Drake says Lamar's halftime performance at February's Super Bowl revitalized attention to false and defamatory allegations against him.

The NFL may not like it, but it could get dragged into Not Like Us lawsuit. As explained by Michael McCann of Sportico.com, the league's role would be witness, not defendant. Drake, who has sued Universal Music Group for defamation over Kendrick Lamar's hit,

Drake claims he was defamed by Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, and at the Grammy Awards, where over 100 million combined television viewers heard Lamar’s notorious diss track “Not Like Us,” according to court filings.