Fans at Scotiabank Arena booed during 'The Star Spangled Banner,' then switched to loud cheers when 'O Canada' began, joining the 15-year-old anthem singer for some verses of that anthem.
TORONTO - RJ Barrett got right to it as soon as he stepped in front of the cameras and microphones of a post-practice media scrum at the Toronto Raptors' training facility.
Did you hear the boos during the American national anthem before the Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-108 on Sunday? There were similar scenes at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday night when fans also booed during the American national anthem before the Senators shut out the Minnesota Wild 6-0 on Saturday. Then on Sunday night fans in Vancouver jeered the U.S. anthem before the Canucks lost to the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in overtime.
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