{"id":717147,"date":"2026-04-24T13:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/717147\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:18:54","slug":"drakes-customised-seats-for-raptors-game-3-vs-cavaliers-spark-fan-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/717147\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s customised seats for Raptors Game 3 vs Cavaliers spark fan reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drake\u2019s presence at Toronto Raptors games has long been part of the franchise\u2019s identity. The rapper is a regular courtside figure, often engaging with players and even exchanging words with opponents during heated moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His seats at Scotiabank Arena are well-known among fans, symbolising his close connection to the team. And that courtside spot once again drew attention during Thursday night\u2019s 126-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, this time it was not his behaviour but the appearance of his seats that stood out, as a unique promotional stunt tied to his music career drew attention.<\/p>\n<p>Drake\u2019s courtside seats iced out to promote upcoming Iceman album<img alt=\"Richard Lautens\/Toronto Star via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"814\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2099019a39fe83e68cd4d4cef39353a4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Richard Lautens\/Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the Cavaliers game on Thursday night, Drake\u2019s usual courtside set-up was transformed with an icy theme, reflecting the rollout of his upcoming album Iceman, which is scheduled for release on 15 May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The seats appeared frozen over, aligning with a wider promotional campaign that has already caught attention across Toronto recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in the week, Drake placed the album\u2019s release date inside a giant frozen structure in downtown Toronto, challenging fans to break it open and reveal the information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans responded in large numbers, using tools such as picks and even a flamethrower to melt the structure, turning the reveal into a public spectacle that quickly spread across social media.<\/p>\n<p>Fans question Drake\u2019s latest promotional approach<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reaction online has been mixed, with several fans voicing criticism of the campaign on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One fan wrote: \u201cThe fact Drake thinks he is still relevant is actually hilarious, he buys all his clout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDrakes era is over. It\u2019s obvious because he\u2019s trying so hard to be relevant. Shouldn\u2019t one of those chairs be a wheelchair?\u201d added another one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe ice age killed the dinosaurs man what the f\u2014 is this,\u201d questioned a third fan, referencing the Raptors\u2019 mascot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A fourth person wrote: \u201cThose seats look like his rap career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s presence at Toronto Raptors games has long been part of the franchise\u2019s identity. The rapper is a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3772],"tags":[7,306,305,193,3846,11454,89386,1094,6,89387,476],"class_list":{"0":"post-717147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-cavaliers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cavaliers","10":"tag-cleveland","11":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","12":"tag-clevelandcavaliers","13":"tag-courtside-seats","14":"tag-downtown-toronto","15":"tag-drake","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-promotional-campaign","18":"tag-toronto-raptors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116459888775546488","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}