Drake Disses "Goof" DeMar DeRozan During Toronto Raptors Game

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Feb 4, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Canadian rapper, songwriter, and actor Drake talks to Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) during the fourth quarter in a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Air Canada Centre.The Brooklyn Nets won 109-93. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports © Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
Drake is still upset with the former Raptors star.

Drake took aim at DeMar DeRozan during the Toronto Raptors' game against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. He had been in attendance at the game to watch the jersey retirement ceremony for the legendary Vince Carter when he hopped on the team's broadcast. When propositioned with the idea of the team honoring DeRozan, who played with them from 2009–2018, Drake shot down the idea.

While reflecting on the honoring of Carter, Drake remarked that it's "unfortunate we're playing this goof tonight," while referring to DeRozan. "If you ever put up a DeRozan banner, I’ll go up there and pull it down myself," he further joked. The comments come after DeRozan appeared in the music video for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and attended his Pop Out concert in Los Angeles.

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Feb 14, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Eastern Conference guard DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors (right) talks with Drake in the second half during the NBA All-Star Game at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports © Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

DeRozan previously discussed his feelings about Drake during an interview with the Sacramento Bee over the summer. He was far kinder to the Toronto rapper at the time. "Drake's still my man, still my man, none of it changed," DeRozan told the newspaper. "It's so easy to get overlooked and look at it for what it looks like, but at the end of the day it's music, entertainment. Two of the biggest rappers in the world went at it from a competitive standpoint, and they battled it out. That's what you want to see as a fan: Kobe playing Jordan 1-on-1 and see who wins, see the trash talking, and whoever wins out of that, you're still going to have the debate, so that's all that is."

Drake Trolls DeMar DeRozan

Check out the clip of Drake trolling DeRozan on Instagram below. It comes as the six-time All-Star begins his first season with the Sacramento Kings. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and DeMar DeRozan on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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