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I'd argue it's the GTA mainly, with only tiny pockets of support outside the GTA. I'm in Stratford, and you'd never know the Raptors were in the playoffs walking down the street here. I've never seen any hats or jerseys or any other Raptors paraphernalia around here. Literally never.
Likewise in Kitchener-Waterloo and London, though I'm just a visitor in those cities and might not get around enough to get a good feel for what people are wearing.
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Yea, the Jays definitely have a bigger presence outside of the GTA - but I'm seeing a lot of Raptor gear and interest here in the Hamilton/Burlington area. I can't speak for KW and London though.
I have a Raptors hat I wear sometimes (swag given to corporate clients at a game I attended) and I've gotten compliments from fans more than a few times. Just last week some kid did my taxes and wanted to know where he could buy it - he and his buddies are huge Raptors fans. [/quote]
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I myself stream via NBA Game Time, and a couple of my friends do, too. It would really be interesting to get some hard numbers for the online streaming of the various sports.
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Yea, the quality on official streaming sites are even better than the stuff I stream from which I don't have issues with. It's becoming more of a pick-and-choose option for content consumption... stream what you want as opposed to paying for a bunch of channels only to watch a few. The times they are a changin'.
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Though the Raps now have a serious reputation throughout the league for fans showing up in every visiting arena Toronto plays in. That story used to be the Lakers' domain, as you'd see a few Lakers jerseys in the crowd when LA played its away games, and you probably still kinda do, but now it's actually the Raptors that have that going on.
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I've noticed that as well. It's pretty cool to see.
Drake is doing a lot to promote the team and the city of Toronto as well.
I'm not into his music, but there's big hype on his new album out on Friday - Views from the 6 (although I heard it's been renamed to just "Views")... and has a nice shot of him sitting on the CN Tower (photoshopped). This is the type of promotion that goes a long way.