Some Raptors players returned to Toronto on Saturday night for the first time since their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which owns the franchise, initially said the whole team would arrive at Toronto's Pearson International Airport around 9 p.m. eastern time, but on Saturday afternoon said most of the players would extend their trip.
Coach Nick Nurse was among the high-profile figures greeted by dozens of fans at Pearson.
Flanked by Peel Regional Police, Nurse fist-pumped and waved to the small crowd.
Some team members, such as Fred VanVleet and Jeremy Lin, have also returned home.
The Raptors became the first franchise outside the U.S. to win the NBA title by beating the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday