Former Toronto Raptors star Fred VanVleet is the newest huge identify to weigh in on a little bit of superstar beef surrounding the crew.
On an episode of The Draymond Inexperienced Present, VanVleet opened as much as his 2019 NBA Finals opponent a couple of disagreement between the Raptors’ all-time main scorer and their official crew ambassador final weekend.
Whereas being interviewed on the crew broadcast, Drake mentioned he’d rip Demar DeRozan’s banner down from the Scotiabank Area rafters if he ever had his jersey retired by the crew, with DeRozan then replying that he’d “have an extended option to climb.”
“It is powerful to look at, man,” VanVleet mentioned. “DeMar is sort of a huge brother to me, whereas Drake is a buddy I actually respect. Seeing them at odds is one thing I do not need. They each imply a lot to town and to me personally.”
The character of the meat seems to be DeRozan showing within the “Not Like Us” video by Kendrick Lamar, a really pointed diss on the Toronto rapper. The monitor has since been nominated for a number of Grammy Awards, introduced earlier right now.
Again in the summertime, DeRozan additionally appeared alongside Lamar at considered one of considered one of his concert events in Los Angeles, additional stoking the feud.
“There’s clearly a private historical past there, and I hope they will come to an understanding,” VanVleet added. “I simply need to see them resolve it with none main fallout. This is not one thing that ought to grow to be a giant deal.”
VanVleet and DeRozan performed 105 video games collectively in Toronto from 2016 by means of 2018, when the latter was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster deal revolved round Kawhi Leonard. VanVleet is presently in his second season with the Houston Rockets, whereas DeRozan is in his first 12 months with the Sacramento Kings.
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