The shot goes up. Time stands still. Silence as the ball bounces, bounces, bounces, bounces and finally goes in, changing the trajectory of a franchise.
One year later, Kawhi Leonard's Four Bouncer still feels like vindication for the Raptors. @SmithRaps
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On its one year anniversary, @jacoblorinc wrote an oral history of #TheShot.
Featuring perspectives of @Bandreescu_, @Matt__Devlin, @LeoRautins, @superfan_nav, @JohnTory and @WalderSports. thestar.com/sports/raptors…
.@bruce_arthur's column on Kawhi from that Sunday night:
In the biggest season in the franchise’s history, Toronto beat Philadelphia in a Game 7, 18 years after Vince Carter’s big miss. This time, they found out they had enough. Call it graduation day. thestar.com/sports/raptors…
The Raptors didn’t simply lean on Kawhi. They often piled the weight of the entire franchise on his shoulders as they handed him the ball. But make no mistake — they needed more than that one guy to get the win. Every winning team does. @dfeschuk
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Where were you when Kawhi hit #TheShot?
@bruce_arthur collected stories from Raptors fans everywhere, and a few themes emerged.
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Star photographer @RMadonik took a now-iconic photo of Kawhi — tongue out, crouching in anticipation — as the ball bounced. Just ask @Drake, who posted it on Instagram.
Rick and @SteveRussell told @JustinSmirlies what it was like to photograph #TheShot.
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We see you, @mrjloyd.
@lauraarmy wrote about "that dude in the picture with Kawhi," who doesn't know how he ended up beside him in the first place.
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He became known as a 'Fun Guy.' He hit #TheShot. He called it the Larry O-B. He did the laugh at the championship parade.
What's your most lasting memory of Kawhi in Toronto?
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