Everything You Need To Know About The Raptors Championship Parade

On Thursday, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 to capture their first ever NBA Championship. On Monday, the entire city of Toronto was ready to celebrate with the championship parade through downtown.

Speechless. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/Ulb7MtDnK9

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 17, 2019

Many reports have said that as many as 2 million people flooded the downtown core. The parade route takes about 1 hour to walk (according to Google Maps) but took the team roughly 5 hours to complete, due to the high volume of people along the route.

It looks like the entire city of Toronto is at the parade

(via @Sportsnet) pic.twitter.com/XYcN2zGPZi

— ESPN (@espn) June 17, 2019

Drake was going hard…

Drake is chugging beers thrown from fans

pic.twitter.com/UTBILAeTL4

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) June 17, 2019

Politicians were booed… and cheered…

Premier Doug Ford booed by crowd gathered for @Raptors parade and fan rally at Nathan Phillips Square. Mayor John Tory and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoy warmer reception from #Toronto crowd https://t.co/RI654t8hMc #WeTheNorth #ONpoli #Canpoli #TOpoli pic.twitter.com/MENKQFCwl2

— CityNews Toronto (@CityNews) June 17, 2019

Marc Gasol chugged wine…

Marc Gasol is chugging wine on the parade bus. Legend

(via @djlateknight) pic.twitter.com/rg5LSEq3OL

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 17, 2019

And Kawhi got the last laugh…

Kawhi gets the last laugh. #WeTheNorthDay | @Raptors pic.twitter.com/zEni3hJiRZ

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 17, 2019

Much better than last time ’round…

September 2018: Kawhi Leonard gets the first laugh of the NBA season

June 2019: Kawhi Leonard gets the last laugh of the NBA season pic.twitter.com/AxEkyfLsct

— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) June 14, 2019

Sadly, the days events did not go off without a hitch…

BREAKING: At least 2 people reportedly been shot, 2 other people in custody and 2 firearms recovered by police following a shooting at the Toronto Raptors victory parade. Several others reportedly injured due to stampede: pic.twitter.com/k9F4rio5mh

— Live Report (@tweetlivereport) June 17, 2019

From what we know right now, there have been multiple injuries but no deaths. Thank goodness. This is a prime example of how one person can ruin something for everyone else. A dark cloud over an otherwise spectacular and historical event. Follow City News Edmonton for more.