Wale and Rudy Gay Were Joking Around, Then the Rapper Went After Announcer Matt Devlin For Not Knowing Who He Was

All, Music, NBA, Video Jason McIntyre February 20th. 2013, 9:10am

Wale, Rudy Gay and Toronto Raptor announcer Matt Devlin – what a random mix – had quite a bizarre night in Washington DC. The Raptors were playing the Wizards, and Wale had floor seats. The rapper (best song: Chillin‘) was talking to Gay (who is from the area), who motioned to call him after the game.

That’s when announcer Matt Devlin foolishly got involved. He thought Wale was heckling Gay, and said during the telecast, “I’m sure somebody on twitter can tell me if they’re ever heard of Wale,” and compared him to Drake, who is from Canada.

Wale must have heard about it, because he went right up to the announcing booth and appeared to unleash a stream of profanities at Devlin, who offered one of those scared, nervous laughs on-air.

Later, Gay confirmed he’s friendly with Wale. Matt Devlin was seen changing his underwear in between quarters. If you care, the Raptors won and Gay scored 24 points. [videos via Talk Hoops]

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66 Responses to “Wale and Rudy Gay Were Joking Around, Then the Rapper Went After Announcer Matt Devlin For Not Knowing Who He Was”

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reggie_dunlap Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Wale sounds like an asshole.
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spencer096 Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
the WAAAAAALLLLLLEEEEEE.
/deaf chick from voyage of mimi’d
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tommyp Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
First I’ve ever heard of wale.
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Wale must have heard about it, because he went right up to the announcing booth and appeared to unleash a stream of profanities at Devlin…
Reasonable response.
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Is he like WHALE? or Wall-E, or waa-lay? Jogging? Yogging? Soft J? No idea about this guy.
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TheRealAC Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
the WAAAAAALLLLLLEEEEEE.
/deaf chick from voyage of mimi’d
mother of god.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:33 AM
The rapper (best song: Chillin‘)
Incorrect. That would be “Ambition” and it isn’t close.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Is he like WHALE? or Wall-E, or waa-lay? Jogging? Yogging? Soft J? No idea about this guy
Pronounce it Wall-a
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knifeyspoony Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
and compared him to Drake,
this is probably one of the most insulting things you can do to a rapper. no wonder Wale was pissed.
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KC Resident Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Then the Rapper Went After Announcer Matt Devlin For Not Knowing Who He Was
That makes two of us.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Wales Conference > Wale
What’s Wale?
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KC Resident Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:41 AM
The rapper (best song: Chillin‘)
I made it a minute in. That was awful.
Anyhow, Good PR work, Wale. I now know who you are. The real challenge for you will be for CRM to notice you. Once he does…. Bam. Goldmine.
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knitty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:42 AM
Maybe I cant hear, but I didnt hear any stream of profanities.
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Caribou Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
I don’t now who the fock Wale was, and don’t care to. He put out a song with some slick beats, sample Steam’s “hey, na na na, kiss him goodbye” and throw Lady Gag Gag in your video, and you’re a star?!?
All of this makes me laugh
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rittyrich Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Bait, Bait, Bait, Bait….
If you care, the Raptors won and Gay scored 24 points.
Oh, yeah, basketball.
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rittyrich Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Maybe I cant hear, but I didnt hear any stream of profanities.
Yeah, the announcer sounded real intimidated. Hey, want to talk after the 3rd quarter.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Oh, yeah, basketball.
Get ready for 7 posts on the trade deadline.
/no one will get traded
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
From a brief online sleuthing this guy wears basketball gear a great deal of the time and seems to take it seriously so this had to have killed this guy to get clowned on air.
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HuskerDawg Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Nothing is funnier than when some shitty rapper gets pissed that someone doesn’t know who he is. What a prick.
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HuskerDawg Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
Pronounce it Wall-a
Seriously? He’s even worse than I first thought.
/apologies if that’s his last name
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PeerLessPrices Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
His mixtape More About Nothing is just all the way through great, if that interests anyone.
*crickets*
/goes on Wale listening binge
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Wale must have heard about it, because he went right up to the announcing booth and appeared to unleash a stream of profanities at Devlin, who offered one of those scared, nervous laughs on-air.
This is still better than the time Devlin was accosted by the flatulent jazz pianist, Kale.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Pronounce it Wall-a
That doesn’t really clear it up.
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s1rweeze Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Pronounce it Wall-a
Long A? Or like WALL-uh, like Walla Walla Washington?
/white
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 9:59 AM
WALL-lei
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Babar 2.0 Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Long A? Or like WALL-uh, like Walla Walla Washington?
/white
I read it like 90s rock stars Dishwalla.
/also white
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KC Resident Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
I read it like 90s rock stars Dishwalla.
You are using the term “rock stars” too loosely here.
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TrinityPills Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
…compared him to Drake, who is from Canada.”
Wall-eh?
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
90s rock stars Dishwalla.
They were no Soul Asylum.
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Career High Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Pronounce it Wall-a
Canadian accent?
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:10 AM
I read it like 90s rock stars Dishwalla.
Counting Blue Cars. That song sucked.
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knifeyspoony Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
90s rock stars Dishwalla.
a poor man’s Gin Blossoms
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KC Resident Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:15 AM
They were no Soul Asylum.
a poor man’s Gin Blossoms
Interchangeable with Tonic.
The late 90s sucked so bad for radio music.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:18 AM
If another mope rips soul asylum i swear I’ll point out their good albums again
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KC Resident Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:19 AM
If another mope rips soul asylum i swear I’ll point out their good albums again
The sold their soul, Joe. There is a cost.
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Black Douglas Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Rappers are the worst. The current generation reminds me of the hair metal guys.
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Career High Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:21 AM

