Two days after Lil Wayne tweeted that the Thunder denied him entrance to Chesapeake Arena, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest was at the Peake on Saturday night to watch Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Â Read more after the jump.
Seacrest was a guest of Jeffrey Records, CEO and chairman of MidFirst Bank and part owner of the Thunder.
The controversy over Lil Wayne’s inability to attend Thursday’s game lingered, though, as the rapper told The Associated Press on Friday night that he felt unwelcome, even after a pair of Thunder players reached out to say they would help him get tickets.
“That’s not the point, though,†Lil Wayne said. “It’s the players stepping up but, of course, the players aren’t white. I don’t want to be sitting there on behalf of you and I’m sitting next to a (person) that’s like ‘I don’t want this (guy) sitting next to me.’ (Forget) you … I’m in Forbes,†he said, laughing.
Thunder representatives said Lil Wayne had requested tickets but insisted on sitting in the front row. All of those seats were sold out. The Thunder has sold out every game in the regular season and playoffs this season.
New England Patriots and former Heritage Hall wide receiver Wes Welker tweeted at Lil Wayne on Friday.
“@LilTunechi this ain’t LA bro. Everyone buys a ticket in the Real OC!†Welker tweeted.
Kevin Durant’s brother, Tony, was more sympathetic. He first retweeted Lil Wayne, adding, “that crazy.â€
“Only in OKC where Lil Wayne can’t get a ticket but I bet Tobe Keith could get in with this whole band terrible smh (shaking my head) hahahahaha,†Tony Durant tweeted shortly afterward.
Lil Wayne told The Associated Press that Kevin Durant and James Harden had reached out to offer him tickets for Saturday’s game.
Harden is reportedly dating rapper Trina, who briefly dated Lil Wayne, leading to rumors it was Harden who kept Lil Wayne away from the arena.
But Harden reached out personally to Lil Wayne and tweeted an invitation, saying, “@LilTunechi Come to the Next game. We got seats for u 5! Whooppp!â€
