Drake closely trolled the Philadelphia 76ers’ former proprietor Michael Rubin on the street to the Toronto Raptors’ first NBA championship in 2019.
During an look on Showtime’s All the Smoke podcast, Rubin advised a narrative about Drizzy trolling him throughout and after the Raptors and 76ers’ matchup within the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Drake apparently despatched the Pennsylvania-bred billionaire a photograph of him sporting Philly shorts and repeatedly known as him following Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beating winner to clinch the sequence.
“My worst memory of Drake is in the middle of Game 7 of the playoffs, he sends me a picture of himself wearing Sixers shorts. He said, ‘I’m coming for you,’” Rubin recalled.
“As soon as I saw him in Sixers shorts, I said, ‘We’re losing this fucking game.’ That jinx-ass muthafucka,” he added, referencing the so-called “Drake Curse.” “Just put on these shorts and I knew it was a wrap.
“By the way, I’ve never seen someone FaceTime me more times and me ignore him more than after that game. He had no chill. We had just lost [to Kawhi’s shot] and he FaceTimed every two seconds. I just never picked up. I just went home depressed.”
Michael Rubin, who’s the CEO of Fanatics, ended up promoting his 10 % stake in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment final October, which accomplished a divestment as a restricted companion of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils.
According to ESPN, Rubin divested his 11-year stake within the NBA and NHL franchises largely because of looming conflicts within the growth of Fanatics into sports activities betting and particular person participant partnerships.
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Drake rapped about Michael Rubin on his 2019 music “When to Say When,” which appeared on his Dark Lane Demo Tapes mission.
“I watched Michael Rubin win a million off a couple hands/ I decide what to see next like it’s on demand/ I decide what to be next like I’m switchin’ plans/ I’ma tell you what you feel next like the weatherman,” he rapped.
There had been clearly no onerous emotions following the Raptors’ win over the 76ers, with the pair noticed playing collectively at Atlantis Casino within the Bahamas that very same month.
TMZ reported they had been posted up at $500 minimal blackjack tables.
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