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Canada tops US in All-Star celebrity game, 74-63

TORONTO (AP) - Drake outcoached Kevin Hart, and Win Butler was aptly named in the NBA All-Star celebrity game Friday night.

Butler, the lead singer for Arcade Fire, scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to earn MVP honors and help Canada defeat the United States 74-63 in the first "game" of All-Star weekend.

And Drake didn't even need to change out of his sharp jacket and tie to get the win.

With NBA All-Stars like Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Kyle Lowry looking on, as well as celebs like Spike Lee, Vin Diesel and Guy Fieri in the stands, Drake - aided by a dunk from tennis star Milos Raonic - led the Canadians to a nine-point lead at the half.

That led Hart to turn over the U.S. coaching duties to All-Star player Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons in the third quarter, change into a uniform and insert himself into the game in an ultimately futile attempt to lead a comeback.

Drake feigned anger to the referees, one of many examples of how just about everyone took the game as intended - entertaining.

Canada's Win Butler, of Arcade Fire, center left, shields the ball from U.S. player O'Shea Jackson Jr, center right, during the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Olivia Wilde sits alongside Spike Lee at the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
Canada coach Drake, left, hugs U.S. plyer Kevin Hart at the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Canada coach Drake looks up at the screen ahead of the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
U.S. player Jason Sudeikis reacts during the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
Kevin Hart gives a talk to the U.S. team during the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
Canadian tennis players Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard take the court during the Celebrity Game, part of NBA basketball's All-Star weekend, in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
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