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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 31709" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/quavo-basketball.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="quavo basketball" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageDrake’s fondness for the game of basketball is evident in his <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/drake-courtside-highlight-raptors-games/" target="_blank">many, many courtside appearances</a> at NBA games. It’s also clear in the videos he posts from his in-home basketball court where he hosts pickup games with his friends and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/drake-son-adonis-mimicking-lebron-james/" target="_blank">trains his son to play like LeBron James</a>. However, it looks like one of his friends is feeling left out. Quavo, who is a hoops junkie in his own right, working with <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-huncho-hoops-with-venice-basketball-league/" target="_blank">grassroots leagues in California</a> and balling out in <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-nba-2k22-playable-character-2/" target="_blank">NBA2k22</a>, lobbied for inclusion in the fun at The Sanctuary (the nickname of Drake’s home court) in a post on Instagram.“@champagnepapi They don’t want Us At The OVO Arena So We Take 7 Footers Instead,” he captioned a video on his Instagram Story. In the video, Quavo faces off with a taller opponent at the Georgia Tech gym, showing off some nasty handles and quick footwork to shake his defender for a stepback 20-footer. It’s an impressive combo and the sort of thing that could have Quavo moving up LeBron James’ rappers-who-hoop rankings, where <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-lebron-james-best-rap-hooper/" target="_blank">Lil Durk currently reigns supreme</a>.Personally, I’d love to see a rapper-centric league where the likes of Quavo, Drake, 2 Chainz, Durk, and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/j-cole-signs-second-pro-basketball-team-two-years/" target="_blank">official professional player</a> J. Cole can square off to show their other talents. For now, we’ll have to settle for <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/rappers-playing-basketball-on-instagram/" target="_blank">social media videos</a> or maybe Jack Harlow’s <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/white-men-cant-jump-jack-harlow-sidney-dean-quavo/" target="_blank">White Men Can’t Jump</a> remake and Kawhi Leonard commercials.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-drake-basketball-league/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

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