Local athletes joined Drake for a splashy after-party at a Boston nightclub
The worlds of sports and music repeatedly mixed in Boston last weekend.
After three nights of shows at TD Garden, hip-hop titan Drake drew a number of local athletes to his after-party at a Seaport nightclub, capping off a weekend in which music and sports repeatedly mixed in Boston.
Drake’s sold-out party Sunday night at The Grand brought all sorts of famous faces to the Boston hotspot, including Celtics guard Kyrie Irving, Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, Patriots guard Shaq Mason, and several other members of the teams, according to a publicist for The Grand.
During a champagne parade for the so-called Champagne Papi, Drake made a basket on a hoop inside the nightclub amid raucous cheers from VIP attendees.
The shot echoed a moment from Saturday night’s concert when Drake invited Celtics guard Terry Rozier on the court to help a fan make a half-court shot for $25,000. (Rozier missed, unfortunately.)
Drake brought Terry Rozier on stage at the Garden last night to get buckets. Terry’s mom @GINATUCKER1 sent me this cool vid of it. Must have been those shady state fair rims, ha, but still cool. pic.twitter.com/LaRGgvEndf
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) September 9, 2018
Rozier wasn’t Drake’s only surprise guest on Saturday night. Drake also brought fellow rapper Meek Mill on stage to put an official end to their lengthy public feud. The beef began three years ago when Meek Mill accused Drake of not writing his own rhymes, and later escalated into a series of diss tricks from both rappers. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who was an outspoken supporter of Meek Mill while the rapper was in prison, was also at the show.
“This really gave me peace of mind tonight,” Drake wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of him and Meek Mill onstage. “Healing and moving forward created one of the most electric and gratifying moments of my career.”
After the concert on Saturday, the duo played ping-pong backstage before Drake and his entourage headed to Empire for sushi, and Meek Mill headed to The Grand with Drake’s tour DJ, DJ Spade.
On Sunday, Meek Mill joined Rozier, Kraft, Celtics big man Daniel Theis, and Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck on the sidelines at Gillette Stadium while the Patriots played the Houston Texans.
Drake (bottom left) at The Grand on Sunday.
Drake (bottom left) at The Grand on Sunday.
