LOS ANGELES - In leaked messages regarding his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), Drake allegedly referenced Lakers superstar LeBron James, using a hyperbolic analogy aimed at ...

"Me and Universal is like if Nike was funding a campaign about LeBron cheating on his wife," the alleged conversation read. On Nov. 25, Drake filed a petition alleging that UMG and Spotify ...

the rapper allegedly said that his struggles were more akin to a hypothetical scenario where Nike, a longtime partner, funded a campaign about LeBron James “cheating on his wife.” Drake ...

Neither the basketball superstar nor Nike disclosed details of the deal, but it was considered the largest for an athlete in the history of the brand. Drake's reference to LeBron James' cheating ...