In the scope of a long NBA season the Raptors' 98-83 loss to the Wizards - like them, one of a handful of teams projected to be competing for a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament - likely won’t matter too much. It was like the Raptors went to Tampa and turned the clock back to 1998. One of the biggest cheers - and by far the biggest smile - in the pre-game introductions was generated for and by Dalano Banton, the six-foot-seven rookie guard from Rexdale, the first homegrown prospect to start his career with the hometown team.īut then the ball went up, and it was decidedly not. “It’s good to be home,” Raptors guard Fred VanVleet said when he addressed the crowd. The first “Let’s Go Raptors” chants went up before the ball did, and so did the goosebumps. How special a moment was it? The Global Ambassador himself was courtside in time for the national anthems. The losses - personal, financial and in moments gone that will never come back - can’t be undone.īut as the Raptors took the floor against the Washington Wizards in front of 19,800 fully vaccinated, mask-wearing fans there was a glimpse of life after COVID and it was black and red and brightly lit and accompanied by a bunch of new(ish) songs by Drake, the Raptors' official soundtrack.
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Life as we knew it was upended for all and tragically so for far too many in Toronto and elsewhere.
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Pick your milepost and reflect: A year ago the Toronto Raptors were scrambling around preparing to relocate to Tampa and it’s been close enough to two years - 600 days to be precise - since Scotiabank Arena was full for an NBA game. TORONTO - The victory was in just showing up in being here.