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VIDEO: Pistons' Steve Blake stars in Drake's 'Hotline Blake'

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

When the Detroit Pistons traded for point guard Steve Blake, it was thought they were looking for a veteran hand to steady their backcourt.

What they got, however, was a marketing superstar.

Blake first flashed his comedic chops two weeks ago, when he starred in a mock tearaway pants advertisement for the Pistons' collaboration with comedy troupe Funny Or Die.

On Tuesday, a day after hip-hop artist Drake released his music video for hit single "Hotline Bling," Blake's face emerged once again in "Hotline Blake."

And now, the world premiere of ... #HOTLINEBLAKE

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