Drake hosted Monday’s first NBA Awards, and he rolled up to the event with a rising star in the NBA media.

Warriors sideline reporter Ros Gold-Onwude was Drake’s date for the event, and they hit the red carpet together at Pier 36 in New York.

Drake and Gold-Onwude are close friends, and while Drake once asked her out on a date during an interview, they’ve bonded over their passion for basketball.

Gold-Onwude told Scoop B Radio: