Why are the NBA team Toronto Raptors in Canada? Do other teams need visas to go to their home games?

Why are the NBA team Toronto Raptors in Canada? Do other teams need visas to go to their home games?

This question is a bit interesting, and it can be regarded as a cold knowledge. Those who don't know the NBA very well, or those who have just contacted the NBA, will subconsciously think that the NBA is the United States. How can there be a Canadian team?

This is a brief history. When the NBA was preparing to expand in 1995, it added two teams in Canada, one is the Toronto Raptors and the other is the Vancouver Grizzlies. However, Vancouver's ball market was relatively sluggish and finally signed back to Memphis, the United States. The Toronto Raptors just ushered in Carter, one of the top four shooting guards, and Carter's explosive style made the local basketball culture more and more intense. There is still a period of time when Tracy McGrady is there, and the two elegant stars have brought great enjoyment to the fans, so the Toronto Raptors stayed in Canada.

Everyone now knows that the Toronto Raptors are currently the only foreign team in the NBA, but it is not clear whether other teams should apply for visas to go to the Raptors home court.

After all, the Raptors belong to the NBA league, so their game is not the same as our travel. According to the mutual visa exemption regulations of the United States and Canada, if NBA players go to the Raptors home game, they only need to show their passports and work certificates from the NBA, and they do not need to apply for a visa. This also saves a lot of time and trouble for the players.