It was a celebratory Saturday night for the Toronto Raptors as the team retired Vince Carter’s iconic No. 15 jersey, but Drake wasn’t feeling the love.

The Toronto-based rapper seemed more concerned about another former Raptor who was playing in the match. With the Sacramento Kings in town, DeMar DeRozan, one of the team’s greatest players, was back in Toronto. At one point, these two probably would have been laughing on the sidelines, but for Drake, that’s no longer the case.

“If you ever put up a DeRozan banner, I’ll go up there and take it down myself,” Drake said on the show.

“If you ever put up a DeRozan banner, I’ll go up there and take it down myself…shout out to Kyle.” Drake, salty at DeMar DeRozan who was in the Not Like Us video with Kendrick Lamar. Condemn. pic.twitter.com/KUN3ViL9E9

– Faizal Khamisa (@FaizalKhamisa) November 3, 2024

This new beef may seem unexpected to an outsider, but there is a reason behind it.

DeRozan appeared in the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” earlier this year, a diss track explicitly aimed at Drake that became extremely popular.

The diss track was one of 10 that Lamar and Drake exchanged as part of the jam, with “Not Like Us” being the latest.

DeRozan didn’t seem too fazed by Drake’s comments, laughing them off when asked about it after the match.

“He’s going to have a long way to go to get him down; tell him good luck,” DeRozan told reporters before leaving the availability.

Post-game video of DeMar DeRozan reacting to Drake’s comments that he tore up his banner “he’s going to have a long way to go to take it down… tell him good luck.”

Condemn. pic.twitter.com/ep8W3sDJEW

– Faizal Khamisa (@FaizalKhamisa) November 3, 2024

DeRozan spent nine seasons in Toronto and was the franchise’s de facto star player for most of those seasons. He was eventually traded to the San Antonio Spurs in 2018 in exchange for Kawhi Leonard.

He holds the Raptors franchise record for games played (675) and points (13,296), making him more than likely to have his number retired by the team when he finally hangs up his shoes.

There was a time when Carter was booed by Toronto fans, and while Drake may not be DeRozan’s biggest fan right now, perhaps there will be a similar type of path to forgiveness.