There was a little more action on the court than expected during Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night (May 1) when the Toronto Raptors took on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Drake, who is a courtside regular at the Air Canada Centre and the Raptors’ team ambassador, evidently exchanged a few words with veteran Cav Kendrick Perkins twice — once at the end of the first half and again after the game.
In a video posted to Twitter, Drake appears agitated as he confronts Perkins. As Perkins walks off, the “Nice For What” artist continues shouting at him.
DRAKE VS KENDRICK PERKINS?! OK pic.twitter.com/ecl3VKRBmp
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) May 2, 2018
For round two, Perkins and Drake again start yelling at each other, and Dreezy can be heard saying, “I never said that. I never said that.”
Drake and Kendrick Perkins exchanged more words postgame pic.twitter.com/Z0rdXDe1uL
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 2, 2018
According to a tweet from EPSN staff writer Dave McMenamin, “Kendrick Perkins on the Drake confrontation: ‘I was f—ing with Serge (Ibaka), my old teammate’ Perkins said after the game. ‘I wasn’t talking to (Drake). He said something slick so I said something back: ‘Sit your ass down and watch the game.'”
Kendrick Perkins on the Drake confrontation: “I was f—ing with Serge (Ibaka), my old teammate” Perkins said after the game. “I wasn’t talking to (Drake). He said something slick so I said something back: ‘Sit your ass down and watch the game.’”
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 2, 2018
Thanks in part to LeBron’s triple double — 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds — the Cavs walked away with a 113-112 victory during overtime. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]