Yesterday, Drake threw some serious shade at DeMar DeRozan at the Toronto Raptors' game against the Sacramento Kings. He came out for Vince Carter's jersey retirement ceremony, and when asked what he thought about the idea of DeRozan being honored on the team's broadcast, he shut it down.
"If you ever put a DeRozan banner up, I'll go up there and pull it down myself," he remarked. Drake also said it's "unfortunate we're playing this goof tonight" in reference to DeRozan, and was spotted staring him down throughout the evening. Fortunately, it doesn't look like DeRozan was too bothered by all of this. After the game, he brushed off Drake's banner comment when asked about it. "He's going to have a long way to climb to take it down, so tell him good luck," he said.
DeMar DeRozan Tells Drake, "Good Luck"
It remains unconfirmed exactly what prompted Drake to start taking swipes at DeRozan. Social media users, however, have some theories. DeRozan, for one, appeared at Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" show and in his "Not Like Us" music video. It's possible that Drizzy saw this as a breach of loyalty, even though DeRozan previously claimed he still considers the rapper a friend.
"Drake's still my man, still my man, none of it changed," DeRozan told The Sacramento Bee in July. "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 (Bryant) playing (Michael) 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." What do you think of DeMar DeRozan's response to Drake dissing him at the Raptors game yesterday? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.