VIDEO: Raptors Fans Already Lined up for Championship Parade in Toronto
By Jerry Trotta

The Toronto Raptors may have captured their first NBA Championship in franchise history on Thursday, but the party is truly just getting started. Starting at 10 a.m. on Monday morning a "We the North" parade will begin storming through the streets of Toronto. And if you think that their zealous fans ran out of gas during the Raptors historic playoff run, you're dead wrong. Hundreds of fans were already lining up by late Sunday night:
Raptors fans are lining up early for tomorrow mornings parade ? pic.twitter.com/B8qFdAbt4U
— L2T1✌️ (@Listen2ThisOne) June 17, 2019
And just an hour before go-time, the streets of Toronto were overflowing with thousands of devotees chanting, "Let's go Raptors!"
Folks, you literally couldn't see the ground even if you tried.
The people love them some Jack. pic.twitter.com/xXJ2YS2HNJ
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) June 17, 2019
According to a Raptors statement, the parade will begin at the Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place, then head to Lake Shore Boulevard, York Street and University Avenue before ending in Nathan Phillips Square.
One Raptors fan was able to get off work, but some of his friends weren't so lucky. So, what did they resort to? Wearing the classic glasses-fake nose disguise to dodge being recognized by their bosses.
A 25-year-old Toronto @Raptors fan was able to take Monday off work for “We The North Day” but his friends weren’t as lucky.
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) June 16, 2019
So they're wearing glasses with fake noses to avoid being identified by their bosses. ??https://t.co/4WpC94Wk8R
Now that's what we call dedication.
Enjoy this one, Toronto. It's been a long time coming.