- Obama sat with NBA commissioner Adam Silver for the game, and ran into Drake while entering the arena.
- The last time Obama attended a basketball game, Zion Williamson's shoe exploded.
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Obama attended Game 2 of the NBA Finals with commissioner Adam Silver and shared a moment with Drake before the game
Former President Barack Obama was in attendance for Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors.
Former President Barack Obama took a different sort of international visit on Sunday, trekking up to Canada to take in Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors.
Obama, an avid basketball fan, sat with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, arrived just before the opening tip.
While entering the arena, he ran into Raptors superfan, Drake, and exchanged welcomes.
Obama has been known to make time for a basketball game, having last made headlines when he was in attendance for the Duke-North Carolina game at which Zion Williamson infamously ripped through his own shoe.
Read more : Camera caught Obama's reaction the moment Zion Williamson's shoe exploded and he injured his knee
Obama had hosted the Warriors at the White House while he was in office. In 2018, the team chose to skip a visit to the Trump White House and see Obama again at his post-presidential home.
Maybe the presence of the former president will keep Drake a bit better behaved throughout the night .
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- Drake appeared to call the Warriors 'trash' in an argument with Draymond Green after the Raptors' big Game 1 win in the Finals
- Drake trolled Stephen Curry at Game 1 of the NBA Finals by wearing his dad's Raptors jersey
- Drake's sideline antics reportedly rattled the NBA so much that the league spoke to the Raptors about his behavior
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