Drake Is the Toronto Raptors' New Brand Ambassador
Looks like Drizzy of “YOLO” had FOMO on repping brands’ mojo.
Today the Toronto Raptors announced that proud Canuck Drake, better known as “that kid in the wheelchair on Degrassi“, would be the team’s new “global ambassador” as part of a rebranding campaign after they finished last season at 14 games under .500.
This sort of stunt didn’t work so well for Alicia Keys at Blackberry or Justin Timberlake at Bud Light, but there’s no question that Beyoncé and Jay-Z earned quite a few media mentions for Pepsi, Samsung and the Brooklyn Nets.
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