A semi-permanent fixture at many sporting events, whether they be basketball, UFC bouts or tennis matches, Canadian rap star Drake has become famous for something other than his music鈥� the curse.
Drake was present when Conor McGregor lost his title to Khabib Nurmagomedov last year, and at the 2015 U.S. Open that saw Serena Williams lose to Roberta Vinci 鈥� not to mention his attendance at many of the Toronto Raptors鈥� more embarrassing playoff defeats鈥� three years straight against Cleveland.
His reputation has become a byword on social media: the so-called 鈥楧rake curse,鈥� which is so well known that the Italian soccer club AS Roma has banned its players from taking photos with the rapper.
Game four in the first-round of the NHL playoffs was a heartbreaking loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday, and fans were quick to notice Drake in attendance, wearing a jersey and all.
鈥淲henever Drake seems to wear a jersey of a different team or takes photos with players of said team, that team seems to fail and fail miserably,鈥� says Marissa Roberto of TSN.
鈥淭his is Drake鈥檚 fault.鈥�
Other fans seemed to agree, with Twitter users flooding the team鈥檚 with sentiments of 鈥淚 blame Drake鈥� and 鈥淕et Drake out of there ASAP.鈥�
Not everyone agrees that Drake deserves the blame, E-Talk鈥檚 Chloe Wild says it boils down to 鈥渢he more famous you are, the bigger the target on your back.鈥�
With the series tied with the Boston Bruins 2-2, Leafs fans will have to hope that Drake stays away for game five tonight in Boston.
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With files from the Canadian Press.
