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PHOTO: Raptors coach Dwane Casey was forced to take Toronto's subway to Game 7

John E. Sokolowski / USA TODAY Sports

Game 7 between the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets is arguably the biggest game of Dwane Casey's coaching career.

But that doesn't mean the head coach is stressed out. Just look at how relaxed Casey looked as he rode the TTC (Toronto's transport system) to the Air Canada Centre on Sunday morning.

We'll forgive Casey for the subway faux-pas of taking up two seats.

By the time he arrived at the arena, the above image was already circulating around the Internet, and Casey was inevitably asked about why he didn't drive to the game like he usually does.

“I got stuck in traffic," Casey answered. "I was sitting there in traffic for like 30 minutes and I wasn’t moving. I did a u-turn in the middle of the street and went back home. I jumped on the subway. Good ole reliable subway. I don’t think anyone expected us to be playing today when they planned to have a marathon and a Game 7 on the same day. 

"I got stuck. Believe me, you don’t want to be on a subway going to a Game 7. You saw the pictures and everything. I didn’t think anybody would recognize me but you saw the pictures (on twitter) and everything. I think the shirt gave me away.”

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