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CLEVELAND \u2013 Regardless that he was wearing camouflage, there was no missing Arno Yellowman at Rocket Arena.<\/p>\n
Yellowman was decked out head-to-toe in a camo-coloured Raptors costume before the Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 126-113 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their NBA playoff series. Yellowman made the trip from Sarnia, Ont., to cheer on the Raptors against the hometown Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018It just got here together in sooner or later, and here it’s,\u201d said Yellowman of the homemade costume, adding that he had been a fan \u201cperpetually.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He was certainly one of many Raptors supporters available for the matinee that kicked off the league\u2019s 2026 playoffs.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe got here down with about 50 people from Toronto this morning,\u201d said Colin Woods, standing beside friend Jevon Minott on the concourse pre-game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan for so long as I can remember,\u201d said Minott. \u201cI suppose fully in since 2009.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fouad Suleiman also made the five-hour drive from Toronto for the sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an excellent trip, a fast trip,\u201d said Suleiman. \u201cLess expensive here to look at the sport, after all, so we wanted to return out and support.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s loads of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not every Raptors fan at the sport was from southern Ontario. Carson Whitaker made the trip north from Dayton, Ohio.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s exciting. I\u2019ve never been to a playoff game. I\u2019ve never seen the Raptors in person, I\u2019ve at all times seen the Cavs and (Indiana) Pacers in person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Games 2 is in Cleveland on Monday, with Toronto hosting Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and April 26.<\/p>\n
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