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How my Nets fandom intertwines with the Raptors, Vince Carter, Canadian hoops

On August 24, 1995, I entered the world. That first couple of months was the usual baby stuff, not really all that interesting, but my inception almost directly aligned with the birth of Canadian basketball.

I think that’s pretty cool.

On November 3, 1995, both the Toronto Raptors and the *sigh* Vancouver Grizzlies played their first regular-season games in the NBA. I remember it like it was yesterday...I was a huge Bryant Reeves fan at the time, little me, barely two months old, screaming at the man nicknamed “Big Country” (due to his Oklahoman upbringing .