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“Superfan” Nav Bhatia in isolation, misses Raptors game for the first time in history

TORONTO - Friday night’s Toronto Raptors game was notable for who wasn’t in attendance.

The Raptors’ COVID-19 scare kept “Superfan” Nav Bhatia from Toronto’s game against the New York Knicks.

It’s the first home games he’s missed since the Toronto franchise joined the NBA in 1995.

Bhatia had attended Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa event on Sunday night. On Wednesday, Ujiri, the team’s vice-chairman and president, announced he’d tested positive for the virus.

Bhatia posted the news on his Instagram account, telling Raptors fans: “I have been there for you and our team since day 1.