Drake is set to coach Team Canada against Team USA, led by Kevin Hart at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, SportsNet reports. This is the first time the Celebrity Game will be played under this format.
The game is slated to be held February 12 at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto as part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend festivities.
Drake‘s announced assistant coaches are eight-time NBA All-Star Steve Nash and the Toronto Bluejays’ Jose Bautista. Team Canada’s squad will feature Drew and Jonathan Scott from HGTV’s Property Brothers, actor Stephan James, singers Win Butler and Kris Wu and tennis player Milos Raonic. The basketball players who appear on the roster are Toronto-born, former Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers player and current NBA TV analyst Rick Fox; former Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets player Tracy McGrady and the Indiana Fever’s Ontario native, Natalie Achonwa.
Kevin Hart‘s Team USA roster is to include comedian Jason Sudekis, actors Anthony Anderson from black-ish, Michael B. Jordan from Creed, Bryshere “Yazz” Grey from Empire and Wild ‘n Out‘s Nick Cannon. Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry is on the roster, as are WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, two-time NBA champion Chauncey Billups and Charlotte Hornets star Muggsy Bogues, who also appeared in Space Jam.
Last month, Drake spoke about the importance of representing his hometown of Toronto, including his involvement with the restaurant Frings, as the city prepared to host All-Star Weekend.
“My goal from day one has always been to build a trusted and proven brand and keep the people happy,” Drake, a global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors, said at that time. “Anything I can do to bring more light to the city, I’m all in.”
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Nobody knows basketball like Drake. He’s also a leader, a visionary, and a winner. Team Canada is in good hands. #OVO4ever
Team Canada has HGTV people on their team, lol.. Says a lot about Drake’s corny ass.. Team USA got this, no competition..
Team USA is going to destroy them haha
Jose Bautista? The Bat flip dude?
That was the greatest thing in sports last year.
Maybe in Canadian sports. There’s not much going on up there anyway.
can drake play basketball
Tracy mcgrady on the Toronto team hmm…
what a fucking joke! what’s pussy bitch drake gonna teach them? how to throw a perfect airball! FUCK DRAKE FUCK OVO #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK
“what’s pussy bitch drake gonna teach them?”
Its a celebrity game i dont think drake is going to teach them anything i dont think anybody other than you expects him to.
drake runs this rap game. He absolutely runs it and its an undeniable fact now. Just remember as much as you haters hate on drake you have to admit that in 2016 he makes all your favourite rappers irrelevant. Drake sells the most, dominates the charts and he is the face of rap.
Yawn. All you do is repeat the same lies over and over. It’s getting old.
Drake is a dope artist but dude has no style…Palace jacket looks hella weak on dude.
Canadian? We don’t want him. You can have him America.
I have fantasy’s of gargling drake cock n balls. #drake please give me your load and I”ll swallow your choad
T-mac aint canadian wtf??
fuck this Canadian nigga
fuck this Canadian nigga