Drake has used his “curse” to his advantage after seemingly ensuring that the Philadelphia 76ers lost a crunch game against his beloved Toronto Raptors. The rapper has a long-standing reputation for being a bad luck charm after posing with sporting stars or their team’s shirt. Manchester City exited the Champions League after he posed with Sergio Aguero earlier this year, and AS Roma even “banned” their players from taking photos with him in order to prevent devastating losses. Last night, Drake understandably took no chances as he watched the Toronto Raptors beat the 76ers to secure an all important spot in the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA. Seemingly aware of his jinx status, he stayed away from the game and watched it at his Toronto home – perhaps knowing that his presence would be enough to jinx the team. Advertisement In a video posted on Twitter, Drake and his friends were seen celebrating as Kawhi Leonard sunk the winning hoop – before revealing his faith in the curse. While wildly shouting “Yes Sir”, the rapper revealed that he’d wearing 76ers shorts throughout the game, which effectively means that the curse is still going strong. One fan said: “He the real MVP, stayed home and wore Sixers gear.” It’s also believed that the so-called “curse” originated with the Raptors – who began to perform poorly in big games after he became a global ambassador for the side in 2013. Advertisement Meanwhile, Drake fans were given a glimpse into his lavish lifestyle last week after he gave a brief tour of his private plane – which is said to be in the region of $185million.<doc-sep>Folklore from around the world is filled with tricksters who bend the rules in order to come out on top. You've got Brer Rabbit, Anansi, and now Drake, who defeated the so-called "Drake curse" last night. ADVERTISEMENT The Toronto rapper has been labeled bad luck by sports teams who lost games after he was pictured either with the players or wearing the jerseys. There's no team more susceptible to the Drake Curse than the Toronto Raptors, who ended up beating the Philadelphia 76ers in a thrilling Game 7. Kawhi Leonard landed a stunning buzzer beater at the game's end, and while rubes will chalk it up to skill, it's clear that Drake won that game with a classic curse reverse — wearing a 76ers uniform while he watched from an apartment. Drake revealed how he tricked the gods of basketball on Sunday night in his Instagram story and twisted the knife a little bit with a joke directed at Philly residents Meek Mill and Kevin Hart. See screencaps below via Exclaim!.<doc-sep>Drake reversed the “curse” for one night. The famed rapper and Toronto sports fanatic, known for having an unlucky effect on his favorite teams and athletes, posted a video on his Instagram Live feed of him wearing a pair of 76ers shorts. The video came in celebration of his Raptors beating Philadelphia 92-90 on Kawhi Leonard’s ridiculous buzzer-beater in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference second-round series in Toronto on Sunday night. It is Toronto’s second trip to the conference finals in four seasons, where they will face the Bucks. “Yes sir. Yes sir,” Drake said on the video before showing his blue 76ers shorts and then the television with friends yelling in the background. He joked about the “Drake Curse” after the Raptors won their first round series over the Magic in five games, telling reporters: “You want me to talk about the curse or you guys good?” on his way out of Scotiabank Center. The stigma around Drake, who often sits courtside for Raptors game, has a long history. It includes the Raptors being unable to break through to the NBA Finals, and picked up more steam in April when he was shown in attendance for Game 4 of the Maple Leafs first round playoff series with the Bruins wearing a No. 6 Leafs jersey. Toronto lost 6-4 that night and fell in the series. Also in April, Drake posed for a photo with Paris Saint-Germain’s Layvin Kurzawa that the soccer standout posted on Instagram. Two days later, Paris Saint-Germain lost to Lille 5-1. AS Roma later tweeted that “All Roma players banned from taking photos with Drake until the end of the season”. Drake has been a bad luck charm for Alabama football, Conor McGregor and even then-girlfriend Serena Williams at the 2015 U.S. Open. With the Raptors heading to the Eastern Conference finals and Ben Simmons (who is rumored to still be dating Kendall Jenner) and the 76ers are heading home, maybe it’s time to explore the Kardashian curse?<doc-sep>
The so-called “Drake Curse,” in which Canadian rapper and known bandwagon fan Aubrey Graham wears a piece of a professional sports team’s gear, only for said team to immediately lose, has become as infamous as the Madden Curse in 2019. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a playoff game in which Drake showed up to the arena rocking their jersey. Alabama was crushed by Clemson in the National Championship after Drake recorded himself rocking Crimson Tide gear on his Instagram story. Kentucky hasn’t won a NCAA national championship since Drake aligned himself with the program. And so on and so forth. Drake eventually became self-aware of the curse, so he took drastic measures to ensure his Toronto Raptors would come out victorious in their huge Game 7 matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. The rapper wore a pair of 76ers shorts as he and a group of friends took in the game on TNT, a move that might be considered blasphemous if it wasn’t for the existence of the curse. It’s not the most genuine of moves for the Global Ambassator of the Toronto Raptors, and curses are silly, but you cannot argue with the results. Kawhi Leonard hit one of the most iconic game-winners in NBA history on Sunday night, and the Raptors advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. As the Raptors now prepare to take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks to try and reach the first NBA Finals in their franchise’s history, don’t be surprised to find Drake decked out in Bucks gear for the duration of the series. The Drake Curse, at least in his mind, is real.