Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 3: Recording artist and Creative liaison for the Washington Wizards, Wale, attends the game between the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards on April 3, 2015 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 3: Recording artist and Creative liaison for the Washington Wizards, Wale, attends the game between the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards on April 3, 2015 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Washington Wizards — Wale

Drake has a partnership with the Toronto Raptors, and another rapper has a partnership with the Washington Wizards — Washington DC native rapper Wale. Back in 2014, Wale was brought on board as a creative liaison.

The partnership meant that the Wizards would use Wale’s songs in player introductions as well as collaborate with him on designs for social media promotions and merchandise.

In 2013, Wale was talking trash to then Toronto Raptor Rudy Gay from the sideline. Raptor TV broadcast member Matt Devlin basically called Wale a nobody on air, saying he wasn’t as famous as Drake.

The broadcast continued with Devlin and his partner Leo Rautins talking about Wale, saying he was inspiring Gay’s good play and continuing to remark on how they didn’t know him. Wale visited the broadcast booth during the game, as he supposedly heard about the smack talk through Twitter. Wale thought he would come over and introduce himself.

Wale did not look happy, as you can see from the video. It was unfair for Devlin and Rautins to downplay Wale’s celebrity behind his back like that. Luckily we exist in the Twitter era, where nothing can be said publicly without everyone seeing it.

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Back to the Wizards, though. Wale has been there through thick and thin, and props to him for staying true to his city. Learn from this man, Lil Wayne!

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