Charles Oakley And Anthony Mason Had Some Profane Opinions On Those Awful Raptors Jerseys

Get our top stories

follow deadspin

Charles Oakley And Anthony Mason Had Some Profane Opinions On Those Awful Raptors Jerseys

Charles Oakley And Anthony Mason Had Some Profane Opinions On Those Awful Raptors JerseysFlash back to the '95-96 season, when the Toronto Raptors entered the NBA wearing their cartoon dinosaur jersey. (It's incredible that this was only 16 years ago, and someone thought these were okay. I mean, they were mocked at the time, but not enough. Not enough.) A former Raps employee recalls a ceremony held before a game against the Knicks:

Oakley can't stop himself barking profanities at the Raptor players across the floor; "Those jerseys come with cum stains on ‘em? Cause they're the gayest fuckin' things I've ever seen." This in contrast to Anthony Mason's muttering; "Dinosaurs, brotha? If I was you, I'd fuckin' kill myself."

[BallnRoll, via The Basketball Jones]

Contact Barry Petchesky:
Follow charles oakley on Deadspin
Sports News Without
Access, Favor, or Discretion
More Stories…