Drake previously had a tattoo of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar's St. Vincent/St. Mary's jersey on the outside of his left arm with the No. 23. The Toronto-born rapper replaced James' art with Gilgeous-Alexander's No. 2 and "Thunder" arched above.

Drake has seemingly covered up his Lebron James tattoo with one that pays homage to Shai-Gilgeous Alexander. Drizzy's tattoo of James' high school St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish jersey was previously symbolic of his fandom for the basketball legend and their close-knit friendship.

Ever since LeBron James attended Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" concert in Los Angeles on Juneteenth of 2024, a show that saw NBA stars like Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan take the stage and dance during Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track of Drake,