Published 10:28 IST, September 11th 2020
Steph Curry travels to Drake's mansion in Toronto for 3-point contest with the rapper
According to a recent video shared online, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry travelled to Drake's mansion in Toronto for an off-season training session.
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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has been away from NBA for most of 2019-20 season. After his injury last October, three-time NBA champion missed out on most of season, only to return for one game before COVID-19 crisis caused league to go on a hiatus. Since Warriors were at bottom of table, y were among eight teams eliminated before remaining travelled to NBA bubble to resume suspended season.
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Steph Curry shooting: Warriors star travelled to Drake mansion in Toronto to shoot 3s with rapper
Steph Curry was recently spotted shooting three-pointers with Drake at his OVO branded court this week. Videos of two were shared online, where both are seen messing around and enjoying a shootout at Sanctuary – Drake's basketball court at his mansion. video featured Drake missing some shots, but two went head-to-head later on as ir group of friends cheered.
Warriors star travelled to Canada amid COVID-19 pandemic, with countries travel restrictions still in place. However, with Curry's wife, Ayesha, being a Canadian citizen, it could have been easier for couple to travel. Additionally, Steph has also lived in Canada during his childhood when his far Dell Curry played for Toronto Raptors.
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Drake has been Raptors' global ambassador since 2013 when he and his brand OVO (October’s Very Own) anunced ir partnership with NBA team. While Drake and Warriors are kwn for ir courtside interactions during 2019 NBA Finals, Steph Curry and Drake have been friends for years. In 2016, Curry had revealed that he did play basketball at Drake's house. However, Justin Bieber and Quavo have also been seeing playing basketball at Drake's OVO court.
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Fans enjoyed short Steph Curry and Drake video, even joking about Warriors pursuing Drake as a free nt. Some pointed out that Curry's hand, which broke in October, looks completely healed. Over past year, Curry and Warriors have shared multiple videos of 32-year-old star practising and training, but never with his teammates. Per recent reports, after NBA resumed, both Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have practised toger. However, due to health concerns, Warriors (and or eliminated teams) are yet to resume regular and intense training sessions.
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Drake mansion – Embassy
Drake's 50,000 square-foot mansion in Toronto is kwn for it's 3,200 square-foot master bedroom, two-story closet, a full basketball jersey showcase and full-size basketball court mentioned above. In his interview with Architectural Digest, Drake stated that he wanted his mansion, which he called Embassy, to be a part of his legacy. mansion was referred to as an architectural masterpiece and reportedly cost rapper a whopping $100 million.
Built and designed by Ferris Rafauli, Drake's basketball court is one of mansion's greatest highlights. court features OVO, a full shot clock and scoreboard along with a centre-court couch bench. court has a 21-square-foot long pyramidal skylight while arena is dark blue med with autograph ' Sanctuary'.
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Drake net worth
As per Business Insider, Drake's net worth is estimated to be $150 million. In 2019, Drake was named fifth richest rapper by Forbes. Drake's net worth reportedly doubled between 2018 and 2019, part of which was due to his tour, where he reportedly earned $2 million per night.
Disclaimer: above Drake net worth and figures have been sourced from various websites and reports. This website does t guarantee 100% accuracy of figures.
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(Im source: AP)
10:27 IST, September 11th 2020