The city of Toronto continues to win, as today it was announced that they have been granted hosting duties for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend. The official announcement is set to come very soon, but this clearly shows that the NBA is still in the mindset of making the game more global. Not to mention, Toronto is consistently one of the favorite destinations for NBA players on the party scene.
What will make this game even more interesting will be whether hometown hero Andrew Wiggins is selected by the Raptors and is able to play in the game. That is pure speculation at this point, but regardless, the city is sure to be turnt up to the maximum when the All-Star Weekend festivities touchdown in T Dot. They should probably book Drake’s halftime performance already as well.
Check after the jump for an official statement.
An official announcement is expected shortly that will reveal further details of how one of the sport’s biggest weekends will tie in to the Toronto Raptors’ 20th-anniversary season.
Tim Leiweke, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment president and CEO, made it clear upon taking over the company that landing the prestigious event was one of his early goals.
“Clearly the 2016 all-star game is a flag in the sand that we planted with the NBA. It is a must have in my opinion and it will be the centre piece of how we rebrand this,” Leiweke said in May.
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