Most of us know that Torontoās most famous musical son ā Drake ā is a fixture on the sports scene, shall we say, especially when it comes to his hometown teams, and seemingly any playoffs anywhere.
So itās no surprise that the TFC guys might have been looking for a little Drizzy magic this past Wednesday when they attended Drake Night at the home of the Raptors. (Yep, thatās the night Drake made a few Twitter waves with this excellent sweatshirt featuring NBA reporter Doris Burke.)
Check out this video of the guys at the game, in which Justin Morrow clearly expresses a desire to meet the bearded, (probably) soft-skinned, smooth-crooning legend.
Hereās the thing, though ā the Six God already did meet one of TFCās most important figures a while back, Sebastian Giovinco. We asked the Atomic Ant for how that felt about that meeting, during this past Februaryās NBA All-Star festivities.
āThere are a lot of Drake fans, and Iām one of them, definitely,ā he said through a translator. āHeās the symbol of Toronto, and itās great that because of him the cityās getting more recognized around the world.ā
Giovinco also added that he was still bumping Drake in the car, including a personal favorite, āLegendā ā though āOne Danceā stayed on rotation all summer. (The rest of the time, he says, he likes to spin Italian music.)
And hereās the photographic evidence, again, as a reminder that this happened.
Giovincoās gonna do just fine, pop-culture endorsement or not, as Toronto heads into the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship. But will a little magic from contact with Champagne Papi linger? Or, will Drake acknowledge a successful hometown team he can definitely bandwagon?
Perhaps we'll find out this week. Toronto visit the Montreal Impact this Tues., Nov. 22 at 8 pm ET; the game's on ESPN and TSN.