“Ultimately, the current public health situation facing Canadians, combined with the urgent need to determine where we will play means that we will begin our 2020-21 season in Tampa, Florida,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Friday. The backup plan became necessary Friday when the federal government, citing advice from the Public Health Agency of Canada, ended the hope of starting the season in Toronto. The Raptors instead will play at Amalie Arena in Tampa, home of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, and will practise in a facility yet to be identified. The chance exists, however, for the Raptors to play the second half of the season in Toronto, if border and public health safety concerns are met. There’s health and safety.

Source: thestar November 20, 2020 17:36 UTC