Upwards of 2,700 fans packed UVicB次元官网网址檚 CARSA on Thursday night for the Toronto Raptors intrasquad scrimmage.
The NBA basketball team completes its four-day training camp in the Victoria area today.
We raised $85,000 for the Golf for Kids Charity Classic last night! Thank you fans!
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The night featured appearances by the Raptors Dance Pak, Raptors alum Muggsy Bogues and The Raptor (mascot) himself.
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The actual game saw team black trump team white 89-63 thanks to 17 points from Norman Powell and four three-pointers from Andy Rautins. Team black boasted NBA all-star Kyle Lowry who scored 11 points and a team-high six assists.
Kyle Wiltjer led team white with 17 points, including five-straight three-pointers and nine attempts in total.
Wiltjer, also a member of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national team, is the son of former Vikes menB次元官网网址檚 basketball star Greg Wiltjer, a six-foot-11 Olympian who won a national championship with UVic.
Victoria is just one stop on the RaptorsB次元官网网址� pre-season list as they head to Hawaii for two games against the L.A. Clippers, Oct. 1 and 3, jet back up the coast to play in Portland against the Trail Blazers, Oct. 5, and then wrap-up their pre-season playing Detroit in Toronto on Oct. 10 and the Bulls in Chicago on Oct. 13.
Proceeds from the intrasquad game raised $85,000 for Golf for Kids Charity Classic.
