Drake trolls Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving after Raptors tie series

Bob Hille

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Drake trolls Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving after Raptors tie series image

It wasn't champagne-poppin' time, but it was @champagnepapi's time after the Raptors beat the Cavs on Monday.

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Rap artist and Raptor fan Drake (you know him as @champagnepapi on Instagram) took to his account to thank Kyrie Irving, who wears No. 2, for his play in the two games in Toronto: "2 gave us 2".

 

2 gave us 2...we'll take it 😂

A photo posted by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on

The Raptors' 105-99 win Monday evens the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.

In fairness to Irving, he scored 26 points and had six assists in Monday's loss, a huge step up from the Game 3 loss Saturday in which he was held to 13 points (on 3-for-19 shooting) and one assist.

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Still, the Raptors — and their fans — are feeling good about themselves, Stephen A. Smith apology or not.

We all have our views.

Bob Hille

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).