Drake covers up LeBron James tattoo with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander art

At the Twenty Years of Wireless festival in London, Drake replaced his tattoo of LeBron James' St. Vincent/St. Mary's jersey and No. 23 on his left arm with a new tattoo featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's No. 2 Oklahoma City Thunder jersey and the word "Thunder" arched above it, during his headlining performances over the three-day event.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a Toronto native like Drake, is the 2024-25 NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP, who led the Thunder to their first NBA championship by defeating the Indiana Pacers in a seven-game series. Previously, in March, Gilgeous-Alexander was featured in Drake's "NOKIA" music video, wearing multiple versions of his signature Converse sneaker around his neck.

Drake's tension with LeBron James has been escalating, as evidenced by his newly released single "What Did I Miss?" where he appears to call out James for attending Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out: Ken & Friends" concert on Juneteenth in 2024, following a feud involving nine diss tracks between Lamar and Drake. Drake also released the single "Fighting Irish Freestyle" in January, which seemed to target James and DeMar DeRozan for being at Lamar's concert, and he altered lyrics during a February performance in Perth, changing his song "Nonstop" from "How I go from six to 23 like I'm LeBron?" to "How I go from six to 23 but not LeBron, man."

In the 2024-25 NBA season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a league-high 32.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 6.4 assists, while James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.