This all started with some friendly trash talk between Wale and Raptors Rudy Gay. Apparently, Gay and Wale have known each other for years, so this wasn’t unusual, but it caused Raptors play by play announcer Matt Devlin to go into his Kevin Hart routine.
According to Beyond the Buzzer, Devlin called Wale a “local rapper” and made a point of saying he was “no Drake”. Wale either jokingly or seriously, took exception to the ribbing.
@mattdevlinraps watch ur mouth
— Wale Folarin(@Wale) February 20, 2013
As you can see above, Wale then try to make his way to Raptors announcer’s table. Looks like someone struck a nerve. The announcers don’t look that concerned. Wale needs to talk to Rick Ross, since Noriega owes him a million favors.
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