The Tampa Bay Raptors?
We've already seen the "Buffalo Blue Jays."
Now, it looks like Canadian basketball fans will be cheering for the Tampa Bay Raptors.
Just months after the COVID-19 restrictions and border closings resulted in MLB's Blue Jays playing its "home" games in downtown Buffalo, that same relocation model is about to be applied to the NBA's Raptors. Since teams can't travel back and forth between Canada and the United States, the Toronto franchise will be forced to play its games in Tampa, Florida.
This news has set off a frenzy of creative tweets:
These @Raptors x Tampa jersey mockups are quite something. 👀🤩
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 1, 2020
📸: @lucsdesign91 pic.twitter.com/2y30CYgU7x
Here's the preseason schedule for the Raptors, less than two weeks away:
Toronto Raptors basketball returns December 12th 😍 #WeTheNorth
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 27, 2020
🔗 https://t.co/O7Hpk1Rgyw pic.twitter.com/JP1qELWVqv
Some thoughts on the temporary relocation:
"I know I'd rather be in Toronto, but I'm not, and now I'm going to make the best of it here and I'm not going to make any excuses and I'm going to get to work."
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 2, 2020
Nick Nurse on his first impressions after he found out the @raptors would be temporarily playing in Tampa Bay. pic.twitter.com/G6iEhbXgwB
