Though it goes without saying, let’s open with the obvious: here at Raptors HQ, we love professional basketball and the Toronto Raptors. It brings us pleasure to watch the sport and, in particular, to watch our home team play — especially given that they were in the midst of their first ever NBA title defense.
That all out of the way: It remains intensely weird and not a little upsetting to consider the return of basketball on July 31st.
Let’s start with the most obvious problem out there right now: COVID-19. As we all know, the NBA suspended operations back on March 11, with commissioner Adam Silver originally offering a 30-day timeframe for the shutdown.