Yes, Drake Should Own A WNBA Team

Whether it's releasing No. 1 albums (Certified Lover Boy) and creating successful brands (October's Very Own) or being the inspiration for some of social media's most memorable memes, musician Drake has impacted everything in sports, music, and fashion. But the Toronto, native's most significant impact yet could come in the form of ownership. On Wednesday (Nov. 3rd), Drake interacted with the WNBA on his Instagram story by saying, "I need a Toronto team."

Sports and WNBA fans alike immediately reacted to this by imagining the possibility that the league created a team in Toronto, with Drake as one of its owners. Ever since becoming a musical superstar after the turn of the last decade, the Certified Lover Boy musician has proudly represented his hometown. Between being a global ambassador of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and hosting his annual, star-packed OVO fest there for nine consecutive summers, Drake's love for Toronto is well-documented as it has more chapters waiting to be written.

Fueling even more speculation about the prospect of a WNBA franchise in Toronto, Drake posted on Instagram a picture of himself and Las Vegas Aces star center, Liz Cambage.

The two's friendship has been known for years as Drake not only shouted out Cambage while rapping on Travis Scott's 2018 smash hit, "Sicko Mode" but congratulated her after she set a WNBA record for most points scored in a game with 53 against the New York Liberty during that same year.

Even though most major sports leagues in America are reluctant to actually expand, the WNBA genuinely considers it. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed the league's interest in adding more teams to the league during her press conference during this year's WNBA Finals.

"The data looks like it’s going to read out some interesting information for us to start having exploratory discussions with certain cities,” Engelbert told reporters. “Make sure that we can find great ownership groups to support a WNBA team and great fan bases. So that’s why I think looking at how those cities are already supporting the WNBA, whether it’s viewership, merch sales, or other things or whether they’re supporting women’s sports or women’s college basketball are great indicators of how it would get supported if a WNBA team were to go in that market.”

If there's any market that has proven to be successful, it's Toronto, and with Drake's presence and willingness to contribute, the WNBA could have a relatively easy move to the 416 if they chose to do so.