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November 2019 / Sports

Raptors, Race, and Belonging

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 - by Troy Sebastian / Nupqu ʔa·kǂ am̓

How the 2019 NBA championship helped create a vision for a new nation

A crowd of Raptors fans holding a cutout of Drake's head.

Fanboy Drake Is the Raptors’ Ultimate Antihero

June 11, 2019July 18, 2019 - by Sarah MacDonald

Why we love (and hate) to watch the rapper cheer his hometown team at the NBA finals

Photo by Michael Gil

The Raptors Belong to Toronto, Not Canada

May 8, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Laura Thistle

No sports franchise is more wrapped up in the city it represents. So far, it’s a lucrative strategy