Watch Drake announce the Toronto Raptors starting lineup

Canadian rapper Drake isn't shy about being a sports fan or about love for his hometown Toronto.

So it's only natural that when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were in town to play the city's NBA team, the Raptors, a Drake Night was in order.

In addition to some pretty sweet free gear, fans were treated to a special version of the starting lineup announced by the man of the hour and even had their chance to star in their own "Hotline Bling" music video, which Drake dominated airwaves with this summer.

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Watch as Drake introduces the starting five in a nontraditional way, paying homage to other musical acts.

Below, take a peek at the free gear fans received before Wednesday night's game.

But that wasn't it. The rapper also danced to his track "Hotline Bling" for a few seconds as well.

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