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TORONTO – The importance of the Raptors 'sixth game was highlighted on Saturday night when Drake was in his place during the players' presentation.
The rapper / world ambbadador of the Raptors is notoriously late when he attends matches in the regular season, normally taking his perch on the pitch well before the first quarter.
But for the sixth game of the Eastern Conference final against Milwaukee Bucks, while Toronto had only one win to win in the first ever NBA finals, the tattooed muscle ball serving as the Drake's body was visible early in the bridge near the entrance. The rapper usually comes to court at the Scotiabank Arena.
It meant that Drake was at the hour.
Drake jumped this last glbad of Cristal – or maybe a picture of his American Virginia Black Decadent whiskey – to make sure he does not miss a possible franchise story. Dressed in a cheeky black hoodie that bore the inscription "Kawhi Me A River" at the back, he once again rolled on the Raptors roller coaster.
In contrast to the fourth game, when he criticized Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer and Bucks supporters for his traveling maneuvers on court, including a brief injury to the coaches' shoulder. Raptors, Nick Nurse, Drake are shown very good Saturday night.
He stuck to his area, although doing like a Mexican jumping bean and there was something to chew on. But that night, it was Budenholzer in the bad books – who made a technical mistake for apparently having a counter-conversation at the beginning of the third quarter.
Drake bounced when the Raptors were introduced. And he beat his fist when Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his first free throw (he sat down when the Greek Freak sank the second).
The star of hip-hop covered the whole gamut of emotions. In the second quarter, while the Raptors led 38-26, the emotion was sitting on the forehead.
He squats when Fred VanVleet throws a three-point attempt, ready to throw himself if the ball falls into the bucket. But this was not the case, the takeoff was interrupted.
VanVleet later forced into the first half, sending Drake into orbit.
When Serge Ibaka fell asleep, Drake jumped again, Akimbo arms and fists pumped.
After a dubious call sent Antetokounmpo to the free throw line, the Toronto rapper stood motionless behind a referee, arms crossed, with disapproval. And then he stirred his fingers as he put a spell on the big Buck by throwing the ball.
At halftime, while Toronto led 53-40, he disappeared into the bowels of the Scotiabank Arena.
Old habits die hard, it seems. Drake – walking between two bodyguards cut in the same scary fabric – sat in the cafe for almost three minutes with a drink in his hand, though, to defend himself, he was delayed on the road by adored fans and a bailiff waiting for a break. to play.
A three pointer Marc Gasol sent him to the sky a few seconds later. A shot from a distance of Kyle Lowry also took him out of his seat. Yet another Lowry on three pointers made him double the degree of difficulty, a jump in the air with a kick.
Another free kick missed by Antetokounmpo cheered him feverishly. And a hook shot from Ibaka, late in the third quarter, earned his male mate a brief injury to the shoulder.
After Toronto reduced the deficit to 76-71 at the end of the third quarter, Drake rode his pants for the 200th time, took a sip of drink and parked a cheek on the nearby officials' table.
To avoid distractions, he put his phone on the table at the beginning of the last quarter. And when Ibaka dipped a Lowry food to tie it up at 78-78, the exciting artist began to flex furiously. Another bucket of Ibaka made him dance on the spot.
Drake did not sit much in the final. The last 26 minutes of the third quarter in Toronto marked the rise of adrenaline. And a VanVleet three-pointer made him shake one leg and hug his boyfriend.
As the Raptors increased their lead, he seemed to cast a shadow at Milwaukee Bank. A dive by Kawhi Leonard on Antetokounmpo produced another hug and a 360-degree dance movement.
Drake took back his phone.
The Bucks kicked off their return, but the result was disappointing. Drake raised his hand in the very last seconds to calm the crowd in the final free throws of Pascal Siakam and Leonard, celebrating three quarters.
Toronto won 100-94 to qualify for the NBA finals against the Golden State Warriors. The world ambbadador raised his fists on the Toronto bench and the celebrations began.
A baseball cap at the NBA finals was soon on his head. He gave George Hill a long hug from Milwaukee, patted Nurse on the back, and then kissed Toronto's Norm Powell. Soon, he was engulfed in the celebratory melee of players and team officials in the field.
For Drake, the plan of God.
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