Proof that the "Drake curse" is alive and expensive
Drake loses US$1 million in June with bad bets on Stanley Cup and NBA finals
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For a sports team, having a celebrity fan can go a long way. It can bring attention, fanfare, and exposure to your club, sometimes even pushing the team to the next level. Other times, however, a celebrity sports fan can attract a lot of attention for the wrong reasons.
Drake, the Canadian rap sensation, has apparently been "cursing" sports teams and players for years. The joke goes that if you take a picture with Drake, or if he shows support for your team, you will lose or perform badly.
It's a pretty convincing argument if you consider how much money he has lost on sports wagers recently. He lost a cool US$1 million within the space of a couple of weeks in June. On June 17, the Dallas Mavericks squared off against the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, and Drake had half a million on the Mavericks to win. They were beaten by the Celtics, leaving a major hole in the rapper's pocket. But a couple of weeks later, he bet a further US$500,000 on the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup on June 25. Unsurprisingly, they lost to the Florida Panthers.
Of course, it’s quite unlikely Drake is some kind of bad luck charm for these teams and athletes, but there’s still a strong argument for the existence of the Drake curse across various sports and clubs. Some have even called a ban on taking photos with him! Click through to see for yourself.
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