The Toronto Raptors were victorious in their historic NBA Finals debut yesterday, against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Support for the Raptors has reached an all-time high in Canada, and now Amazon’s Alexa has jumped on board.
According to Amazon, Alexa can now answer Raptors-related questions, including the following queries:
- Alexa, who’s your favourite Toronto Raptors Player?
- Alexa, who will win the NBA Finals?
- Alexa, We the North
- Who’s your favourite NBA player?
When asked, “who will win the NBA Finals?” Alexa answers, “The Warriors are the favourites to get their third trophy in a row but I predict a Raptors win and Kawhi MVP. #WeTheNorth”.
If you say, “Alexa, We the North”, the virtual assistant will reply, “Let’s go Raptors! Kawhi MVP!”.
Game 2 of the NBA Finals takes place on Sunday, June 2 at 5PM PDT/8PM EDT. You can click here to learn how to stream the Raptors versus Warriors in Canada.
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