With the Raptors one win away from their first NBA championship in history, the team went a different route when it picked its NBA Finals Game 5 Canadian national anthem performer: the fans.
But the move didn't disappoint and the thousands who packed Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Monday night performed "O Canada"
Grammy-winning R&B singer Monica performed the United States national anthem.
The move to have the crowd sing came after fans broke out into singing O Canada at Oracle Arena after the Raptors' Game 4 win. Fans also sung the anthem in the streets after the Raptors advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.