TORONTO — Something that often happens to the Toronto Raptors on the road happened the other night in Washington. The Raptors and Wizards got in a mild tussle, and some members of the D.C. crowd started chanting, “U-S-A! It’s why Americans shout pro-American things at the Americans who wear Raptors jerseys: they see this team as representing Somewhere Else. And so, when that somewhere else was shattered by tragedy on Monday afternoon, the Toronto Raptors, the team from everywhere, spoke up for their adopted home. There are things much bigger than sport that are going on in the world, and right now in Toronto,” he said.

Source: National Post April 24, 2018 20:31 UTC