One by one, journalists, commentators and at least one active NBA player made apologies on social media for underestimating the Toronto Raptors in the wake of their second straight playoff victory against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

It’s nothing new for the Raptors, who the NBA’s chattering class also said would not beat Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semi-final.

CBS Sports went as far as to ask in an online poll, with only four teams remaining, who would win the NBA title in 2016, but only included options for Golden State, Oklahoma City or the Cleveland Cavaliers or “other,” instead of the Raptors.

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith apologized “to Canadians everywhere” and later said he and others were “literally wondering whether or not (Cleveland) can win this series.”

Sixteen hours earlier, Smith tweeted this discussion video, which implied Cleveland’s appearance in the NBA finals was a foregone conclusion:

NBA analyst Zach Lowe had this to say about the Raptors after the buzzer on Monday night:

After the Raptors fell 84-115 to the Cavs in Game 1, Orlando Magic shooting guard and France international Evan Fournier tweeted this:

But after Game 4, he apologized:

Kurt Helin, a basketball analyst for NBC tweeted Monday night that the Raptors far exceeded his expectations in Games 3 and 4:

Washington Post NBA writer Tim Bontemps had this to say after Game 4:

Game 5 in Cleveland gets underway at the Quicken Loans Arena at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.