Drake & Toronto Raptors News: 'How About Now' Rapper Upset Over Team's New Logo Plans?
The Toronto Raptors and their global ambassador Drake are reportedly dealing with creative differences.
The Canadian basketball team thoughtlessly released several images of their new, incomplete logo on Dec. 19, ahead of its redesign debut next season. The emblem, which looks a lot like the Brooklyn Nets' current logo, was created by ad agency Sid Lee -- the same company behind the previous "We The North" campaign.
The Globe and Mail's sports columnist Cathal Kelly took to his Twitter account on the same day to comment on the franchise's "Drake-inspired Raptors redesign":
The Drake-inspired Raptors redesign. Could've been worse. Also, could've been a whole lot better. pic.twitter.com/8wgkTUxZ43 (h/t @_Marc_W)
— cathalkelly (@cathalkelly) December 19, 2014
On the following day, the Young Money emcee reached out to Kelly. "Actually this redesign was executed without me," he responded. "My collaboration with [clothier] Mitchell & Ness comes out next season."
According to sources within Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the company that owns the Raptors, Drizzy was upset about two things in particular: the logo's color scheme and its careless release.
"First, the 'execution.' By that, he apparently means the way in which the images were released. They were first shown briefly in a video released on Friday afternoon," Kelly stated. "That was quickly followed by a color image posted to the team's Facebook page. That was hastily pulled down, replaced by a black-and-white image. Then, much later in the day, a variety of logos were released, in varying color schemes."
The "Worst Behavior" rapper apparently wanted the team to change its logo colors to black and gold. However, the Raptors ignored his suggestion and decided to stick with their current palette, which are red, black, white and silver.
"He wasn't overruled," a MLSE source said of Drake, who gets nothing in return other than his own section in the ACC. "Overruled isn't the right word, because it's not like he had the final say."
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