Seventy-eight days and more than 1,891 hours.
That’s how long it’s been since a full capacity crowd watched the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank back on Dec. 13 against the Sacramento Kings. You could feel the energy just walking into the building hours before the game against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
In late December, the Ontario government limited large venues to 1,000 spectators due to the Omicron COVID-19 surge as the province reintroduced capacity restrictions. But now as case counts have relaxed and the province eliminates the vaccine passport system as of Mar. 1, Scotiabank Arena opened its gates for the first time this season to fans without asking for proof of vaccination.