Is Drake beefing with DeMar DeRozan?

Even on Vince Carter night time, DeMar DeRozan wouldn’t let himself suppose too far forward.

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Toronto rapper Drake seems to have some totally different ideas.

Carter turned the primary Raptor to have his jersey retired when No. 15 was lifted to the rafters Saturday night time. DeRozan will doubtless get his day too, in all probability after Kyle Lowry.

However he can’t wrap his head round that proper now.

“Not but. As a result of it’s such an emotional thought,” DeRozan mentioned earlier than the sport when requested by TSN’s Nikki Reyes about being honoured by the Raptors.

“Particularly with a spot that holds a lot significance for me. So it’s a kind of issues that I’m pleased to see somebody go up first.”

DeRozan advised Postmedia Carter was “deserving,” and was happy issues rotated from what number of in Toronto felt about Carter in DeRozan’s early days as a Raptor after being drafted in 2009.

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“It’s full circle, he’s deserving and he wants all of the love and appreciation as a result of he modified the sport for Canada basketball for positive,” DeRozan mentioned.

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Apparently there may be extra therapeutic required in Raptor-land as a result of DeRozan’s long-time pal Drake doesn’t appear too proud of him after DeRozan appeared in Drake rival Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake diss video.

Showing on the Raptors broadcast Saturday, Drake — sitting in his standard courtside spot for the primary time this season — mentioned: “In the event you ever put a DeRozan banner up I’ll go up there and pull it down myself, shout out to Kyle.”

It was unclear if Drake was being utterly critical, but it surely gave the impression of he was.

DeRozan had a usually witty response on the prepared: “Effectively, he’s going to have a reasonably lengthy option to climb,” DeRozan mentioned.

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