The Warriors were out to make a statement when they took to the floor at the Air-Canada Centre to take on the Raptors on Saturday night, January 13. Drake showing up in his typical courtside seat midway through the second quarter only helped to motivate the defending champions.
Kevin Durant, for one, was intent on slamming the point home with around 2:55 left in the half, when he drove the paint to throw down a tomahawk dunk that would have added to Golden State's 71-52. But it was not to be.
The ball bounced off of the back of the rim and landed out of bounds back at the half-court line. The blunder drew laughter from many among the 20,078 in attendance, and it brought Drizzy to his feet to holler: "That was trash."
The moment harkened back to the infamous stare down that the rapper gave the former league MVP during a "Drake Night" game in 2016. But Durant would have the last laugh this time around; scoring 25 points and collecting six rebounds while dishing five assists in a 127-125 victory.
“I hated missing that one,” He'd tell reporters in the locker room after the game. “I had to ignore him. I heard him talking some trash too on the sideline.”
