On Sunday, longtime Raptors guard Fred VanVleet — now of the Houston Rockets — took to Instagram to compose a thoughtful farewell post to Toronto. That’s the franchise where VanVleet played his first seven NBA seasons, including a run to the 2019 title.
After seeing the post, star rapper and Raptors super-fan Drake took to the comment section to troll VanVleet and his new team.
“My look alike…the love is forever,” Drake wrote in a response to VanVleet. “Thank you for your character and your contributions over the years. The city will never forget! Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons… I mean, the Rockets.”
“Relax,” VanVleet replied.
Guangdong, of course, plays in China’s professional league.
The barb is understandable, since Houston went 22-60 last season and has finished with one of the NBA’s worst-two records in each of the last three years. The hope, however, is that by adding veterans such as VanVleet and Dillon Brooks — along with a well regarded head coaching hire in Ime Udoka — things will turn around soon.
VanVleet’s complete message can be viewed below.
“Good luck with everything on the Guangdong Dragons…….. I mean the Rockets”
— Drake trolling Fred VanVleet and the Houston Rockets underneath VanVleet’s goodbye message to Toronto 😂😭 https://t.co/eFHQIIcgkm pic.twitter.com/T5HVfUdY2Q
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 2, 2023
