'We The North' says Canada is not just about hockey


FILE PHOTO: Fans react at Jurassic Park as the Toronto Raptors advance to the NBA finals after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in game six of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto has long considered itself the centre of the hockey universe but the Raptors, for the moment at least, are the shiniest object in city's sporting cosmos grabbing the imagination of an entire country.

Certainly the stars aligned for the Raptors as they reached the NBA Finals for the first time and starting on Thursday, they will take on a basketball powerhouse in the Golden State Warriors.

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