On Monday, Drake and J. Cole brought their It’s a blurry tour to Oklahoma City for a two-night stop that begins Monday at the Paycom Center.
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were at the center of this event. Holmgren came out with rapper Lil Durk to open the show, before the main event.
Gilgeous-Alexander helped introduce Drake to the Bricktown crowd to kick off his part of the show. The two are obviously close with their Canadian ties, with Drake going so far as to attend a 2021 OKC Thunder game to support the guard under max contract.
While Drake was playing, he shouted out to the Oklahoma City Thunder stars, prompting the crowd to rush for their hometown players.
However, when discussing Gilgeous-Alexander, Drake went further, reiterating the 25-year-old’s love for Oklahoma City.
“He is the future of the NBA. His name is Shai Gilgeous. He likes it [expletive] among you all… We both represent the six, but he loves the [expletive] out of you all,” the legendary artist said on Monday.
Despite being a small, overlooked market team in a flyover state, Gilgeous-Alexander’s connection to Bricktown appears to be genuine, which was reaffirmed by Drake on Monday.
Next, the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Utah Jazz after three straight days at the Paycom Center on Wednesday.
