Raptors unveil new logo: ‘This is our shield’

Tim and Sid (and guest James Hinchcliffe) give their takes on the new Toronto Raptors logo.

The Toronto Raptors have unveiled the team’s new Drake-inspired logo and are expected to be sporting new uniforms and colour scheme in the summer after the NBA draft.

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The logo above was posted to the team’s Facebook page on Friday afternoon, but was quickly deleted and replaced with the post featured below:

Post by The Toronto Raptors.

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The Raptors also tweeted a YouTube video featuring a “We The North” flag that changes to a flag sporting the logo near the end, accompanied with the phrase, “We The North is our battle cry … and this … this is our shield.”

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