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Raptors Using Players' Families To Announce The Lineup Is The Cutest Thing Ever (VIDEO)

This is our new favourite thing! 😍
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Before the start of their first playoff game in Florida on August 17, the Toronto Raptors' starting lineup was announced in the cutest way possible.

Instead of the usual old dull roll call, the team shared footage of each player's family confirming their place in the team, and it's way too adorable to handle.

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Players' kids, wives, and parents can all be seen announcing whichever player they're related to.

In perhaps the cutest segments, Marc Gasol and Fred VanVleet's children can be heard shouting "Go Daddy!" Featuring the Raps' very own littlest MVP, Fred Jr.

Kyle Lowry's sons absolutely nailed it, too, much to Kyle's delight.

Raptors players have been getting emotional about having to leave their families behind while they stay in Florida, but judging by the reactions we saw, this must have given them a massive boost on Monday.

Honestly, it's one of the best and most adorable ideas we've seen, and we are so here for it. The Raptors love their kids and their families and so do we.

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    • Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.

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