EPIC FAIL: Toronto Raptors' Attempt To Troll Warriors Backfires Spectacularly
The Toronto Raptors are in the San Francisco Bay Area to face off against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals Wednesday night, but by the looks of a team promo, Raptors players may have a hard time getting there.
Hours before tipoff, the Raptors’ official Twitter account shared an image of players standing on the Golden Gate Bridge with the caption, “Crossed the bridge. Ready for battle.”
Crossed the bridge. Ready for battle. #WeTheNorth | #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/WHDkqIXPe6
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 5, 2019
The only problem is that the Golden Gate Bridge, which connects San Francisco with Marin County, will not take the team to the Oracle Arena in Oakland. In fact, it will take them so far out of the way during evening rush hour that they’d risk being pretty late. Players would have to cross the Bay Bridge to get to Oakland and be “ready for battle.”
And since one botched promo isn’t enough, a photo shared by Twitter’s official account in Canada included the right bridge, but the “raptors” are shown charging toward San Francisco rather than Oakland.
#DubNation here we come. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/Fav9T6U7pz
— Twitter Canada (@TwitterCanada) June 5, 2019
Twitter users did not hold back, roasting the team for being lost and confused. Others offered some helpful driving instructions.
WE THE LOST. https://t.co/302MD3E1tN
— Casey Pratt (@CaseyPrattABC7) June 5, 2019
You seem lost and it's not even the 3rd quarter yet... pic.twitter.com/uRgZOLAmuG
— Phin Barnes (@phineasb) June 5, 2019
Should’ve taken BART https://t.co/ykmWdqLA8U
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 5, 2019
Wrong bridge. It’s going to take a while, but you can take the Richmond bridge from there or a ferry to Jack London Square. https://t.co/7UbNfeR8Hs
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) June 5, 2019
Hate to break it to you @Raptors but that’s not the bridge you take to get to Oakland 😂 When you’re done messing around in Marin, #DubNation will be waiting for you at Oracle! https://t.co/oNalfcm5Im
— Gavin Lippman (@GavinLippman) June 6, 2019
They must have used Waze https://t.co/8p4rc0LqJR
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) June 5, 2019
Y’all on the wrong bridge... unless y’all going wine tasting in Napa... 😂😂😂
— Kola (@ksjpix) June 5, 2019
Bay Area fans setting the Raptors straight on the bridge situation up here. Hint: Ya’ll crossed the wrong bridge. You are not ready for battle. https://t.co/si0KJH2q3S
— Cathy Elliott Jones (@celliottjones) June 6, 2019
Love HuffPost? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.
PSA: You do not need to take this bridge to get to Oracle Arena ⚠️
CC: @Raptors, who seemed a bit confused https://t.co/6jcBRr4Moo pic.twitter.com/BdrtR4pWqF— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 6, 2019
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.