By Sunni Upal Canadian rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake began an ambitious recruitment attempt to bring reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant to Canada. Durant was in attendance as Drake performed at OVO Fest in Toronto, and the singer finished off his performance with a shout out to the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar. After his performance, Drake said: 'Before we leave, my brother Kevin Durant was kind enough to come to the show to watch. I just want to see what would happen if he played in Toronto.' VIDEO Scroll down to watch Drake try and recruit Kevin Durrant for Toronto Raptors
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Drake ended his performance by trying to convince Durant to join Raptors
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Rapper is an ambassador for his home town Toronto Raptors NBA team
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Durant won NBA MVP award last season ahead of LeBron James
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Oklahoma City star averaged 32 points per game last season
However, despite Drake's plea, Durant is highly unlikely to leave the @placeholder in the near future and will not be available as a free agent until July 2016.