Covering the Canucks for Daily Hive since 2019. Also co-host of the Locked On Canucks Podcast alongside Kyle Bhawan.

<p>The vibes are high in Toronto right now.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s certainly not because of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who sit 27th overall in the NHL standings. It&#8217;s because of the red-hot <a href="https://dailyhive.com/toronto/raptors-toronto-sports-momentum" target="_blank">Toronto Raptors.</a></p>
<p>The Raptors haven&#8217;t had a winning season since 2021-22, but they&#8217;re off to a hot start this season with an 11-5 record, good for second-place in the Eastern Conference.</p>
<p>They&#8217;ve also won six straight and 10 of their last 11 games after defeating the Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena.</p>
<p>Not only are they on a roll, but some of their American-born players seem to be embracing Canadian life.</p>
<p>Brandon Ingram was seen on camera sipping on Tim Hortons while sitting on the bench during the win on Friday.</p>
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<p>Before that, however, it was his teammate who was showing some extreme love for Canada.</p>
<p>During a singing of &#8220;O Canada&#8221; before the game, point guard Jamal Shead was caught on camera giving teammate Ja&#8217;Kobe Walter a hard time for not singing along.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Sing, bro!&#8221; Shead said to his Walker before the anthem concluded. The 23-year-old guard continued to sing ever louder after razzing his teammate.</p>
<p>Shead carried over his positive pre-game vibes to the court, finishing with a season-high 10 assists in the win.</p>
<p>Many Raptors continued to have success on Friday, as Ingram, Scottie Barnes, R.J. Barrett, and Sandro Mamukelashvili all finished with more than 20 points.</p>
<p>The Raptors will look to continue their winning streak against the Brooklyn Nets (3-12) on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena, before hosting another early Eastern Conference contender in the Cleveland Cavaliers (11-6) on Monday.</p>
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Talk about showing Canada some love. A Toronto Raptors player was seen pressuring his teammate to sing the Canadian national anthem.