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Drake to Coach Canada at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game

Team Canada will face off against Team USA coached by actor Kevin Hart

Jan 15, 2016
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Drake’s team will play against Team USA coached by Kevin Hart

Canadian hip-hop artist Drake will be coaching Team Canada in the upcoming NBA All-Star Celebrity basketball game on February 12th, 2016. The “Hotline Bling” star’s team will include indie rock band Arcade Fire’s frontman Win Butler, tennis player Milos Raonic, actor-singer Kris Wu, Drew and Jonathan Scott of the TV series Property Brothers and NBA TV analyst Rick Fox. Drake, who is also the global ambassador for Canadian basketball team the Toronto Raptors, will be joined by former Toronto Raptor Tracy McGrady in the game.

On the other side, actor and comedian Kevin Hart will coach Team USA which appears to be a strong opponent with members like  Horrible Bosses actor Jason Sudekis, Anthony Anderson from Black-ish, Creed actor Michael B. Jordan, rapper Yazz the Greatest from Empire and Wild ‘n Out‘s Nick Cannon.

The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is an annual game that features a host of popular personalities from music, film and sports industries. The first such match was held in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia and it featured singer-actor Justin Timberlake, actor Jamie Foxx among other celebrities.

 

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