Drake announced yesterday via Twitter that he would be the host of the 2014 ESPY Awards in July and hit up ESPN’s NBA Countdown to address the new gig. The ESPYS air on July 16 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, where he will be joined by top athletes and entertainers to celebrate the year’s best moments in sports.
The ESPYS will be televised live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The event raises more than $1 million annually for The V Foundation, the charity founded by the late basketball coach Jim Valvano to promote cancer research.
“This is an incredible opportunity for me to combine two of my biggest passions — sports and performing,” Drake said in a statement released by ESPN.
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