Counting Blue Cars. That song sucked
“Tell me all your thoughts on God, because I’d really like to meet her”.
Just terrible.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Like Wall-ay. A hard a accent. This is a waste of time
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Speaking of awful music: Bonarroo
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:27 AM
If another mope rips soul asylum i swear I’ll point out their good albums again
Both the A&M albums are really good, Hang Time & And The Horse They Rode In On.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Announcer talked dismissively about Wale and got roasted for it. Wale also is the rapper who does the opening song for First Take.
/say what say what
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squawkbox Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:46 AM
I enjoyed WALL-E.
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A.P. Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 10:57 AM
mole’s done so many drugs that he lost the brain cells that help him distinguish good music
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
jay v….yes! hang time better than horse, for my tastes
but after that….No!
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chatterbox Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
I have always found that anyone who has to ask people, ‘don’t you know who I am?’ is usually a NOBODY.
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TonyToniTone Has Done It Again Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:25 AM
I watched this game and I’m sad to report that this was the most exciting action that happened. My Lord John Wall is a petulant turn-over machine. The Raptors played their “C” game (let that roll around your brain for a moment) and still won going away.
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Mugatu Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:33 AM
A bunch of white pricks don’t know who Wale is. Fascinating.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:35 AM
mugatu i lie in wait for your commentary so i can say something that’s not racist and have you call me racist
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Mugatu Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
It’s interesting how seriously you take yourself yet you don’t care that you don’t punctuate properly. What a dichotomy. Hey….and on that last thing, others noticed your tendencies way before me. Look inside and see what you’re really about, admit you have a little racism in you, you’ll be better off
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
I watched this game and I’m sad to report that this was the most exciting action that happened. My Lord John Wall is a petulant turn-over machine. The Raptors played their “C” game (let that roll around your brain for a moment) and still won going away
this is asinine
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Look inside and see what you’re really about, admit you have a little racism in you, you’ll be better off
not sure why you think i take myself seriously, but that’s not important. what is important is that you just called a bunch of people white pricks, so i feel better knowing that you and i are racist brothers
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Mugatu Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
You following me around after my comments tells me you do care a bit too much what I think. The fact that these other guys (who have described themselves as white) think because they haven’t heard of Wale doesn’t mean that he’s not relevant. It’s the height of arrogance. And often is displayed by those in the majority, aka whites.
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spencer096 Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
The fact that these other guys (who have described themselves as white) think because they haven’t heard of Wale doesn’t mean that he’s not relevant. It’s the height of arrogance. And often is displayed by those in the majority, aka whites.
i, for one, was more offended that nobody got my voyage of mimi reference. all races should be ashamed of that.
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GloriousMullet Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
A bunch of white pricks don’t know who Wale is.
I’m white and I know who he is. I guess that means I’m not a prick.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
You following me around after my comments
you;re a hoot. you realize that you are following my comments too right?
/oops, what did i type
and spence, i think the real ac got your reference, #6
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
well, i do care about your comments mugatu, and as a peace offering between our tribes, i say to you that i know who Camp Lo is
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:38 PM
this guy Wale is some sort of crossover star that everybody knows?
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José Pippen Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:42 PM
this guy Wale is some sort of crossover star that everybody knows?
No, but he’s had grammy nominations and a #1 billboard album. Not exactly local.
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José Pippen Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
The rapper (best song: Chillin‘)
Well that’s a lie.
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José Pippen Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
The fact that these other guys (who have described themselves as white) think because they haven’t heard of Wale doesn’t mean that he’s not relevant. It’s the height of arrogance.
Totally agree. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
And often is displayed by those in the majority, aka whites.
The thing about that is, it’s just as often displayed by those in the minority, aka blacks. I don’t think it’s racial in nature, it’s almost human nature.
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scripty Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:00 PM
No, but he’s had grammy nominations and a #1 billboard album. Not exactly local.
okay in fairness there are tons of country acts who could be like that and many people wouldnt know either. so for whomever to start calling people racists here is pretty uncool.
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Shining Base Path Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Scripty i was baiting mugatu because he has klansmen under the bed
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Nada Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:29 PM
The Outlaw Who’s-He? Wales
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Nada Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:31 PM
A bunch of old white pricks don’t know who Wale is
In my case, the “old” is more relevant here.
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A.P. Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:32 PM
I’m white and know who Wale is. He makes mediocre rap music
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A.P. Says:
February 20th, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Scripty i was baiting mugatu because he has klansmen under the bed
while derkaiser has them IN bed