WHEN DRAKE BLASTS over the speakers at a Philadelphia 76ers practice, it's not necessarily unusual as NBA players hone their various crafts.

That it happens during a full-on training camp scrimmage? That's ... not quite as normal.

But there's a reason -- and a person -- behind it.

When a Sixers player reaches into a passing lane and knocks a ball out of bounds, a high-pitched screech from an eagle tears over the top of the lyrics.

When another 76er cuts from the weak side, receives a pass and heads toward the basket, the sound of a slot machine dropping a coin echoes through the gym.

When the driving player misses the shot, one of his teammates is there for a putback. Seconds later, the sound of breaking glass rattles through the room.

Any visitor or roaming civilian would be righ

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