Drake pettily covered up his LeBron James tattoo with one of SGA
After James telegraphed his support for rapper Kendrick Lamar during last year's epic rap battle between Lamar and Drake (one that sent the latter's career into a tailspin), Drake has apparently covered up his LeBron tattoo with one of Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a fellow Canadian.
This is next-level petty from Drake, who clearly wasn't thrilled that James was in Lamar's corner during last year's back-and-forth. He's got a right to covering up his tattoo if he wishes, we suppose.
Alas. Drake has always been a bandwagon fan, so we guess he's a Thunder guy now. The only question is whether or not this means he'll no longer perform Forever. We'll lean no, considering he wrote the song for James' high school documentary More than a Game.
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