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CJ McCollum quotes Drake after being drafted by Portland Trail Blazers

Apparently CJ McCollum is a really big fan of Drake.

by Conrad Kaczmarek
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CJ McCollum is taking Drake’s quote pretty literally. McCollum was really short in high school, so yeah -- he did start from the bottom.

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