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Originally Posted by elly63
While the above paragraph is true, it is really stretching it to say there was any wide mainstream interest in basketball after the one and only season of the Huskies until the Raps came along. Commissioner Stern has even stated the league didn't want/need a team in Toronto but the owners got greedy for an expansion fee.
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Well, sports themselves like baseball and basketball have long roots in Canada. The US-based leagues themselves? That might be up for debate.
I guess if ever the NFL does come to Toronto people might then say it has long roots in the city because people have been watching it on TV for decades there, and gridiron football has long roots in the city (even if with the Canadian variety).
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