It has become a tradition for celebrities to host sporting award shows.
Will Arnett hosted the 2016 NHL Awards and Key & Peele’s Keegan-Michael Key will be hosting the upcoming NFL awards. It turns out that the the NBA plans to have a pretty popular celebrity to host their own, too.
For the first time ever, the NBA will announce all of its major awards together following the NBA Finals and 2017 draft. The host for the big event? None other than Toronto’s very own Drake.
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The rapper announced the big news on coach John Calipari’s Cal Cast podcast. In addition to hosting, Drake will also produce the show. The 30-year-old hosted the ESPY Awards in 2014.
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Drake’s involvement with the Raptors and friendship with players such as Stephen Curry has made him very popular in the league. Get your popcorn ready because this has potential to be the most unique award show in the history of professional sports.
(H/T Variance)
