Raptors legend, 4-time All-Star dissed by Drake on stage during Australia concert

Micah Adams

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Even from the other side of the world during All-Star festivities, Drake couldn't help himself from partaking in some NBA drama.

The sports-loving rapper — currently embroiled in an ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar that reached new levels of enmity during Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show — decided to use his platform during a show in Melbourne,  Australia over the weekend to douse gasoline on yet another simmering side-feud.

While performing at the Rod Laver Arena, Drake unfurled a DeMar DeRozan Raptors jersey and spiked it off stage.

 

 

The Toronto-born rapper often sat court side at Raptors games during DeRozan's nine-year run with the team during which time he made four All-Star teams and scored over 13,000 points which remains the most in Raptors history.

Their once-strong bond however as been on the ropes since DeRozan was traded from the Raptors to the Spurs in 2018, and particularly since DeRozan has seemingly hitched his wagon to Lamar after signing with the Kings in 2024.

There's a lot to unpack — DeRozan appearing in Lamar's 'Not Like Us' video, DeRozan and Russell Westbrok joining Lamar onstage, Drake claiming he'd tear down DeRozan's ceiling from the rafters earlier this year during an interview at Vince Carter's Toronto jersey retirement. 

MORE: A complete timeline of Drake and DeRozan's friendship turned beef

Anyways, this incident over All-Star weekend served as just another reminder of the ongoing, often overdramatic nature of NBA beef.

Yes, even from 7,865 miles away from All-Star festivities.

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Micah Adams

Micah Adams is a Managing Editor and Head of Affiliate and Commercial Content at Sporting News. Prior to joining SN in 2021, Adams spent over a decade producing and leading content teams at ESPN, DAZN and The Social Institute. Adams graduated from Duke University in 2009 and remains a Cameron Crazie at heart well into his 30s. When not losing sleep or hair over the Blue Devils, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, and USMNT, Adams enjoys chasing his two small children around along with his wife, losing golf balls, spending time outdoors and binging terrible movies.