Vince Carter’s WILD connection with Drake revealed at jersey retirement ceremony

Vince Carter shared an amazing story of his connection with Drake that dates way back to his Toronto Raptors days.

Vince Carter’s WILD connection with Drake revealed at jersey retirement ceremony

Vince Carter and Drake shares a connection that dates way back

NBA legend Vince Carter recently made history with the Toronto Raptors. The Canadian team, for the first time in franchise history, decided to raise Carter’s No. 15 jersey to their rafters. The gesture was long overdue as Carter spent six long years with the team.

Before the event kicked off, Vince Carter spent 30 minutes reflecting on his time with Raptors. Surprisingly, the legend also gave a nod to Canadian artist, Drake for attending his ceremony.

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He shared the story of his first encounter with the rapper. Carter shared how he had thrown an armband to Drake when he was just a kid.

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Let’s give a shout out to this guy right here, Drake. My brother, thank you for being here… Drake told me that one of the games I threw my armband to him. And how about that? A freaking icon here that I threw my armband to.

Vince Carter said

Various personalities and stars also paid tribute to the franchise’s first jersey Retirment. Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James, and Celtics legend, Paul Pierce, both took to Twitter to congratulate the Raptors legend. The team also took the liberty of sharing a beautiful montage video for Carter’s journey with the franchise that brought the 22-year veteran to tears.

Additionally, Demar Derozan, who was also present there as a player, and former Raptor, Kyle Lowry, was shown in the montage video. The event was held not just to celebrate Carter but also the franchise as a whole. The night was a full treat for Raptors fans as the team took down the visiting Sacramento Kings in a 131-128 victory.

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Drake shared his side of the story of Vince Carter’s armband

Shortly after the jersey retirement ceremony, Drake joined the broadcast team to express his admiration for Carter. He also shared an interesting side of the armband story from his perspective.

Oh yeah when I came to the Raptors game as a Kid, you know Vince [Carter] used to wear an armband had the VC 15 on it and he threw it to me one day, specifically in the crowd, picked me out like this, and looked at me like this and tossed it to me like this.

Drake recounted

This moment could’ve started the Canadian singer’s admiration for Carter. He was always vocal about his admiration for the Toronto star in interviews, leading to up to his involvement in the ‘The Carter Effect’ documentary. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 with Drake and LeBron James hugely involved in the production.

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Apart from the jersey retirement, Drake also took the opportunity to fire shots at DeMar DeRozan. The Kings star had issued his response after the two were seen exchanging gestures after the game. Further escalation of things between the two is likely as the Kings will host the Toronto Raptors this week, with Drake possibly in attendance.