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5 unusual facts about Toronto Raptors


Ettore Messina

For example, he was one of the many coaches in the discussion for the Sacramento Kings head coaching role, and it was also rumored that he would join the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs coaching staffs.

John Dore

John was Assistant Coach of Canada's Junior Men’s National Team, in 1998, and led several national teams, including Canadian entries at World University Games (Universiade) and the Maccabiah Games (with Glen Grunwald, former general manager of the Toronto Raptors).

Paul Beirne

Beirne's professional sports management career includes the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs teams of the National Hockey League, the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto FC Major League Soccer franchise.

Sonia Rodriguez

She returned to this role in front of over 30,000 people during the National Ballet of Canada's March 1996 performance at a Toronto Raptors/Orlando Magic basketball game at Skydome.

Yinka Dare

The Nets left him unprotected during the 1995 expansion draft, but Dare was not selected by either the Toronto Raptors or the Vancouver Grizzlies.


Israeli Basketball Super League

In October 2005, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated the Toronto Raptors 105–103 in an exhibition game that was played in Toronto, Canada; this was the first victory for any European or Israeli team over an NBA team at its home court.

South Core, Toronto

Maple Leaf Square, home to Air Canada Centre and thus the home of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs, sometimes plays host to live broadcasts of sporting events on the huge video screen facing Bremner Boulevard.


see also

ClutchFans

2010 - Site and creator featured on local channel KPRC-TV 2 on June 6 in a report about Hardisty's creation of Houston4Bosh.com, a website intended to help lure Toronto Raptors' free agent, Chris Bosh, to the Rockets.

Demar

DeMar DeRozan, a professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association

Gherardini

Maurizio Gherardini (b. 1955) is an Italian sportsman, currently vice president and an assistant general manager for the Toronto Raptors NBA club.