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Drake Postpones Shows Due To Ankle Injury

LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 23: Recording artist Drake performs onstage at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Drake postponed three dates of his Summer Sixteen tour due to an ankle injury. In a letter to fans, the rapper stated that: "I hate to be told I can't do something, but under doctor's orders to allow me time to recuperate, I am being forced to postpone the intense three shows in a row in cities which have only ever shown me unconditional support." Those cities are Toronto (Drake's hometown), Philadelphia, and Newark. Join us in wishing Drake a speedy recovery, and read his note in full below.

Someone call Dave Grohl.

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