LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors kneeled for both the Canadian and American national anthems ahead of their first real game in nearly five months Saturday.
Linking arms in a line behind the words “Black Lives Matter” on the court, the Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers kneeled for The Star-Spangled Banner.
The Raptors changed knees for “O Canada,” a powerful message of unison. RELATED: NBA champions Toronto Raptors ready to pick up where they left off Toronto faced the Lakers in their first of eight seeding games as the NBA resumed after the COVID-19 lockdown.
Raptors coach Nick Nurse had said the previous day that his team would treat the two anthems as “one long song,” noting that Canada has issues with police brutality it needs
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