SLAM on Twitter: "A purple-and-red jersey with a massive dinosaur on the front. Legendary. We put together an oral history of the 🐐 throwback: https://t.co/zcDDDk5ySR https://t.co/vkJfiYV8zZ" / Twitter
![Yahoo Sports on Twitter: "The Bucks introduced the Raptors to the Barney theme song and then beat them by 27. https://t.co/TmnuoJHLPo" / Twitter Yahoo Sports on Twitter: "The Bucks introduced the Raptors to the Barney theme song and then beat them by 27. https://t.co/TmnuoJHLPo" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9519umV0AA-adX.jpg)
Yahoo Sports on Twitter: "The Bucks introduced the Raptors to the Barney theme song and then beat them by 27. https://t.co/TmnuoJHLPo" / Twitter
![Before they were the Raptors, Toronto's NBA team was nearly the Beavers, Hogs or Dragons | CBC Radio Before they were the Raptors, Toronto's NBA team was nearly the Beavers, Hogs or Dragons | CBC Radio](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5152959.1559067364!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/the-raptor-is-introduced-in-1995.jpg)
Before they were the Raptors, Toronto's NBA team was nearly the Beavers, Hogs or Dragons | CBC Radio
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How the Toronto Raptors chose their name and the infamous 'Barney jersey' look - National | Globalnews.ca
![SLAM on Twitter: "The purple-and-red dinosaur that changed the game. Read about the history of the Raptors throwback: https://t.co/zcDDDk5ySR https://t.co/VUG8c4sTTQ" / X SLAM on Twitter: "The purple-and-red dinosaur that changed the game. Read about the history of the Raptors throwback: https://t.co/zcDDDk5ySR https://t.co/VUG8c4sTTQ" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqXnwrRW4AUgIET.jpg:large)
SLAM on Twitter: "The purple-and-red dinosaur that changed the game. Read about the history of the Raptors throwback: https://t.co/zcDDDk5ySR https://t.co/VUG8c4sTTQ" / X
![Where are they now: Zan Tabak, starting center for the Toronto Raptors' first game in 1995 - Streets Of Toronto Where are they now: Zan Tabak, starting center for the Toronto Raptors' first game in 1995 - Streets Of Toronto](https://d2l4kn3pfhqw69.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1-12.jpg)
Where are they now: Zan Tabak, starting center for the Toronto Raptors' first game in 1995 - Streets Of Toronto
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