“I’ve received a lot of criticism from folks. Rapper Drake said, “I would like to thank Kevin Durant. We are friends and get the same attention.”

When Kevin Durant heard his friend praising him, he responded, saying, “When your favorite rapper puts your name on his music, it proves you’ve done something, more or less.”

Both Drake and Kevin Durant are still the biggest figures in their respective fields seven years after the events described above. Additionally, the two’s friendship took a really good turn. Kevin Durant now helps to the album’s production rather than only appearing in the lyrics of Drake’s songs. Durant was a star player for the Golden State Warriors.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KEVIN DURANT AND DRAKE

The two have been friends for more than a decade. Long before Drake shared anything about Durant, the two interacted via Twitter. In 2012, after winning the MVP All-Star title, Kevin Durant also thanked his rapper friend.

Drake also frequently brought up his close friend’s name in subsequent years, mentioning it in songs like “Weston Road Flows” and “Free Smoke”. These two pals occasionally get into “confrontations” when Durant’s team plays the Raptors, a Canadian franchise that has Drake as its official image ambassador since 2013.

The Toronto Raptors hosted “Drake Night” in 2016 in conjunction with the arrival of Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors. Fans spotted pictures of Drake showing up alongside his “rival” right away.

“No damn Drake night doesn’t give a damn,” said the speaker on November 16, 2016. tweet.com/mEv4DRAXKJ

The 2019 final saw the two making jokes about one another as well. Regretfully, Kevin Durant missed the entire following season due to an Achilles tendon injury he sustained that year.

Kevin Durant also had an appearance in Drake’s “Laugh Now, Cry Later” music video after his injuries healed. The male rapper and the Phoenix Suns player got into a fight in it.

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The friendship has evolved into a business partnership in recent years, spanning both the music and sports industries.

A group of investors in the Brooklyn Aces, a Major League Pickleball team co-owned by Durant, Rich Kleiman, Michael B. Jordan, and Steve Stoute, was revealed to include Drake in July 2023.

Durant also participated in Drake’s Texas tour in September of last year. This is reportedly one of the first indications that the basketball player will invest heavily in the music industry.

Last night at Kevin Durant’s Austin gig, Drake left with him For those unaware, during his undergraduate years, KD played basketball for the University of Tennessee [#drake #kevindurant #kd35 #itsallablur #itsallablurtour2023] tweet.com/Rfu9N1WJXd

Prior to the release of his eighth album, Drake also revealed that Durant would be joining the A&R team, which is naturally responsible for things like marketing, promotion, talent spotting, and creative work. Following that, Durant was once again named executive producer of a Drake album.

The most recent announcement was that Durant would serve as the face of the most recent basketball line from NOCTA, Drake and Nike’s joint venture.

Fans are eager to see if Durant and his business partner make an investment on the basketball court at some point, given their involvement in the music and fashion industries.