A Milwaukee radio station is giving superstar Drake the silent treatment heading into the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
Hosts of morning show Riggs & Alley announced this week they鈥檝e put a temporary ban on playing the Toronto rapper鈥檚 music over their airwaves as his hometown team battles the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs.
During the best-of-seven series, they say 103.7 KISS-FM will take a 鈥渂reak from Drake鈥� in hopes it鈥檒l help the Bucks squash the Toronto Raptors.
The co-hosts joined their producer to reveal the plans in a video posted on the radio station鈥檚 Twitter account.
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鈥淒rake鈥檚 a big smack-talker on the basketball court,鈥� Riggs says to his colleagues.
鈥淚 say until the series is over we take a break from playing Drake.鈥�
The trio launch into a 鈥渂reak from Drake鈥� chant before rushing into the studio and deleting his track 鈥淚n My Feelings鈥� from their radio playlist.
Pulling Drake鈥檚 music is a much bigger commitment than a few hit songs.
Aside from radio favourites 鈥滺otline Bling鈥� and 鈥淣ice For What,鈥� he also features on an array of other performers鈥� tracks, including current Billboard Hot 100 hits by Meek Mill and Summer Walker. The hosts say all those songs are taking a leave of absence from their station too.
Drake鈥檚 had a rough go of it this NBA season. The tireless courtside supporter of the Raptors found himself at the centre of a supposed 鈥淒rake curse鈥� after sports fans pointed out teams and athletes he supports often go on to lose.
After the Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 on Sunday, he played into the joke with an Instagram video that showed him wearing Sixers shorts as he celebrated the win.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
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