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    What is the Drake curse? Why is it hitting the NBA? What's Macaulay Culkin got to do with it?

    The actor tweeted a picture of the hip-hop star at a basketball game that went viral. One Guardian Australia staffer asked another to explain what it meant ... quickly
    by Michael McGowan explains it to Stephanie Convery Jun 04, 2019 3 minutes
    Drake yells courtside as the Toronto Raptors take on the Golden State Warriors in basketball’s NBA finals. Photograph: Nathan Denette/AP

    First, why is it suddenly a big deal that Drake is at an NBA game?

    It is not, in and of itself, significant that Drake was at an NBA game. He is, after all, the most passionate adherent of the great North American celebrity past-time of performatively watching basketball. In fact, he’s become a sort of quasi-mascot for his beloved Toronto Raptors and has been extremely present throughout their journey in this year’s NBA playoffs. He paces the sideline,

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