Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster are in the bubble with their team, proving once again that the Raptors are the NBA's model family. (Via michaelgrange)
: “It’s huge, honestly. Think about it, them making the sacrifice to be here with the team, being away from their families and their kids and their wives just to support us and help us finish the rest of this season with everything going on right now, the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, they chose to be here with us and support us and be with us every step of the way. I believe it’s huge for them to do that.
“They’re very active in talking to us and making sure we’re good mentally or if we need anything in terms of the movement and going forward, how we’re gonna get our message out,” says Powell. Just this week the club announced that John Wiggins – a Black Raptors 905 executive from Brampton, Ont., –, a newly created position to make sure the Raptors are reaching stated objectives in those areas. Meanwhile, Courtney Charles – who started in basketball operations as an intern – was promoted to vice president of franchise and basketball operations for Raptors 905, evidence of the Raptors’ pledge to continue to build a broader and more diverse executive roster.
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