Sometimes art really does imitate life.
In this admittedly odd analogy, “art” would be all Toronto Raptors fans/haters/media and their varying degrees of opinions mimic what we’re all seeing with the team.
Take Wednesday night’s heartbreaking loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, for example. A defeat that (quite unnecessarily) hung in the balance of Justin Champagnie’s fingertips was interpreted in three very different ways. Let’s take a look at how Nick Nurse (Worrywart), Fred VanVleet (Acceptor), and Champagnie (Optimist) viewed the game and how they inadvertently represented the three types of Raptors fan.
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In the post-game presser, Nick Nurse walked into the room with the most dejected of dejected looks.