Raptors get roasted for tweeting about crossing wrong bridge before Game 3

The Toronto Raptors’ social media team is fired up for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. And who can blame them? It’s been a magical run for Kawhi Leonard and Co., a run that continues tonight in Oakland.

But the same social media team learned a valuable lesson about the Bay Area after they tweeted and illustration of the team standing on the Golden Gate Bridge with the message, “Crossed the bridge. Ready for battle.”

The only problem, as everyone quickly pointed out on Twitter, you don’t take the Golden Gate Bridge to get to Oracle Arena in Oakland. You take the Bay Bridge:

Though we give them credit for trying:

Crossed the bridge. Ready for battle. #WeTheNorth | #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/WHDkqIXPe6

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 5, 2019

Wrong bridge. It’s going to take a while, but you can take the Richmond bridge from there or a ferry to Jack London Square. https://t.co/7UbNfeR8Hs

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) June 5, 2019

Twitter had fun with it:

They must have used Waze https://t.co/8p4rc0LqJR

— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) June 5, 2019

Y’all on the wrong bridge… unless y’all going wine tasting in Napa… 😂😂😂

— Kola (@ksjpix) June 5, 2019

You seem lost and it's not even the 3rd quarter yet… pic.twitter.com/uRgZOLAmuG

— Phin Barnes (@phineasb) June 5, 2019

Not even the right bridge lol pic.twitter.com/1T8ELFZAi4

— Ryan J (@RYVNHENRY) June 5, 2019

Y’all going to Buffalo?

— Pepe’s Burner Account (@PepeBurner) June 5, 2019

Y’all ain’t playing at Chase Center!

“Hey Siri, how do we get to Oakland”

— Richie // (@nhbrhood) June 5, 2019

Yeah that bridge won’t take you to Oakland unfortunately. Please do win tonight though pic.twitter.com/KXcxGIgzV6

— Edgar Legarreta (@Nelli47SLB) June 5, 2019