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Doris Burke doesn't know why Drake wore a shirt with her face on it

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His team didn't get the victory, but last month's "Drake Night" was an overall success for the Toronto Raptors' global ambassador.

After professing his love for Doris Burke on live television, Drake was able to secure a dinner date with the ESPN sideline reporter - all while donning a "Women Crush Everyday" shirt.

And while she may have accepted the invitation, Burke still has no idea why Drake chose to wear a shirt with her face on it.

"Well, I would tell you that your question was my 22-year-old son’s question when he saw the shirt, as well. 'What the heck is going on, Ma?'" Burke said on ESPN's "Mike and Mike" radio show. "And I said, 'Son, I have absolutely no idea.'"

Although she may not fully understand Drake's choice of attire, Burke is well-aware that the rap star has been infatuated with her for a while now.

"Listen, here's my take on it: I had a couple of Toronto Raptors games in the playoffs early," Burke said. "Drake was not in Toronto. He was watching the games. And during the Eastern Conference finals, his seat location, guys, was maybe three or four rows in front of mine. And he literally stands up in a TV timeout during the Eastern Conference finals, points at me, makes a heart, and points again. And so, of course, I look behind me, like, 'Who's Drake looking at?' And I turn back around, he sort of shakes his head. So I interpret that at that moment, like, 'Hey, you're pretty good at this basketball thing.'

"And so, fast forward six months later, I'm at my daughter's - she's at Villanova - I'm at her apartment, and we're cooking dinner, and my phone starts to blow up," Burke added. "And that's the extent of my knowledge. I plead no other knowledge, gentlemen."

Should Burke actually choose to go through with the offer, she won't be sharing any details with the public.

"Listen, I don't talk out of school," Burke said. "You will know nothing."

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