Cousins explains how Drake got his HS jersey for 'In My Feelings' video
Drake is an avid collector of jerseys, but it was still surprising to see him donning DeMarcus Cousins' LeFlore Magnet High School jersey in the music video for "In My Feelings" last summer.
In an interview with GQ's Alex Wong, Cousins revealed that Drake personally reached out to his manager about borrowing the jersey for the video.
"He was shooting the video in New Orleans, and my hometown, Mobile, Alabama, was two hours away," Cousins said. "I was in New Orleans at the time, and we're all good friends. He called my manager and asked if he could get my high school jersey for the video. The jersey was hanging in my high school gym, so they had to go there and take it down.
"My brother was at home in Mobile and Drake paid him some money to drive it up to the shoot. He got to chill on the video set and it was pretty cool."
S/o to all my John L. LeFlore HS alumni. We had to take my jersey out of retirement for @drake
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) August 3, 2018
Reply a 🐍 for all my rattler family (I’m sure that won’t be a problem)😂#TMV #BamaMade pic.twitter.com/PsqanTQqww
Cousins graduated from LeFlore Magnet in 2009 and had his No. 15 retired by the school four years later.
Drake really wore a DeMarcus Cousins LeFlore Rattlers high school throwback jersey in the “In My Feelings” video. Wow. pic.twitter.com/QJ6n8ZPvJz
— Renato Mazariegos (@RPMSports18) August 3, 2018