Knicks guard RJ Barrett, center, controls a defensive rebound against the Raptors' Yuta Watanabe during first-half NBA game action in Toronto on Sunday. Credit: The Canadian Press via AP/Chris Young
The last time the Knicks ventured across the border to Toronto RJ Barrett had approximately 1,000 guests for whom he had gotten tickets, crowding into Scotiabank Arena. Sunday afternoon, there was an attendance limit of 1,000 for the entire arena, with the Raptors limiting it to just a handful of friends and family.
It wasn’t the number of fans that concerned Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks coach instead focused on the number of players he had available.