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Toronto Raptors Victory Parade, June 17, 2019. Toronto, ON.

Photographed by Sarah Tran (7/8).

#photography #toronto raptors #toronto #toronto photography #ttc #ttc photography #toronto raptors victory parade #2019 nba finals #2019 nba championship #street photography #parade #parade photography #event photography #kawhi leonard #sarah tran

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dailyvideovault · 5 years

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1.5 million people celebrate at Raptors' championship parade | 2019 NBA Finals

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nicoleknows-nothing · 5 years

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HA. HA. hAAAAAAA.

#Kawhi Leonard #Toronto Raptors #NBA Champs #Championship Parade #We The North #Board Man Gets Paid

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bballinspiration · 5 years

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KAWHI IS A FUN GUY😂HA HA HA HA HA 🖐🏾 🐐

#Kawhi Not #🖐🏾#🐐#The Klaw #Kawhi Leonard #2x NBA Champion #2x NBA Finals MVP #Fun Guy #Hilarious #Funny Moments #Ball is Life #Toronto Raptors #NBA Champions #🏆🇨🇦 2019 NBA CHAMPS! 🏆🇨🇦#Championship Parade

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mediamonkey29 · 5 years

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Scenes from the Toronto Raptors 2019 Championship Parade!

Today was the Toronto Raptors Championship Parade and the scene in Toronto was absolutely insane! The parade was only supposed to be 2.5 hours but it took a lot longer to get through the streets, which were packed with over 2 million fans. The atmosphere was amazing and I am so grateful to have been able to be there in person to take it all in. Check out some of the pictures from the amazing day!

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eggplantpurplemoves · 5 years

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Streets of Toronto

#kyle lowry #kawhi leonard #toronto raptors #raptors #celebration #parade #champions #mvp #toronto

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torontoclx · 5 years

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✌🏾 📷: @jamaalism

#la clippers #kawhi leonard #nba #toronto #raptors #trade #july #2019 #athlete #sports #basketball #championship #parade

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libraryofsports · 5 years

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#happy #nba #basketball #interview #lets go #champions #championship #parade #champs #kawhi leonard

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striveforgreatnessss · 5 years

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Kawhi Leonard at the Raptors victory Parade.

#kawhi leonard #raptors #toronto raptors #nba basketball #nba #basketball #edits

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bountyofbeads · 5 years

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It's shameful people in Toronto can't even enjoy an NBA title victory ✌️ without someone getting shot. The U.S. is praying 🙏 for our Northern 🇨🇦 neighbors. SHAME SHAME SHAME 😭😭😭😭🙏 #TorontoStrong🍁

Toronto Raptors two-million strong NBA victory bash marred by shooting

By Tyler Choi | Published June 17, 2019| Reuters | Posted June 17, 2019 |

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some 2 million other fans cheered the NBA champion Toronto Raptors on Monday in a victory celebration that united the nation, but the party was marred by a shooting that seriously wounded two people.

Five double-decker buses that carried the players and their families moved along the parade route at a snail's pace due to the massive crowd, as players including Kawhi Leonard, who was named most valuable player of the NBA Finals, sprayed champagne on the fans.

The Canadian musician Drake, one of the team's most prominent and outspoken fans, earned a place on one of the buses.

The convoy arrived nearly two hours behind schedule near Toronto's city hall, where the team was greeted on a stage by Trudeau and other dignitaries.

The shooting interrupted an otherwise peaceful, six-hour bash that only began to clear out in the late afternoon. Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Toronto police said on Twitter. Two also were taken into custody and two firearms were recovered, police said. An investigation is ongoing.

The shots were fired near Nathan Phillips Square, the parade's final destination, during the victory speeches, causing hundreds of people to scatter for cover. However, it caused only a brief pause in the celebrations.

Canadians from coast to coast and all the way up to the Arctic have been celebrating since the Toronto Raptors captured their first National Basketball Association championship in a country that is traditionally known for its love of ice hockey.

The Raptors clinched the best-of-seven series in Oakland, California, on Thursday in six games by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110, giving rise to a nationwide love affair with basketball.

The Raptors victory is the first major professional sports championship for a Canada-based team since Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in 1993. Toronto has been waiting for its beloved Maple Leafs to win the NHL championship since its last Stanley Cup victory in 1967.

