Toronto Raptors and NBA Basketball Guide for Visitors

The Toronto Raptors' 2019 NBA Championship transformed the relationship between the city and its basketball team — a transcendent sporting moment that united an exceptionally diverse city around a team that won it all in their 24th season of existence, defeating the Golden State Warriors on the road in Game 6 in Oakland. The Raptors are now one of the NBA's most followed franchises globally, and attending a game at Scotiabank Arena is one of Toronto's great sporting experiences regardless of the season's standing.

Scotiabank Arena in the Entertainment District has hosted 21,000 fans per game since the arena opened in 1999, with the lower bowl offering excellent sightlines to the action and the upper concourse providing more budget-friendly options for visitors who want the atmosphere without the premium court-side pricing. Playoff games are significantly more expensive and more difficult to ticket; regular season games offer much better value for casual NBA visitors.

The "Jurassic Park" outdoor viewing area outside Scotiabank Arena activates for home games and during the NBA Playoffs, hosting thousands of fans watching the game on giant screens in a free outdoor gathering that is one of Toronto's great sporting atmosphere experiences — particularly memorable during playoff runs when the entire area pulses with collective emotion. The surrounding King Street West bar and restaurant district makes pre- and post-game eating and drinking one of the most straightforward entertainment district experiences in North America.