NBA denies report it offered to drop Raptors' fine if team dropped Drake
Following a report that the NBA offered to drop the anti-tampering fine leveled against the the Raptors for Drake's comments about Kevin Durant if the team stripped the music star of his title as global ambassador, the league has denied the claim in a statement.
NBA statement: "As Raptors' Global Ambassador, Drake must follow our anti-tampering rules. At no point did we suggest his title be removed"
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) August 13, 2014
More from NBA re Drake: "...but we were clear that as long as he acted as a representative of the team, he is subject to the league's rules"
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) August 13, 2014
The Raptors were fined $25,000 after Drake asked the Toronto crowd at his OVO Fest to let Durant know what would happen "if he came to play in Toronto," at which point the crowd erupted into chants of "K-D!"
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