Drake's Courtside Reaction

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Follow @wordsmina how lost i am in life everyday Toronto Raptors@Raptors Shazams song 0:06 2:47 PM- 30 Nov 2017

Allie @alliemmd Follow when you're already blackout drunk and your friend catches you pouring another drink Toronto Raptors@Raptors Shazams song 0:06 12:17 PM-30 Nov 2017

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as u could see god blest me @goldsoundz Follow The drink is his flawless discography and the cup is my happiness Toronto Raptors@Raptors Shazams song 0:06

Cody Bertin @CBerd Follow When the waiter comes to ur table after 20 minutes and asks if ur ready to order and u haven't even looked at the menu HotNewHipHop@HotNewHipHop Caption this 0:06

Dj Chary Nicks @CharyNicks Followv Me every time l see a guy l like Capital XTRA@CapitalXTRA .@Drake getting caught mixing his own drinks at the @Raptors is priceless 숍숍숍 @jezwelham GIF 6:03 AM-30 Nov 2017

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Category: Meme Status: submission Year: 2017 Origin: Toronto Raptors Game Region:

Type: Reaction

Tags: drake raptors nba

About

Drake's Courtside Reaction refers to the reaction of rapper Drake when a camera caught him sitting courtside at a home game for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Drake's awkward reaction prompted Twitter users to use the clip as a reaction image.

Origin

On November 29th, 2017, Drake was attending a home game for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. The in-stadium camera filmed him and showed him on the stadium's jumbotron, to which Drake acted awkwardly. The Raptors Instagram account posted the video that night, gaining over 1.6 million views (shown below).

When you get called to the principals office… champagnepapi | #WeTheNorth

A post shared by Toronto Raptors (raptors) on Nov 29, 2017 at 5:01pm PST

Spread

Shortly after the video was posted online, Twitter users began joking about the clip with various captions in which one might act awkwardly. User @BrooksyRadio^[1] said of the clip, "When someone gives you a Christmas gift and you didn't get them anything," gaining over 690 retweets and 2,500 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @EathanKnows^[2] posted the clip with a situation where a teacher asks for homework one didn't do, gaining 5,200 retweets and 10,000 likes. The jokes were covered by several media outlets including Time,^[3] The Verge,^[4] and Daily Dot.^[5] On Reddit, a post about the GIF gained 15 points on /r/MemeEconomy.^[6]