Toronto Raptors' Terence Davis (left) drives at Knicks' RJ Barrett in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Credit: AP/Chris Young
TORONTO — RJ Barrett made his way from the court as the Knicks morning shootaround came to an end and through the tunnels to a news conference where a horde of local media awaited him. As cameras chronicled his every step, Barrett slowed to peek at locker rooms and hallways he’d seen on television growing up in a Toronto suburb.
For Barrett, who has lived his basketball life on a huge stage and currently claims Madison Square Garden as his homecourt, this still meant something special.