"It's the culmination of playing for 24 years. We've been waiting a long time for this," said Raptors fan Chris Rogers.

Rogers, 34, who has rooted for the Raptors since they entered the league 1995, was dressed in a jersey of Raptors guard Kyle Lowry. He had been waiting since morning to watch the parade.

Rogers said his workplace was fully supportive of him being out of the office as they believed the parade was important.

About 2 million fans stood by to celebrate and catch a glimpse of the winners, according to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Raptors.

Streets were closed off to accommodate the convoy, and three subway stations were also closed due to overcrowding on the street level. Enthusiastic fans festooned the streets of Toronto wearing Raptors red, purple, black and white.

A few fans climbed atop bus stops and the arches of Nathan Phillips Square, but were asked by police to come down.

As crowds swelled along the streets, several people were put on stretchers due to dehydration. Raptors' dancers, security guards and the organizers were seen handing out water to the fans, who continued to throng streets leading up to the square.

The Snowbirds, an aerobatic flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Forces, contributed to the festivities by soaring over the skies of Toronto.

Toronto Mayor John Tory proclaimed June 17, 2019, as "We The North" day to mark the occasion, borrowing the slogan used by the Raptors.

"This championship is the culmination of years of patience, support, devotion and belief. Toronto has proven that it is a basketball city and that the game thrives in The North," Tory said in a statement.

(Reporting by Tyler Choi; Additional reporting by Canice Leung and Steve Scherer; Editing by Denny Thomas, Bill Berkrot and Lisa Shumaker)

#u.s. news #politics #Sports #nba playoffs #nba finals #nba basketball #Toronto Raptors #canada #World News #international news #uk news #uknews #Sports News #gun violence #guns #gun control

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hoopermagazine · 5 years

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Kawhi Leonard wears "board man gets paid" t-shirt to Raptors Championship parade. — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2MQrGsJ

#Instagram #IFTTT

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amaliapabon-blog · 5 years

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RAPTORS WIN!

The Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championship. They trained very hard to win this years championship. Thanks to Kawhi Leonard who got MVP and worked very hard to help the team win even though he was in pain because of his injury playing with the Spurs. Everyone was celebrating, so the team wanted to make a parade to show their fans the gift they brought home. We have broken history! “WHAT IT DO BABYYY”

#nba champions

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dailyvideovault · 5 years

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Kawhi Leonard can do 'whatever he wants' in free agency - Scottie Pippen | The Jump

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nicoleknows-nothing · 5 years

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PLANT GUY GAVE KAWHI HIS HOUSEWARMING GIFT!!!

#Kawhi Leonard #Toronto Raptors #Plant Guy #NBA Champs #We The North #Championship Parade #Kawhi To Stay #Plz

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bballinspiration · 5 years

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Kyle has the crowd chanting: “FIVE MORE YEARS. FIVE MORE YEARS.” 🏆🤣💸

#FIVE MORE YEARS #Kawhi Not #Kyle Lowry #Kawhi Leonard #via @yahoosportsca #Championship Parade #Toronto Raptors #Ball is Life

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ramizbajwa-blog · 5 years

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First NBA Championship Celebrated Outside of the US

A graduate from the All Saints University of Medicine, Ramiz Bajwa has spent the past six years as a manager and executive in the foodservice industry. Outside of his professional pursuits, Ramiz Bajwa enjoys playing and watching basketball. History was made in the National Basketball Association (NBA) on June 14 as the Toronto Raptors became the first non-American team to win the NBA Championship. The Raptors won Game 6 of their NBA Finals series against the Golden State Warriors by a score of 114-110. Kawhi Leonard, who scored at least 30 points in three of the six games, was named NBA Finals MVP. Thousands of fans celebrated the Raptors win at watch parties nationwide, while an estimated 1.5 million people attended the team's championship parade in downtown Toronto on June 17. In addition to the players, the parade was attended by Toronto Mayor John Tory, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and rapper Drake. It was the first championship parade in Toronto since the Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series. Raptors fans' excitement led to record-breaking merchandise sales on the NBAStore.com. Online sales the day following the team's series-clinching victory were double the amount recorded last year and up 80 percent from 2016, which previously held the distinction of having the most championship day sales.

#nba #champions

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