Patrick Mahomes Wants the Raptors to Play in Kansas City Next NBA Season

Patrick Mahomes in 2019. Photo by Jason Pohuski/CSM/Shutterstock

Toronto Raptors find themselves in a precarious situation ahead of the 2020/21 NBA season. The league is set on avoiding another bubble setting and play games in home arenas, but this would leave Raptors stranded as travels between Canada and the United States are banned at the moment.

In case that the ban remains until the proposed start of the new season, which should be around Christmas, the only option for Raptors to take part would be finding a temporary home in the United States. And Chiefs’ superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes believes they shouldn’t look further than Kansas City.

Bleacher Report recently shared a report about Raptors’ relocation, writing on Twitter that one of the options is Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center. It didn’t take long for Mahomes to react to the news and propose another solution.

“Bring them to KC!” wrote Mahomes on social media.

As expected, Mahomes’ idea quickly gained significant backing in Kansas City. The proposition even got support from the city’s major Quinton Lucas.

If Mahomes’ idea goes through, it will mark a return of the NBA to Kansas City in more than 35 years. The last NBA franchise to call Kansas City their home were the Kings, who relocated to Sacramento in 1985.