Nav Bhatia has been nicknamed the Raptors Superfan and is a Canadian businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors basketball team.
Bhatia is known for being the Raptors’ biggest fan, having attended every Raptors home game in the franchise’s 25-year history from 1995 to 2020, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Raptors to temporarily play their 2020–2021 season in Tampa, Florida.
Bhatia founded the Superfan Foundation in 2018 as a way to bring diverse people in Canada and around the world together through sport. He spends $300K every year to send thousands of kids to Raptors games.
After the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship during the 2018–2019 season, he became the first ever fan to receive an official NBA Championship ring.
In 2020, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Bhatia would be one of the first fans memorialized in its new superfan gallery for their 2020 induction class. He was officially honoured by the Hall of Fame on May 15, 2021, as part of their ceremonial induction weekend.
Photo courtesy CBC.
Nav Bhatia has been nicknamed the Raptors Superfan and is a Canadian businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors basketball team.
Bhatia is known for being the Raptors’ biggest fan, having attended every Raptors home game in the franchise’s 25-year history from 1995 to 2020, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Raptors to temporarily play their 2020–2021 season in Tampa, Florida.
Bhatia founded the Superfan Foundation in 2018 as a way to bring diverse people in Canada and around the world together through sport. He spends $300K every year to send thousands of kids to Raptors games.
After the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship during the 2018–2019 season, he became the first ever fan to receive an official NBA Championship ring.
In 2020, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Bhatia would be one of the first fans memorialized in its new superfan gallery for their 2020 induction class. He was officially honoured by the Hall of Fame on May 15, 2021, as part of their ceremonial induction weekend.
Photo courtesy CBC.