By Canadian Press

The latest from the Toronto Raptors Game 5 in the NBA Finals

Jun 10, 2019 | 7:01 PM

TORONTO — 9:25 p.m.

Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky is among the celebrities at Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.

Other big Canadian names among the 20,000 cheering fans at the Scotiabank Arena are “Schitt’s Creek”‘s father-and-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, tennis star Eugenie Bouchard, and soccer player Jonathan de Guzman.

And Drake, of course, who is the Raptors’ global ambassador.

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8:55 p.m.

Nearly 20,000 Toronto Raptors fans inside the Scotiabank Arena have erupted into O Canada as Game 5 of the NBA Finals is set to get underway.

They were joined in singing the national anthem by thousands of boisterous fans gathered in the Jurassic Park fan zone outside the arena and around the country.

The Raptors have a 3-1 lead over the two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors and could win their first championship tonight.

The Star-Spangled Banner was performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer Monica, best known for her chart-topping duet “The Boy is Mine” with Brandy.

Canadian singers usually perform O Canada but the NBA invited Raptors fans to sing the anthem tonight.

The Canadian Press