Fans at a Toronto Raptors game on Sunday continued an emerging trend of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. This reaction followed similar incidents at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary the previous night, which occurred shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced import tariffs on Canada.
During the Raptors game, fans initially cheered for the 15-year-old female singer but proceeded to boo throughout “The Star-Spangled Banner” performance. The crowd's reaction was mixed at the end, with both boos and cheers heard before erupting in applause for the Canadian anthem, “O Canada.”
