City of Immigrants Sees Itself in NBA’s Toronto Raptors

root – v. to express or show support for (a person, a team, etc.)

diverse – adj. made up of people or things that are different from each other

original – adj. happening or existing first or at the beginning

franchise – n. a team that is a member of a professional sports league

emerging – adj. newly created or noticed and growing in strength or popularity : becoming widely known or established

endorse – v. to publicly say that you like or use (a product or service) in exchange for money

income inequality – n. the state of one group of people having more money or wealth than another group of people

racial profiling – v. to form an opinion about a person based on their skin color or ethnic background

symbolize – v. a one person or a small group standing for a larger group or idea

extrapolate – v. to form an opinion or to make an estimate about something from known facts