I've been looking online but cannot find a photo of the original Raptors court circa 1995. Anyone gotta picture of it or perhaps an even more hideous court?
the charlotte hornets court was awful yes, they actually painted the inside of the arc greenish purple
Back in the mid-90s, that was the biggest (dumbest) fad for NBA courts. Even the Rockets had the area between the FT line and the 3-Pt line painted dark blue. Ours even had STARS in there. Really homotastic if you ask me.
Thanks for the help, I still hope to find a pic that depicts the wood grain effect Toronto had at the time but there just aren't many pictures out there.
Not sure if hotlinking this will work -- or if it's the wood pattern you're thinking about (the floor paint's pretty different) -- but viewimages.com has this shot (search for "toronto raptors skydome"):
