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Drake's Giannis Antetokounmpo shout-out on his new album 'Certified Lover Boy' has an unlikely origin story.

Certified Lover Boy album that basketball fans have been swooning over. On 7am On Bridle Path, the OVO rapper name-drops two-time MVP and reigning NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Dont move like a puto/Could at least keep it a buck like Antetokounmpo, he raps. Now, Drake has revealed the inspiration behind the aforementioned bar. While hes no stranger to mentioning NBA superstars in his lyrics, this particular rhyme has an unlikely origin story. On Saturday (September 4), ESPN shared a tweet from a fan on Instagram that read, Drake working Antetokounmpo into a line is gonna be tricky but hell figure out something. That same day, Drake commented on the Instagram post by writing, Only did it cause of this tweet. A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akademiks) The fan in question, Graydon Gordian, responded on Twitter by writing That answers that. He also joked Drake only raps about women he meets in a club and my tweets. In addition to namedropping Giannis on his album, Drake collaborated with the Bucks big man on a special edition Nike x Certified Lover Boy T-shirt, which is emblazoned with the phrase, I Need A Freak, a reference to Giannis Greek Freak nickname. The Nike text in the retro swoosh logo is swapped out for the word Freak. . Read more