Drake is quite a lot of issues, however humorist is not one in every of them. The Boy lately realized that each one of his jokes do not land throughout a latest speech at Nike headquarters.
On Thursday (Sept. 8), Drake was a speaker on the Nike Maxim Awards, which was held at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. Drizzy gave a monologue that included him making quite a lot of jokes. One about Nike’s age didn’t hit in addition to he possible hoped it will.
“Nike is 50. Nike is so old it’s wearing New Balance,” Drake advised the group, whom gave minimal response. “I’ma take a drink real quick,” he added because the failed try at making a humorous soaked in.
“Nike turning 50 means LeBron is gonna try to come and get you to play for the Lakers this year,” he added. “This is the year where you’re going to walk in a restaurant and see Nike having red wine with Jared Dudley and Carmelo Anthony.”
While these jokes did not transfer the needle, Drake did land some punchlines together with him taking a swipe at Adidas and Kanye West.
“When you put things into perspective. Adidas has Kanye, I think,” Drake quipped, which drew laughter from the group. “Nike, we have LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis [Antetokounmpo], Michael Jordan. The greatest creative mind of all-time, Virgil Abloh, rest in peace. We have Cristiano Ronaldo. We have Serena Williams. We have Tiger [Woods]. And I’m pretty sure Reebok has Tyga, so we’re good.”
Looks like Drake additionally acquired the Nike brand braided into his hair for the event.
Drake has been an envoy for The Check for years now. In 2020, he joined forces with the shoe big for his personal label, which incorporates streetwear and sneakers, known as Nocta.
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