Serena Williams and Drake could have as soon as loved an in depth relationship, however that didn’t cease the tennis celebrity from roasting the OVO founder on the ESPYs.
On Thursday night (July 11), Williams delivered a rip-roaring six-minute monologue whereas internet hosting the 2024 ESPY Awards. She kicked off with a bang, taking intention at Drake and providing recommendation following his epic battle with Kendrick Lamar.
“If I’ve discovered something this yr, it’s that none of us… not a single considered one of us, not even me, ought to ever choose a struggle with Kendrick Lamar,” she started. The music “Not Like Us” started to play, and the Compton-raised sporting legend crip-walked to the observe.
Williams continued with one other dig at Drake and a few extra crip-walking. “He’ll make your hometown not such as you,” she added. “The subsequent time Drake sits courtside at a Raptors recreation, they’re gonna Forest Gump him, seats taken…”
Serena Williams heaped reward on “Not Like Us” throughout a panel dialogue at Essence Fest in New Orleans earlier this month. “I really like that music,” she stated. “It’s just like the hit of the summer season. Once they play that jam, I’m jamming. That jam is jamming.”
Drake and Serena Williams had been rumored to have dated beginning in 2011, though they by no means confirmed their relationship. The hypothesis resulted in 2017 when Williams married Alexis Ohanian months after welcoming their first youngster.
In 2022, Drake dissed Williams’ husband on the music “Center of the Ocean,” calling him a groupie. Nevertheless, Ohanian took it as a praise, declaring himself “one of the best groupie for my spouse & daughter.”
Nonetheless, Ok. Dot was unimpressed and warned Drake, “Higher not communicate on Serena,” in “Not Like Us.”