Despite Heated Exchange with Drake During 2019 Finals, Stephen Curry Chose Him Over 14x Grammy Award Winning Rapper: ?It?s Personal?

Stephen Curry appears to be one of the most composed athletes in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors guard has taken down tough opponents and excelled in critical situations with his immovable focus on the game. Many opponent players and fans have trashed Curry, but he likes to respond to his critics with his performance on the court. Notably, Canadian rapper Drake once tried to rattle him during the 2019 NBA Finals. However, despite a heated exchange with the popular artist Curry chose Drake over the 14-time Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Drake has been a big fan of the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry over the years. However, Drake chose to support his home team the Toronto Raptors during the 2019 NBA Finals. In fact, the famous rapper wore Steph’s father Dell Curry’s Raptors jersey to Game 1 of the Finals series. He was also involved in a heated exchange with Curry as he sat close to the court. Drake was spotted picking up something from Curry’s hair as the two exchanged words near the bench.

Stephen Curry picks Drake over Kendrick Lamar

Stephen Curry talked about his incident with Drake during a 2020 interview with Complex. The interviewer asked the Warriors superstar about the speculations that Drake tore his ACL while guarding Curry in Toronto. Steph laughed and joked that maybe Drake might mention the incident in the form of a lyric or line in his upcoming album.

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Afterwards, Curry was asked to choose one music personality to eliminate out of Drake, popular rapper J. Cole and 14-time Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar. The eight-time All-Star admitted that it was a tough choice. However, Curry proceeded to give a swift answer, “I mean, Kendrick for me got to go just because Drake had a connection, and J. Cole’s my North Carolina guy. So it’s personal.”

It seems like Drake and Stephen Curry continued to have a connection despite their heated exchange during the 2019 Finals. In fact, Warriors coach Steve Kerr once even fined Drake $500 for getting Curry and Draymond Green late for the Warriors’ team plane.

Drake hid his Warriors tattoos in 2019

Drake pulled off a sneaky move when he was seen brawling with Curry with his Dell Curry jersey on. The famous rapper has a number 30 tattoo with the word ‘gifted’ written under it on his left arm for Stephen Curry. Moreover, he also has a similar number 35 tattoo with the word snipe below it for Kevin Durant.

Drake came up with a mindful solution to hide his Warriors tattoos. He covered his tattoos with an armband when he showed up to support the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

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Surprisingly, the Raptors managed to beat the Warriors and win their first NBA championship against Stephen Curry and the Dubs.