The Toronto Raptors were home tonight welcoming the New York Knicks (and Spike Lee!) for Giants of Africa night. The Knicks have been performing pretty well this season, with an 11-7 record coming into tonight’s match. Of course this also marked the home coming of RJ Barrett of the Canadian National Basketball team — his first since winning a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer.
The Raptors went with their usual starting five of Schroder, Barnes, Siakam, Anunoby, and Poeltl. The Knicks started Barrett, Julius Randle, Robinson, Jalen Brunson, and Quentin Grimes.