Twenty-one years in, the ribbon cut on their brand-new practice facility, the Toronto Raptors feel as though they’re finally home.
Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was at the new BioSteel Centre on Wednesday at Toronto’s Exhibition Place grounds, taking in the freshly completed, two-storey, 68,000-square foot venue.
“This is home,” Ujiri said. “This is home for us and we’re really, really proud of it.”
The centre was unveiled to the media with the Raptors wrapping up a five-game stretch on the road against Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves before heading back to Toronto for the NBA all-star game’s festivities, which officially get underway Friday.