Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest days in Toronto Raptors history, a day the expansion team enjoyed its greatest moment, a win over the championship-bound Chicago Bulls. We look back through the eyes of people who were there.
The Setup
It was a cooler than usual late-March Sunday afternoon almost 20 years ago, with temperatures outdoors below zero but the mercury climbing steadily inside the SkyDome.
The expansion Toronto Raptors — a tough-minded if flawed first-year NBA franchise — were set to face Michael Jordan and the mighty Chicago Bulls and the sense of “moment” was real.