Rapper Drake hugs the mascot of the Toronto Raptors during Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors on May 19 in Toronto. Photo: VCG

The world of celebrity seems completely at odds with how most of us live our daily lives. Red carpets, the velvet rope being pulled back, your name definitely being on the list and turning left when you get on a plane might never happen for the many but there is one way that we are all alike.

Supporting a sports team does funny things to the best of us and the rich and famous are no different. If anything, the media spotlight and those courtside seats might make them behave even worse. 

That seems to be the case with Drake. The Canadian rapper is the star of the Toronto Raptors' NBA ­playoffs run and he is not even playing.

Whether he is mocking Milwaukee Bucks star player Giannis "The Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo for missing his free throws or giving the home team head coach Nick Nurse a shoulder massage, the Raptors super-fan has been box office at their home games at the Scotiabak Arena.

It's not going down well with everyone, of course, and it is fair to say that Drake might not want to book any Milwaukee stops on his next tour. ESPN Milwaukee Radio's Doug Russell summed it up in a tweet: "I never thought I'd say this, but I wish Drake would go back and make more ear-bleeding horrible music."

Georgios Dimitropoulos, who works at the company that represents Bucks MVP Antetokounmpo, went further. "Imagine a gig & an athlete on VIP seats, right next to the band, stands up on the stage just to show off during the entire game, knowing cameras are on him, occasionally even massaging the singer," he wrote on Twitter after the series-tying Game 4 in Toronto. "Security & him both allow it. Never seen anything as disrespectful as this before..." he added. He has since deleted the Tweet.

If the Raptors can beat out the Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals then they will make it to the big show, where they will face the Golden State Warriors. The Dubs have won out of the last five NBA crowns and the sheer grinding mundanity of their excellence has meant goodwill towards the Bay Area's best has worn ever thinner. But the sight of Drake hamming it up like he is back in Degrassi High, the show where he made his name as a teenager then known as Aubrey Graham, could turn the tide towards Steph Curry's merry men.

Drake is not the only celebrity sports fan - even if it might seem that way right now. Here are some others who can be seen in the stands.

Hugh Grant

The Four Weddings and A Funeral star is often seen in the stands at Craven Cottage watching his beloved Fulham play. He might play reserved Englishmen on screen but in real life the massive Cottager often displays a bit more spark. That might be taking the ­media to task in parliamentary inquiries or it might be having fun at the expense of opposition fans on Twitter. He did just that last May ahead of the Championship playoff final when he tweeted "Who are ya?" to an Aston Villa fan. It being Hugh Grant, the Villa fan in question also happened to be Hollywood royalty: well-known Villan Tom Hanks.

Stormzy

London grime MC Stormzy is a fan of Manchester United and was used by the club and kit ­manufacturers adidas to launch a new kit. He was also who the club turned to when they wanted to announce the arrival of Paul Pogba for a world-record fee. Stormzy also played FIFA 19 against United players Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford for an EA Sports video promotion. 

When it comes to social media, there is an argument that the "Shut Up" star might be doing more to keep the club relevant with the youth than anything on the pitch. His association with the club has not always worked out for everyone. Stormzy was mistaken for Romelu Lukaku by Irish newspaper The Herald when they published a picture of the musician in United kit instead of the Belgian when he signed for the club, an error for which they apologized but were the subject of widespread ridicule.

Spike Lee

The most famous NBA fan in the world is not Drake. It's Mr New York himself, Spike Lee. Not only did he act alongside Michael Jordan in the iconic Air Jordan commercials in the 1990s but he also almost the script for Space Jam. In real life, the He Got Game director has been a mainstay at Madison Square Garden for decades, even as his beloved Knicks get further away from an NBA Finals. This year at the Oscars, where Lee finally won his first oscar for best adapteed screenplay for BlackkKlansman, accused the team of "trying to tank" in a conversation with actor Samuel L. Jackson.

Jimmy Buffett

Escapism is the name of the game when it comes to the Margaritaville singer's musical output and he gets his escape watching the Miami Heat. He's had a good run in recent years but that has not always been the case with the Heat and it has got to the laidback singer on occasion. In 2001, Buffett was ejected from one NBA game for screaming abuse at an official.

Jerry Seinfeld

On Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld played a heightened version of himself, taking artistic licence to create the character. One thing he did not change was his MLB allegiances. The New Yorker is massive fan of the Mets, as was the on-screen Jerry and sidekick George Costanza. Baseball references were littered throughout the show's 176-­episode run with laughs often coming at the expense of their Subway Series rivals and pennant winning machine the New York Yankees. In real life, Seinfeld has done a stint in the commentary booth for the Mets. What's the deal with that?