It was the first night of a back to back for the Toronto Raptors, and it was... not really about them. Mostly because of who they were playing against — the Oklahoma City Thunder. That meant two Canadians were in town, Lu Dort and of course, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
SGA’s day started earlier in the day when he accepted his award for being the 2023 Canadian Athlete of the Year.
SGA gets awarded for the Canadian Athlete of the Year pic.twitter.com/b2DQXOaf3q
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) March 22, 2024
Of course, this game did not come without a lengthy injury list on Toronto’s side.