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Drake has undoubtedly had some tough luck betting on sports activities through the years, however in line with him, the “Drake curse” isn’t a factor. On Monday (Could 19), in a Stake promo, the “Hotline Bling” rapper jokingly dismissed the concept groups or athletes lose after he places cash on them.

“I really feel like I don’t play sports activities, so, whether or not I choose the fallacious crew or not…,” Drake jokes initially of the clip. “If I might get on the market on the sphere and win for all of your favourite groups, I’d, however… Nah, the Drake curse is humorous to me, truthfully.”

Drake then backed up his level by mentioning the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA Finals win, thanks largely to Kawhi Leonard capturing a buzzer-beater in Sport 7. “If there was a Drake curse, Kawhi would have by no means hit that shot. We might have by no means beat the [Golden State] Warriors,” the OVO rapper argued.

Later within the video, Drake humorously admits, “I’m a flawed sports activities bettor. I cannot deny that.” He continues, “I’m positive should you’re a Drake curse believer, there’ll be a lot extra content material sooner or later so that you can verify your theories ‘trigger for no matter motive, my slips don’t money out.” That being mentioned, he’s nonetheless optimistic: “Sooner or later, I’m gonna have a parlay that’s insane, after which everyone’s simply going to be like, ‘Shh,’ on quiet mode.”

Drake Has A Historical past Of Dropping Sports activities Bets

Funnily sufficient, Drake’s Stake commercial got here not lengthy after he guess $1 million on the Maple Leafs, solely to see them get crushed 6-1 by the Florida Panthers on Sunday (Could 18). In accordance with CBS Sports, the Canadian hitmaker jokingly blamed the loss on the “Bieber curse,” since Justin and Hailey Bieber had been within the crowd for Sport 7.

His sports activities betting woes continued all through 2024. He lost a hefty $355,000 betting on Mike Tyson to beat Jake Paul. Simply months earlier than that, he misplaced $500,000 — not as soon as, however twice — first on the Dallas Mavericks beating the Boston Celtics within the NBA Finals, then once more on the Edmonton Oilers successful the Stanley Cup.