Drake trolls LeBron James after Raptors beat Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA playoffs

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Toronto Raptors nabbed an unexpected win at home to Cleveland Cavs
The 99-84 result was the lowest score for the Cavaliers in 50 games
Drake was not in his usual courtside spot but trolled LeBron online
His throwback photo of James came after the former MVP was elbowed
Raptors will try to even the series with their 2nd home game on Monday
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Published: 23:59 EST, 22 May 2016 | Updated: 08:34 EST, 23 May 2016

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Drake, the hip hop artist and self-professed ambassador of the Toronto Raptors, trolled LeBron James online after his team nabbed an unexpected win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

The Raptors kept their hopes alive in the playoff series by triumphing at home in Game 3, with a 99-84 win - the lowest score for the Cavs in the last 50 games.

In the process, LeBron suffered a dramatic fall to the ground as he was elbowed in the face by his own teammate Tristan Thompson. James grimaced and fell backwards.

Perhaps more painful, he was averaging a career-low with 24.5 points in the playoffs despite the Cavaliers' recent success.

Adding insult to injury, Drake posted a throwback photo on Instagram of the former MVP looking dismayed.

Insult to injury: Drake posted this photo of LeBron James online after the Cavaliers conceded to the Raptors

In the face: LeBron suffered a dramatic fall to the ground as he was inadvertently elbowed in the face by his own teammate Tristan Thompson. James grimaced and fell backwards. Pictured: during Saturday's game

He captioned it 'Flying home for Game 4', and added a crying emoji as he tagged his friend, a DJ and Cavs fan who is particularly fond of LeBron.

The Raptors will hope to even the series with another win at home on Monday.

Canada-born Drake was not in his usual court-side spot at the Air Canada Centre, despite celebrating the Raptors' spot in the playoffs on Instagram a week ago.

Perhaps his presence will be a boost of good luck for the squad as LeBron will likely be hell-bent on redeeming the Cavs' record to return home 3-1 up.

And Drake's trolling can't have helped dampen LeBron's motivation.

LeBron told reporters on Saturday that he will play a more fierce role in Monday night's game.

He lamented that he didn't handle the ball as much as usual - something coach Tyronn Lue also highlighted, saying it was a mistake on his part.

'We'll have a better game plan going into Game 4,' LeBron said defiantly.

The game will air at 8.30pm Eastern Time.