The Toronto Raptors will reduce fan capacity by 50% at Scotiabank Arena starting on Saturday, the team announced on Wednesday. The decision comes after new restrictions were announced by the province of Ontario.
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The Raptors played last season in Tampa, Fla. due to travel restrictions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The arena will also implement an enhanced mask protocol, requiring “all attendees to strictly adhere to all mask-wearing protocols or risk ejection from the building.”
The rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada, the United States and across the world has prompted countries to enact new restrictions on crowd sizes and travel.
Toronto’s next home game is Saturday against the Golden State Warriors.