Drake has revealed that he can’t converse throughout Toronto Raptors broadcasts for the following 12 months. Hitting Instagram, Drake wrote on his story: “@raptors how lengthy is my headphone ban?? I used to be born to commentate.”
Later, he shared a dialog between him and the announce crew: “Good ol’ one-year ban? It’s what it’s, it was good whereas it lasted, I’ll be again at some point…”
Drake reveals the Toronto Raptors have banned him from utilizing headphones when courtside and commentating through the recreation
“how lengthy is my headphone ban?? I used to be born to commentate… good ol’ 1 12 months ban? it’s what it’s, it was good whereas it lasted, I will be again at some point…”
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— SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) January 14, 2025
Drake is Toronto’s most well-known Raptors fan and simply probably the most influential, to not point out the crew’s international ambassador since 2013, and has long-standing relationships with many gamers, together with former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan.
What you’ll in all probability recall, regardless of their bond, DeRozan not too long ago appeared within the video for Kendrick Lamar’s diss monitor in opposition to Drake, sparking rumors of stress. DeRozan, nevertheless, advised The Sacramento Bee in July, “Drake’s nonetheless my man… it’s music, leisure… two of the largest rappers… battled it out… that’s what you need to see as a fan.”
However when DeRozan returned to Toronto as a Sacramento Kings participant on the evening of Vince Carter’s jersey retirement, Drake made a playful touch upon the Toronto broadcast, saying, “If you happen to ever put a DeRozan banner up, I’ll go up there and pull it down myself.” DeRozan responded with humor, saying, “He’s going to have a protracted method to climb… so inform him good luck.”
Joking or nah? What ya’ll assume?
If you happen to care about Toronto retirement politics, the Raptors have but to announce any plans to retire DeRozan’s quantity. Nonetheless, he stays a franchise favourite, having performed extra video games and scored extra factors than Carter. Though he was traded as a part of the Raptors’ championship win with Kawhi Leonard, DeRozan has expressed his need to retire as a Raptor sometime. Ought to the crew determine to honor him, they could hope any lingering banter between Drake and DeRozan will likely be lighthearted.
