Athletes Hanging Out with Drake

Amber LeeJan 2, 2015

At this point, it’s been well established that rapper Drake, the former child star of Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Canadian troublemaker responsible for the YOLO craze that's been the catalyst for millions of bad decisions since 2011, is an unabashed fanboy of every athlete, team and sport in the world.

What is with Canada exporting their wannabe hard musical acts to the U.S., where they ride roughshod through the sports world, potentially cursing everyone they meet along the way? Seriously, if Justin Bieber isn’t at a game, there’s like a 98 percent chance Drake is there...somewhere.

Aside from making music and publicly feuding with Chris Brown over Rihanna, Drake spends most of his time traveling the globe to attend various sports-related events. His Instagram page has more awkwardly posed photos with athletes and without context than the office walls of the most dedicated memorabilia dealers.

Seemingly on a quest to meet every athlete on earth, here are a few dozen Drake has already ticked off his list.

Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: @dangerusswilson LEGENDARY

Steve Nash, Los Angeles Lakers

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Instagram ID: stephennash

Caption: Canadians

Marcelo Vieira Jr., Real Madrid

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: And this man @marcelotwelve life is too crazy...going up

Daniel & Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Sedin Swag

Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: With the Melo deal.

Frank Lampard, Manchester City

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Lampard

Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Coach & Doug Flutie, Retired NFL QB

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Dinner with some compadres

Neymar Da Silva Santos Jr., FC Barcelona

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Miami nights honored to meet this man @neymarjr

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Family for real. @kingjames

The Raptor, Toronto Raptors Mascot

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: 6 - 1 @thetorontoraptors

Mario Balotelli, Liverpool

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Super Mario

Emmitt Smith, NFL Hall of Fame

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Legendary

Didier Drogba, Chelsea

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Drogbaaa

Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: @skydigg4 the greatest!!! Thank you for making my night

Brandon Paul, Canton Charge

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Instagram ID: bpaul

Caption: #TBT me & @ChampagnePapi

Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn Nets

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: Just the guy I wanted to see...

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks Coach

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: [No Caption]

Seattle Seahawks

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: @rodmarphoto

Usain Bolt, Jamaican Olympic Sprinter

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: USAIN!!!! MAWD!!!

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: @easymoneysniper the great one! Proud of you boy !!!

Warren Sapp, NFL Hall of Fame

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Instagram ID: champagnepapi

Caption: @WarrenSapp SAPP!!!!!!!!!!!! #Dontjudgemypart#Itshotinhere #Storynightclub #Storyup#KevinHarthashtags #KevinHartismadsmall#Irrelevantinfo