I hail from Halifax; a lower-medium-sized port city in Nova Scotia on Canada’s East Coast. We are primarily known in sports circles as the home of NHL stars Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Brad Marchand. If you are an NBA fan who has never heard of us, I cannot really blame you.
Despite our hockey heritage, Halifax has also played host to a number of high-profile basketball events, like FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The city has — almost annually — hosted the CIS (formerly CIAU) Basketball Championships; essentially Canada’s Final Four.
The Toronto Raptors even played their first-ever game here.