The Toronto Raptors did not necessarily have home court advantage tonight as they welcomed the Los Angeles Lakers to town. LeBron James was active, did play, and maybe had a few more supporters out in the crowd than Toronto as a whole.
From the cheers when he came out of the locker room, to the cheers when he was announced into the starting lineup, to the sea of purple of gold in the crowd... it almost felt like we were in LA... except it was cold.
All fanfare wasn’t lost for Toronto though, as they welcomed back two of their missing players after weeks without them.