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LeBron James F-bomb Drake tribute steal
LeBron James F-bomb Drake tribute steal
Just as he's done every step of
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Pete Werner Jersey 's no way we were making it through this without Drake finding a way to insert himself into the conversation.TNT started rolling a tribute package which opened with Snoop Dogg then moved on to Magic Johnson before cutting to... noted Raptors fan Drake?Drake opened his seemingly heartfelt me sage to James by awkwardly dribbling a ball before claiming to be sending him a me sage from where it all started... Akron, Ohio.Except instead of LeBron's birthplace, Drake was still at a club in Miami. I'm not really sure exactly what the point of Drake's part there was or who thought that was a good idea, but needle s to say, it didn't land.Drake had a video me sage for LeBron after he became the NBA's all-time leading scorer.: Sporting News NBA (@sn_nba) There were so many options on the table: Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade, Steph Curry, Barack Obama, high school teammates from St. Vincent-St Mary's... literally anyone. Instead, we got served up Drake
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