It was way back in November, with the NBA regular season barely under way, that a high-ranking Raptors official made a bold but astute observation.
The team had just dismantled the New York Knicks on a Saturday afternoon and the atmosphere in the Scotiabank Arena was, shall we say, less than electric.
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“The fans, it’s like they’re bored,” he said. “They’re spoiled or something.”
Five years of consistent winning took the edge off all but a handful of games in the interminable regular season.