While Scottie Barnes might play in one of the eight NBA cities that don’t also have an NFL franchise, that didn’t stop the Toronto Raptors All-Star forward from going on a bit of a road trip over the weekend.
With a few days off from their NBA schedule, Barnes made the trip to Orchard Park, New York, to check out his favourite NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens, in action against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.
Joined by teammates Garrett Temple and Immanuel Quickley, a Lamar Jackson jersey-wearing Barnes braved the elements, including snow and sub-zero temperatures, to check out an epic matchup.
“It’s cold as sh*t at the Ravens game right now,” Barnes said in a video uploaded to Instagram. “This ain’t no Bills game, this is a Ravens game, baby!”
Scottie Barnes is at the Buffalo Bills-Baltimore Ravens NFL Playoffs game while wearing a Lamar Jackson jersey.
He’s also with Immanuel Quickley and Garrett Temple, and some other Toronto Raptors members.
Showing support in enemy territory. 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/jdwdLZFR2X
— Omer Osman (@OmerOsman200) January 19, 2025
Barnes also shared a clip of him cheering on a Ravens fan chugging a tall can of Miller Lite in the cold.
Scottie Barnes cheering on a Ravens fan chugging his drink last night.
Might be a rough one for this guy today, for a few reasons. pic.twitter.com/42IrBKXcDn
— Adam Laskaris (@adam_la2karis) January 20, 2025
Barnes and his teammates were treated to a pretty epic matchup, with the game coming right down to the wire in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for Baltimore fans, it’ll be remembered as one of the most devastating losses in franchise history, with Mark Andrews dropping a potential game-tying two-point conversion on what ended up being the Ravens’ final drive.
“Goodnight chat,” Barnes wrote while sharing the final 27-25 score graphic from the team’s account. “Logging off. Can’t believe it.”
Despite growing up in West Palm Beach, Florida, Barnes became a Ravens fan as a way to spite his Pittsburgh Steelers-supporting brother, he told us in 2022.
Barnes and the rest of his Raptors teammates return to the court on Tuesday night when they host the Orlando Magic at Scotiabank Arena.
