But team officials had a surprise. They delayed the …

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But team officials had a surprise. They delayed the flight and rented out a section at the famous Toronto sports bar Real Sports, next door to the Raptors' arena, where there is a 40-foot-wide screen. And there was an open bar too. The beer flowed and Heat forward Shane Battier got drunk on Anchor Steam, stealing a Colin Kaepernick jersey off a dummy set up for the occasion. Later, on the way to the airport, Battier grabbed the microphone on the bus and gave an impromptu speech to his lubed-up teammates to "touch the people" as he urged them to take advantage of the Heat's popularity in that time and place.

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