TORONTO, ON - MAY 01: Rapper Drake smiles at LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Toronto Raptors during the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on May 1, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.

LeBron gets shoutout on Drake's new album

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Drake's newest album, "Scorpion," dropped late Thursday night and includes several sports references, including a LeBron James shoutout.

On the track "Nonstop," Drake raps, "I just took it left like I'm ambidex / Bitch, I move through London with the Euro step / Got a sneaker deal and I ain't break a sweat / Catch me 'cause I'm goin' outta there, I'm gone / How I go from 6 to 23 like I'm LeBron?"

The Toronto native and Raptors global ambassador told Uninterrupted in January that James is "one of the most inspirational people in (his) life," and that he planned to make a song to honor him reaching 30,000 career points.

Drake also mentions James' business partner, Maverick Carter, on "Sandra's Rose": "They don't have enough to satisfy a real one / Maverick Carter couldn't even get the deal done."

- With h/t to SB Nation

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