After they first consult their season ticket holders, Toronto Raptors offcials plan to make a run at playing host to the 2011 All Star game.

"The city and the province stepped up so the financial hit won't be as bad for us as it would have been," said Richard Peddie, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Ltd. "We have Raptors TV now. We're the only NBA team in Canada now. And with the building of Maple Leaf Square (between the Air Canada Centre and the Rogers Centre), hand-in-hand with a major revitalization of the Air Canada Centre, we believe we'll have the perfect platform for an NBA all-star game."