Kendrick Lamar had Toronto hating Drake as much as everyone else

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13-06-2025

Kendrick Lamar had Toronto hating Drake as much as everyone else
KENDRICK LAMAR
NOT LIKE US
🚨LIVE IN TORONTO🚨 pic.twitter.com/ZWV3gpn7gX — NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 13, 2025
So, imagine getting in a fight with someone in the most public way possible. Everyone knows you're beefing. It's been you vs. the other guy for a little more than a year now. People have picked sides and hunkered down.
You'd like to think that the folks from your hometown would pick your side, right? Especially if, throughout your entire career, you've gone out of your way to show them love whenever you could. Of course, when the moment comes, you'd like to think they love you back.
That certainly isn't what happened for Drake last night.
THEY NOT LIKE US: The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, explained
Kendrick Lamar brought the GNX Tour, aka the Drake Hatefest, to Toronto on Thursday night. He had every person in the Rogers Centre screaming every word of Not Like Us with every fiber of their being. It was a pure display of hatred that I'm not sure I've ever seen before.
WARNING: There is some NSFW language in this video
This isn't supposed to happen. Drake is supposed to be Toronto's golden boy. This isn't supposed to happen.
This would be like Drake coming to LA and having the crowd curse Kendrick until they couldn't anymore. The crowd has so much fun cracking down on their hometown hero that they actually asked for an encore once it was all over and done with.
You could probably make a credible argument that Kendrick Lamar is, in fact, milking this Drake thing. The beef started more than a year ago and it's been over for a while. Really, it was over as soon as Drake got lawyers involved. If it wasn't over then, it was definitely over at the Super Bowl. If it wasn't over at the Super Bowl, it's definitely over now after the Toronto takeover.
But I think the only people who'd argue that Kendrick is doing too much with this are the people who have never had enemies in their lives. And, honestly, good for those people! Having enemies sucks. But let me tell you something. If you ever get one-up on your enemy? You never let them live it down. Especially when your one-up is this big.
The truth is, Kendrick is never going to stop performing Not Like Us. And it honestly doesn't seem like his fans want him to at this point.
Sorry, Drake. The party is still going at your expense, buddy. Even at the crib.
Is this the end for Russ?
The Russell Westbrook era in Denver is over. The future Hall of Famer declined his player option for next season and is officially a free agent, according to NBA Insider Marc Stein.
Russell Westbrook has declined his player option for next season and is now an unrestricted free agent, per Marc Stein.
Which team should the former MVP go to? pic.twitter.com/2KaN5cYeHJ — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 13, 2025
That begs the question about what might be next for Russ in his NBA career. I'll say the thing so you don't have to: What should be next for Russ is probably retirement.
It's pretty clear Westbrook believes he has something left in the tank. I don't think that's farfetched, either. The dude was playing important minutes for a playoff team this season. Before it went bad in Denver, things were also pretty good. He was a solid contributor at times.
But, man. Things have ended in chaos at every stop for the last few years. The Lakers. The Clippers. The Nuggets. All bad. I feel like that's a sign.
There's nothing wrong with hanging it up. Westbrook is a first-ballot Hall of Famer — there's no question about it. He was the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double, he's been a league MVP, he's been to the NBA Finals and is unquestionably one of the most consequential players of his time. You can't talk about this era of NBA basketball without talking about Russell Westbrook.
But his prime is way behind him. And it feels like the further we get away from it, the more his legacy gets ever-so-slightly tarnished.
He probably won't do it, but hanging it up feels like the best option right now.
Mya Lesnar is definitely Brock Lesnar's kid
Mya Lesnar effortlessly secured herself a second NCAA championship on Thursday in the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Christian D'Andrea has the details:
"Mya Lesnar didn't follow in her father's footsteps despite a burgeoning women's wrestling scene at the college level. Instead, she used her family's farmhand strength to carve a championship path in track and field -- specifically, the shot put. After beginning her college career at Arizona State, she transferred to Colorado State in 2022. That move helped unlock her potential. She won a national indoor championship earlier this year, then doubled up in the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday."
It only took her a single throw to secure the title.
Left 𝗡𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗧 👑
Mya Lesnar secured the WIN in women's shot put on her first attempt with a throw of 19.01m! #Relentless x #CSURams pic.twitter.com/w7X5kRWpdG — Colorado State T&F/XC (@CSUTrackFieldXC) June 13, 2025
What a moment for Mya. It's nice to see her establishing her own legacy here.
Photo Friday: Happy birthday, Grimace!
This is a photo from Grimace's birthday party at a McDonald's in Chicago. First of all, didn't know Grimace had a birthday. Second, I didn't know we cared about Grimace's birthday enough to throw them a birthday party.
But what I really want you to lock in on is the dude in the Mets jersey in the bottom left corner of this one. I guess the obsession never stopped.
Quick hits: The Swifts at the Stanley Cup Final ... Knicks coaching odds ... and more
— Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce surprised everyone by showing up to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. This is fun. Caroline Darney has details.
— The odds for the next Knicks head coach have drastically shifted after all those denials. Prince Grimes has more details.
— Here's Andrew Joseph on why it's unlikely that FIFA will consider moving the World Cup out of the United States.
— Here's Robert Zeglinski on why the Nuggets' GM search might waste another offseason in Nikola Jokic's prime.
— Guys. Spaceballs 2! Cory Woodroof has the exciting details.
— Here's our cut line tracker for the U.S. Open. Blake Schuster will keep you updated.
That's a wrap, folks. Thanks for reading. Peace.
-Sykes ✌️
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