VIDEO: Draymond Green's Pregame Outfit Pays Tribute to Legendary Bay Area Rapper Mac Dre
By Brian Cass
Draymond Green and his Golden State Warriors will be trying to force a Game 7 in Thursday's NBA Finals showdown against the Toronto Raptors. All eyes will be on Draymond to see if he can conjure up one of his vintage games in what will be the last contest the Dubs ever play at Oracle Arena or the city of Oakland. And to ring in the occasion, the center was spotted entering Oracle in a t-shirt that paid homage to iconic Oakland-born rapper Mac Dre.
Mac Dray in the building ?
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) June 13, 2019
(via @NBCSWarriors)pic.twitter.com/PrljuKYyGg
Mac Dre, who was born Andre Hicks, he holds a special place in the hearts of all hip hop fans in northern California. The rapper and producer is considered one of the great figures in Bay Area hip hop, and is inextricably linked with the "hyphy" culture that arose in the 1990s. He was tragically killed by an unidentified gunman in 2004.
#TheJump came to Oakland and you know we had to pay tribute.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 6, 2019
Mac Dre ?? #RIP
and shouts to @MBodmer for the insane edit. pic.twitter.com/TKGRKBV1cj
Draymond and the rest of his Golden State teammates will need a legendary performance if they want to stave off elimination against Toronto. Hopefully, the spirit of Mac Dre will be watching Thursday night to give the boys from the Bay some much-needed juice.