--- ---  # Dream Team Drake and Will Ferrell Show Off Handshake Skills in This Sketch for the NBA Awards by [Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/) ## Ryan Kilpatrick Jun 27, 2017 7:19 AM UTC  Drake poses on the red carpet during the 2017 NBA Awards Show in New York on June 26, 2017. Drake poses on the red carpet during the 2017 NBA Awards Show in New York on June 26, 2017.Jesse D. Garrabrant—NBAE/Getty Images by [Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/) ## Ryan Kilpatrick Jun 27, 2017 7:19 AM UTC Drake, esteemed host of the inaugural NBA Awards held Monday in New York, starred alongside comedian Will Ferrell in a [hilarious sketch](http://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-will-ferrell-are-handshake-coaches-in-goofy-nba-awards-sketch-watch/) aired alongside the event, challenging players to up their on-court handshake game. In the two-part sketch, Ferrel and Drake play a pair of short-fused coaches called in to share their handshaking skills, demonstrating impressive maneuvers such as the “Gossip Queen” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” The Canadian rapper also appeared in a spoof of Jordan Peele’s film [_Get Out_](http://time.com/4680563/get-out-movie-review/?iid=sr-link1), and roasted a roster of NBA stars in his opening monologue, Pitchfork [reports](http://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-will-ferrell-are-handshake-coaches-in-goofy-nba-awards-sketch-watch/). > [](https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/879506477261520896) > [](https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/879529162687381504) Hosted in Basketball City at New York City’s Pier 36 and aired live on TNT, the show also featured a performance by Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz. Malcolm Brogdon of the Milwaukee Bucks was awarded Best Rookie, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder won Most Valuable Player of the year, and Mike D’Antoni of the Houston Rockets was named Coach of the Year. \[[Pitchfork](http://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-will-ferrell-are-handshake-coaches-in-goofy-nba-awards-sketch-watch/)\] NBA Awards: Drake and Will Farrell Show Off Handshake Skills ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4834335/drake-will-ferrell-nba-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4834335/drake-will-ferrell-nba-awards/"},"headline":"Dream Team Drake and Will Ferrell Show Off Handshake Skills in This Sketch for the NBA Awards","datePublished":"2017-06-27T07:19:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:19:52.833Z","description":"Players might want to up their on-court handshake game","url":"https://time.com/4834335/drake-will-ferrell-nba-awards/","keywords":["Basketball","Television","Music","onetime","apester"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5636c1e48a8be2b1/6988d36a196cf4adbd040c82/gettyimages-801575066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ryan Kilpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5636c1e48a8be2b1/6988d36a196cf4adbd040c82/gettyimages-801575066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 NBA Awards Show","caption":"2017 NBA Awards Show","creditText":"Jesse D. Garrabrant—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/basketball/","name":"Basketball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4834335/drake-will-ferrell-nba-awards/","name":"Dream Team Drake and Will Ferrell Show Off Handshake Skills in This Sketch for the NBA Awards"}}]}] ```