DeRozan surprises children at hospital with toys and a big fat cheque

DeRozan surprises children at Toronto hospital with toys and a big fat cheque (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

Santa Claus doesn’t come to town for three more days, but children at Sick Kids Hospital got the next best thing on Friday.

Deebo Claus!

Deebo Claus surprising his good buddies at @SickKidsNews 🎁 🎅🏾 pic.twitter.com/h3jFWxw39X

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 22, 2017

Fresh off a career-best 45-point performance, Raptors All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan showed up wearing a big blue Santa suit, armed with toys…

#ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/KtDF28Qnom

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 22, 2017

And a big fat cheque worth $10,000.

Image: Toronto Raptors / Twitter

DeRozan hung out with kids and made a donation to the Lupus Clinic.

Extraaaaa icing please

A post shared by Toronto Raptors (@raptors) on Dec 22, 2017 at 12:41pm PST

Guess who hung out with our patients today? @demar_derozan of @raptors! Thanks DeMar and the Raptor for stopping by for the holidays! DeMar also made a $10,000 donation to the Lupus Clinic at SickKids. Check out today's Instagram Story for more highlights! #WeTheNorth

A post shared by SickKids (@sickkidstoronto) on Dec 22, 2017 at 10:41am PST

Sometimes my job is stressful and sometimes not so much…Thank you Demar for making this a Christmas to remember for children and parents who live each day with the challenges of lupus #demarderozan #raptors

A post shared by Holly Convery (@holly_convery) on Dec 22, 2017 at 9:52am PST

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