Drake placed a $1.15 million bet on the Kansas City Chiefs to win the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
The 37-year-old rapper reportedly placed a bet through cryptocurrency betting site Stake, of which he is a partner. The “Rich Baby Daddy” artist opted for the Chiefs in honor of Taylor Swift. He wrote in an Instagram caption: “Can't bet against the speedsters.”
Over the years, many sports fans have come up with conspiracy theories about the existence of a Drake “curse.” When MLB star Shohei Ohtani was rumored to be headed to Drake's hometown of Toronto for a meeting with the Blue Jays, he posted a photo of himself wearing the player's jersey. Shortly after, the rumors were proven false when Ohtani signed with the Dodgers.
In October of last year, the rapper bet $850,000 on Logan Paul to knock out Dillon Danis, but the YouTuber ultimately won by disqualification, leading to Drake losing the bet. Although the “curse” was believed to have lifted after his hometown team, the Toronto Raptors, won the NBA Finals in 2019, die-hard Chiefs fans and Swifties alike are on edge.
Taylor Swift has been supporting her teammate Travis Kelce during the playoffs.
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In early September, the 14-time Grammy winner began publicly dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after he caught her attention when he admitted on his new heights podcast who had tried unsuccessfully to give him a friendship bracelet he made during his show at Arrowhead Stadium. Daringly, the NFL tight end invited her to watch him play, and to the world's surprise, the pop star was spotted watching the game from a suite during a Week 2 game against Chicago.
The “Cruel Summer” singer became a regular at Chiefs games, both home and away, often alongside Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and Kelce’s parents. . She has occasionally brought along famous friends of hers, including Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman, among others.
Regarding the public obsession with their romance, Kelce told the media: “I think the values that we stand for and who we are as people – we love to shine a light on others, shine a light on the people who help us and support us, and besides that, “I think we both just love life.”
Swift has been put under the microscope, with fans actively keeping track of the 34-year-old pop star's $54 million Dassault Falcon-9 business jet after even the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C. assured Swifties that no bureaucratic obstacle would stand in his way. go back in time to the US to watch Kelce play. Her lightning-fast trip comes on the heels of four concerts in Tokyo, and after arriving in Las Vegas, she will travel back to Australia to continue her Eras world tour.
Swift isn't the only star eager fans are eager to see. Many are excited for R&B superstar Usher's Super Bowl halftime performance, where she is rumored to have several guests planned. Meanwhile, Post Malone and Reba McEntire will perform before the game.
