When Drake drops a new project — let along three new projects — the entire world pays attention . That would also include the world of sports. Sports and the athletes who play them have become an integral part of his lyrics and life in general. Drake is friends with some athletes and frenemies with others . We’ve all seen him courtside at Toronto Raptors games, so much so that there’s jokes about him cursing out opposing players while he rocks their gear . “Damn, I swear sports and music are so synonymous / Cause we want to be them, and they want to be us.” Those lyrics, which come from “Thank Me Now,” off Drake’s 2010 debut album, Thank Me Later , set the tone for Champagne Papi’s relationship with sports. From the moment he entered the public eye, Drake has embraced the Venn diagram that exists between music and sports by doing everything he can to be a part of both to the point where his fandom has become a meme . Drake finagles his way into sports whenever the opportunity presents itself.…