Kings flying 'Air Drake' to India for preseason games
The Sacramento Kings will be borrowing Drake's $220 million private jet for their preseason trip to India.
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive reached out to the rapper and arranged for his players and several members of the coaching staff to travel on "Air Drake" for the estimated 22-hour flight, according to James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area. The team will depart Monday evening for the first leg of the trip, making a brief stop in London for fuel.
"Drake is someone that I've met, that I know," De'Aaron Fox said. "It's great, I want to say thank you to Vivek for pushing for us to do this."
Drake debuted "Air Drake" - a Boeing 767 jet - on Instagram in May.
The Kings and Indiana Pacers will square off Oct. 4 and 5 at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai, becoming the first NBA teams to play in India.