During Tuesday’s NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers, DJ Khaled was spotted courtside, giving a shoulder rub to coach Erik Spoelstra, according to Larry Brown Sports.
The music producer appeared to be filled with excitement as he paced up and down the court, clapping his hands and retrieving an out-of-bounds ball in the third quarter. He then proceeded to give Spoelstra a quick shoulder rub during the tense game, HuffPost reports.
Fans were quick to draw comparisons to Drake, who was seen massaging the shoulders of Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse during a playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks three years ago.
The NBA later spoke with Drake about his overzealous behavior.
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Nick Nurse Erik Spoelstra pic.twitter.com/nWhkFuEmuP— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 11, 2022
Drake and Nurse
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DRAKE – Always THE ORIGINAL 🥳
— BenNevis99 (@BenNevis1999) May 11, 2022
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— Malik RS @best 🏴 🇵🇱 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 (@rightway_7) May 11, 2022
Drake was later issued a warning from the NBA for his overzealous behavior at games, NME reports.
“Obviously, there’s some lines that even ambassadors shouldn’t cross,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said, according to the NBA.
“I think Drake understands as excited as he is and as appreciative we are of his support that there’s got to be lines drawn. Obviously, you don’t want to end up touching a coach because a coach may not realize what’s going on in the middle of the action,” he added.