Where is the raptors practice court

Hi Twitter, my name is Masai Ujiri, and welcome to our crib. The Raptors remained hopeful they'd be able to play out of Scotiabank Arena this season, and Resch said they were in the very preliminary planning stages of looking elsewhere when the team and levels of government "mutually agreed the time was running out. The available ballroom space, and getting an agreement to play games at Amalie Arena, normally home to the NHL's Lightning, were two big check marks for Tampa.

Raptors GM Bobby Webster said recently there was a chance the league would chip in financially. There is a contingency fund that was used after the Boston Marathon bombing and when the New Orleans Hornets had to move to Oklahoma City. The biggest impact, she said, hasn't been the relocation to Tampa, but the global pandemic itself. Much of their success this season, Nurse has said, will come from being flexible.

Ujiri has said the Raptors' strength is their ability to come together to overcome challenges. Fans or no fans, Toronto or Tampa, the team is happy to be back playing. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments.

Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Join the conversation Create account. Already have an account? Social Sharing. Three things Raptors fans should know before the new season kicks off 11 months ago Making the arena feel like home is the next step for the organization in getting everyone settled into their new situation.

The organization started planning a year ago for the new look it would have this season, from revised uniforms to a redesigned court. The court surrounded by text should provide some familiarity. Through the playoff run this year, Raptors fans from around the world sent in pictures and videos of them with We The North flags or t-shirts, offering encouragement to their team. It has a representation of a lot of different languages that are spoken in and around Toronto.

Nurse noticed the court and its inspiration, the championship banner, hanging in the rafters at Amalie Arena.

It's nice to have the touches of home, for sure. Even if that court were sitting at Scotiabank Arena this season, the idea of the world coming to and being represented on it is the same. The story for us is still true. Like so many things in , games in Tampa will be a strange experience no matter how much work goes into them.

There will be a limited number of fans in the arena, mixed with some pumped in noise. The Raptors learned how to play in a new atmosphere in the bubble.