It was a long time coming, this championship night for the man who is the de facto owner of the Raptors. And when he was handed the NBA championship trophy, the jubilation around the Raptors family was more than apparent. After that, Tanenbaum’s bid to get the Toronto expansion team was defeated by Bitove and Slaight. But the presentation of the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy in Oakland was unforgettable; the dressing-room scene, too. The first Canadian champion to turn the Larry O’Brien Trophy into the Stanley Cup, transporting it from place to place, celebration to celebration.

Source: National Post October 21, 2019 21:45 UTC