‘Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons’: Rapper – and huge Raptors fan – Drake trolls Fred VanVleet after his $130m free agency move from Toronto to Houston
- Fred VanVleet recently signed a $130 million contract with the Houston Rockets
- The 29-year-old paid an emotional goodbye to Toronto Raptors fans on Sunday
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Rapper Drake has mocked Fred VanVleet following his emotional departure from the Toronto Raptors, joking: ‘Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons……..I mean the Rockets’.
VanVleet recently signed a three-year, $130 million contract with the Houston Rockets after seven seasons in Toronto.
The point guard said a heartfelt goodbye to Raptors fans on Instagram on Sunday.
‘Words can’t do justice to how thankful I am to the city that watched me grow from a young kid praying for a chance to a NBA CHAMPION, all-star, and a father of 3!’ VanVleet wrote.
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‘I am forever indebted to the franchise that gave me a shot when no one else would.’
Drake mocked Fred VanVleet following his emotional departure from the Toronto Raptors
VanVleet recently signed a three-year, $130 million contract with the Houston Rockets
Drake — the Raptors’ most famous fan — responded by trolling VanVleet, joking that he was being shipped off to a basketball wasteland.
‘My look alike…the love is forever thank you for your character and your contributions over the years the city will never forget!” the rapper wrote.
‘Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons……..I mean the Rockets.’
VanVleet, who played a key role in the Raptors’ 2019 championship team, replied with simply: ‘relax.’
‘I am forever indebted to the franchise that gave me a shot,’ VanVleet wrote in his goodbye
Drake and VanVleet exchange messages on Instagram following his move from Toronto
His goodbye continued: ‘We built things together that can never be broken, and accomplished things that will stand forever.
‘I went from the fans not knowing who I was, to fan favorite, to most hated and I’m thankful for every second of it.
‘To the city, franchise, and country that watched me grow every step of the way – THANK YOU.’
