The Toronto and New York tabloids have been in rare form during this Raptors-Nets playoff series. Trash talk and tight play between the two teams have given them ample fodder. The Raps won Game 2 Tuesday night, so the Toronto Sun got to take the most recent pun swing for its Wednesday sports page:
Toronto Sun busts out a Jurassic Park pun after Raptors’ Game 2 win
This series will be decided in the tabloids.
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With all the hype, you'd think #Raptors hadn't won playoff game in 6 years...oh, wait. Tmrw's @TheTorontoSun front pic.twitter.com/xGViKo7NTG
— Jon McCarthy (@jonmccarthySUN) April 23, 2014 You see, the Raptors mascot is very loosely based on the velociraptor, an extinct dinosaur species also loosely represented in the 1993 film Jurassic Park. The “assic” in “Jurassic” sounds a bit like “ass kick,” which is what the Raptors metaphorically did to the Nets Tuesday night. As payment for this pun explanation, please insert $5 USD or an equivalent check made out to SB Nation into your web browsing device.
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