and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown may not have much in common, but there is at least one thing. They are both compassionate, charitable guys. After hearing about what life was like for a housekeeper working at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, they decided to something that would put a smile on her […]

In the last few days, there has been a lot made of rapper Drake apparently donning some tattoos that feature the numbers and nicknames of both Golden State Warriors All-Stars Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. Following Saturday’s thrilling win over the Toronto Raptors, Curry took the approach of avoiding any more involvement in the strange […]

Last night, the Golden State Warriors were able to close out a tight game against the Toronto Raptors, beating them 127-125. The Warriors held quite a big lead at halftime and few people expected the Canadian franchise to play a competitive second half. The fans were very involved in the game, and Canadian rapper Drake […]

It’s no secret that Drake is the biggest – if not one of the biggest – bandwagon sports fan in history. He just does not have the concept of being loyal to one team. Drake has cheered or donned jerseys for/of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, the Texas A&M football program, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the […]

The Toronto Raptors have now won back-to-back games after drubbing the visiting Charlotte Hornets at Air Canada Centre Wednesday night, 126-113. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was the team’s best player of the game, as the 31-year-old court general poured in 36 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the floor, including eight triples, and had six assists […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics may be the favorites to make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, but for Drake, he believes another team could reach that far and knock off one of the two aforementioned teams. The rapper and record producer recently predicted that the Toronto Raptors will […]

LeBron James has one year left on his current deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which means it’s high time to suspect that the four-time MVP would leave The Land. After all, he’s done that before and he’s already delivered on his promise to quench the city’s thirst for an NBA title last year. Among the […]

The motto in Toronto these days seems to be “Bring back Vince Carter”. Just days ago, it was reported that Masai Ujiri, the Toronto Raptors’ general manager, said that “Vince Carter will be home in Toronto”, and now it’s rapper and Raptors ambassador Drake’s turn to express his longing for Half Man Half Amazing. Drake […]

It’s no secret that rapper and producer Drake is an avid NBA fan. He has been watching games live over the past years, and even hosted this year’s inaugural NBA Awards Show. When spotted in league events, Drake has often worn different sneakers from Jordan Brand, since he was added to their team back in […]

It’s good to be a Toronto Raptors fan nowadays. The team has four-consecutive playoff appearances to date and has an exciting roster core heading into the 2017-18 season consisting of a pair of three-time All-Stars in forward DeMar DeRozan and recently re-signed point guard Kyle Lowry, as well as three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team member, Serge Ibaka. And […]

The championship celebration is ongoing for Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha, who hit up the Delilah nightclub in Los Angeles the same night as the Golden State Warriors‘ championship parade, per TMZ Sports. Tagging along for the night were Drake’s father, Dennis Graham and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who surely stood out with his 7-foot-1 frame. […]

Multi-platinum recording artist and Toronto Raptors Global Ambassador Drake made his long-yearned return to the Air Canada Centre to root for his hometown team against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3. The often-enthusiastic representative of The Six has had his loyalty questioned the last couple of seasons after being spotted at Golden State Warriors‘ and L.A. Clippers‘ games, while making […]