Mike Budenholzer is not a fan of Drake at the moment.
Drake’s courtside antics during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals drew the ire of the Bucks head coach, which included yelling during free throws, laughing when Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a couple of free throws, and giving Raptors coach Nick Nurse a back rub.
Budenholzer weighed in on the Raptors’ ambassador on Wednesday, and the coach is not happy with Drake seemingly getting special access to the court, via TMZ.
“I see it in some timeouts, but I don’t know of any person that’s attending the game that isn’t a participant in the game a coach — I’m sorry, a player or a coach that has access to the court,” Budenholzer says.
“There’s certainly no place for fans and, you know, whatever it is exactly that Drake is for the Toronto Raptors.
“You know, to be on the court, there’s boundaries and lines for a reason, and like I said, the league is usually pretty good at being on top of stuff like that.”
Coach Budenholzer is not the only one that’s upset at Drake. Giannis’ rep, Georgios Dimitropoulos, also gave his thoughts earlier today, per ESPN.
“Imagine a gig & an athlete on VIP seats, right next to the band, stands up on the stage just to show off during the entire game, knowing cameras are on him, occasionally even massaging the singer. Security&him both allow it. Never seen anything as disrespectful as this before…”
I wonder if both men would feel the same way had the Bucks won the game. Game 5 is on Thursday in Milwaukee. It would be interesting if Drake pulled a Spike Lee and got courtside seats to watch the game in enemy territory.
Flip the page to watch Drake clown Giannis during Game 4.