20 Reasons Why This is the Season to Become a Raptors Fan By Lydia Nutbrown By Lydia NutbrownView Author|October 20, 2014|LifeView Life You might not know it, but the Toronto Raptors have been keeping professional basketball alive (though at times, barely) in Canada since 1994. We’re not sure if it was the craziness of Jurassic Park’s 20th anniversary, Drake’s love affair with... View this article.