Game 1 of the NBA Finals was an exercise in contrasts for Drake.
The four-time Grammy winner is normally chummy with Warriors star Stephen Curry. But with Golden State squaring off against the Toronto Raptors -- for whom Drake serves as a global ambassador -- in The Finals, the rapper had his game face on in Toronto's 118-109 win Thursday night.
Just some friendly #NBAFinals banter. 👀 pic.twitter.com/5PzPnov6y9— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 31, 2019
Curry and Drake's exchange led to a great photo and, with Drake being involved, some memes.
From friends to foes. pic.twitter.com/IyPXbmJTgr— ESPN (@espn) May 31, 2019
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Getting a text message and then realizing it's just my 2A authentication code pic.twitter.com/qlhlieuyIq— Sarah Kelly (@thesarahkelly) May 31, 2019
When you buying event tickets vs when u see the added fees and surcharges pic.twitter.com/1GywpSrakj— Tony - x (@soIoucity) May 31, 2019
NBA Finals Danny Green vs. ECF Danny Green#WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/8kI0UNSPUS— Tim and Sid (@timandsid) May 31, 2019
liking both teams getting called out
for liking both teams pic.twitter.com/GCDgjlNfJj— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 31, 2019
my roommate, watching me struggle to make this in the screenshot editor: is this another kyle meme pic.twitter.com/E6MHcwTOr9— barbara (@BLantz25) May 31, 2019
Talking to someone And when
when your bet you're
is winning losing pic.twitter.com/gTmCW6GMmz— B/R Betting (@br_betting) May 31, 2019
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Drake's scowl likely turned back into a smile since the Raptors lead the best-of-seven series one game to none. It's hard to say his efforts -- a Dell Curry Raptors jersey accompanied the trash talk -- didn't exactly get in Steph's head. The two-time MVP led all scorers with 34 points, albeit on just 8-of-18 shooting from the field, and he has now scored 30-or-more points in six straight games. That is now the longest such streak of Curry's career -- including the regular-season and playoffs.
But since the Raptors have the early edge in the series, so that probably means Curry hasn't seen the last of Drake.
