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Vince Carter Responds to Chris Broussard Hot Take Toronto Isn’t African American Friendly

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Nets Vince Carter in the first half as the Toronto Raptors played the New Jersey Nets at East Rutherford, N.J., November 1, 2006.

Chris Broussard had quite a hot take about Toronto.

Broussard’s comments on Toronto hit a nerve with Canadians and fans of the Raptors. Broussard said that Kevin Durant would not want to go to Toronto because it is a “different situation” for African-Americans.

“I don’t think KD will want to go to Toronto,” Broussard said on First Things First. “Great city, but it’s not America and you feel it when you’re there, I’m telling you, especially as an African American. It’s a different situation than African Americans are used to being in. And I’ve talked to people in that organization pre [Masai] Ujiri about, can they keep African-American superstars there? Tracy McGrady left. Vince Carter left. Chris Bosh left.”

You can watch Broussard’s comments on Toronto below:

Former Raptors Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Norman Powell blasted his comments, with the former saying that “he’s tripping,” and the latter using the “cap” emoji.

Raptors center Chris Boucher called Broussard a “goofy a** boy.”

Raptors legend Vince Carter also was not happy with his comments, calling Broussard’s remarks “disappointing.”

In a recent episode of The VC Show,  Carter noted that Toronto is not a foreign experience for African-Americans and that players are dying to go there.

“I’ve had my ups and downs with Toronto for whatever reasons, being traded and all that, but one thing Toronto is not is an awkward city for an African American,” Carter said.

“I re-upped there. There [are] other players who re-upped there. There [are] players that are dying to get to Toronto, saying that Toronto was one of the best-kept secrets — which I’m well documented saying that 20 years ago. It’s just disappointing to hear that. Where do you get that information from? What players have you quoted? Is that your personal opinion?”

The eight-time All-Star went on to say the NBA’s lone Canadian city actually feels just like the United States and the notion that players don’t want to be there is outdated.

“It’s just so far-fetched and it kinda bothered me because I spent six years there and seeing it grow to what it is now,” Carter added. “When you go there now, you don’t feel like, ‘I’m in some foreign country and I don’t know how to function.’ Everywhere you go feels just like being in the States.

“That was an issue back in the day, trying to get guys there. One, people didn’t know about the city and two, visibility — and that was our thing. But we took advantage. Tracy and I took advantage of the opportunities we finally got. On the dunk contest, when we finally got on that national stage, we made a splash because if you’re doing your thing, they’re going to find you.”

Definitely an awful take from Broussard,  but that’s apparently what these guys get paid to do these days.

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