Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns link arms in show of solidarity after violence at the U.S. Capitol building
American-born Raptors guards Kyle Lowry and Fred Vanvleet also sounded off on the violent events that took place during the counting of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College votes. A video of their comments was shared on the Raptors' Instagram following the game. "We gotta stay together and continue to build as best we can," Fred said. Head Coach Nick Nurse, who was born in Iowa, called this a "reflective time" and said the circle at centre court was a moment to do some thinking about the state of the United States. He called it "a nice show of solidarity."