They got their Christmas Day game, the Raptors did. It’s just too bad they couldn’t have their team to play in it.
It is seen as something of an honour to be one of 10 NBA teams in action on the marquee television broadcast day of the season.
The entire basketball world tends to stop and take notice of the games, and the NBA championship Toronto won last June assured the team its first home Christmas Day game ever.
And then barely anybody played.
And many of those who did play didn’t play particularly well.