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Raptors fans emotional as team plays first game back in Toronto

It's been exactly 600 days, but NBA basketball is being played in Toronto once again.

Raptors fans have been waiting a long time for this moment, but it has finally arrived. After the team played the entirety of its home schedule during the 2020-21 season in Tampa Bay, the squad's home date against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday marked a return to its true home, Scotiabank Arena.

Home is not just a landmark on Bay St anymore. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/Zbwd9tO70Q

The team's return to Toronto has brought so much joy to its fans, and the energy could be felt throughout the entire city.