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Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard put on a show in a 108-95 Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring a career playoff high 45 points. CJ McCollum had something to say. As Leonard was putting together his masterpiece performance, McCollum — the Portland Trail Blazers’ guard — could not help but see the similarities […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard made a statement against the Philadelphia 76ers with a historic performance in Game 1 of their second round matchup. Leonard finished with 45 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the way for the Raptors in their 108-95 victory over the Sixers. The Klaw shot an efficient […]

The Toronto Raptors took Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-95, behind the stellar performance of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard. Leonard finished with a playoff career high of 45 points, plus 11 rebounds, two assists, and two steals. He scored 27 of his points in the first half, making […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard was a maestro on offense in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. The former NBA Finals MVP exploded with a career playoff-high 45 points in the Raptors’ convincing 108-95 victory on Saturday night. Leonard shot 16 of 23 from the field, 10 of 11 from […]

It seems Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is at a loss for words after watching Kawhi Leonard’s career night for the Toronto Raptors. Leonard put on a show in Scotiabank Arena to lead the Raptors to a 108-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their second round playoff series. The three-time […]

In Game 1 of their second round matchup against the Philadelphia 7ers, it’s clear Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors came out to play. Leonard was at his best in the game, and that was highlighted even more when he pulled off one of the best defensive plays of the evening. The Klaw rejected Sixers […]

The second round match-up between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers is going to be a slugfest. Both rosters are star-studded, and this series will be full of highlight reel plays. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard might be the best player on the court in this series, and he tried to prove it on Saturday […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick has high praise for Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Redick says Leonard is “one of the all-time sort of elite wing defenders.” “He guarded me in 2015 for most of that seven-game series in the first round when I played for the Clippers,” Redick said of Leonard, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors face off on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. EST from Scotiabank Arena for the first game of the teams’ highly-anticipated matchup in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Both teams had a relatively easy time of it in the first round after getting shockingly beaten in their respective Game 1s before […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has the best winning percentage in NBA history, according to Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype. Leonard has played in 467 regular season games with the San Antonio Spurs and Raptors. He’s won 352 and lost 115, which is good for a winning percentage of 75.4. Among top players who have […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry has had a tough go of it in his playoff career. Lowry, who has made five straight All-Star teams and is the Raptors’ all-time leader in career win shares (62.9 per Basketball Reference), has often underperformed relative to high expectations in the playoffs. This year, however, the Raps have […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season, winning 48 games and making the Western Conference playoffs. Sure, they are about to be eliminated by the Golden State Warriors, but that does not detract from the terrific year they have had. Of course, this is considered by most […]

The summer free agency frenzy is just a few months away and though the NBA is in the midst of the postseason, one can’t help but get excited for the future of the league. That’s because the 2019 offseason promises to shake the very foundations of the league with a number of past and present […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard is unquestionably one of the best players in the league, and when it’s all said and done, he will probably be going into the Hall of Fame. But former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins has some even loftier praise for Leonard, saying that the forward reminds him of Michael Jordan: […]

If you remove Kawhi Leonard from the equation, there isn’t a more important player to the Toronto Raptors than forward Pascal Siakam. Siakam is in the midst of a breakout season. After manning a consistent role off the Raptors bench in his first two seasons in the NBA, newly promoted head coach Nick Nurse opted […]

Despite missing the Toronto Raptors’ practice in the past couple of days due to illness, Kawhi Leonard says he never thought that he wouldn’t be able to play in Game 3 against the Orlando Magic. After the their crucial road win against the Magic, head coach Nick Nurse confirmed that Leonard was feeling under the […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says star small forward Kawhi Leonard hasn’t been feeling well over the past few days and didn’t practice before Game 3 of their first round series against the Orlando Magic. There was no way Leonard was going to miss Game 3, though. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year […]

Toronto Raptors officials are reportedly confident in the relationships superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard has built with the team’s medical staff this season, according to Dan Woike of the Los Angles Times. Former Los Angeles Lakers performance trainer Alex McKechnie heads the staff. Leonard had a falling-out with the San Antonio Spurs’ medical team last […]

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard is set to become a free agent after this season, and while a lot of people believe that he will move to one of the LA teams this summer, there’s still optimism within the Raptors organization that the former Finals MVP will stay put. Behind Leonard, the Raptors maintained their […]

The Toronto Raptors were heavily criticized for their stingy load management of Kawhi Leonard during the regular season, though some understood the plan in place to keep their new star healthy for the postseason. So it came as head-scratching to see him play a mere 33 minutes on Game 1 against the Orlando Magic, as […]

Kawhi Leonard could quite possibly have one foot out the door in Toronto amid their postseason run. But to be fair, his poker face leaves utter speculation around the NBA. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on “The Jump” Wednesday that nobody can say for certain which direction he will finally lead with in the offseason (h/t E.Jay […]

With the Toronto Raptors dropping Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the Orlando Magic, Kawhi Leonard took his game to a new level in Game 2 on Tuesday night. The soft-spoken superstar made 15 of 22 shot attempts, scoring 37 points in a 29-point Toronto victory that evened the series heading to Orlando. Just […]

Danny Green has witnessed a lot of big games from Kawhi Leonard before, but the Toronto Raptors guard said that Tuesday’s performance was one of the best from the superstar forward. Leonard finished with 37 points on 15-for-22 shooting from the field, including a 4-for-8 clip from beyond the arc. The 27-year-old superstar also posted […]

Toronto Raptors All-Sar guard Kyle Lowry bounced back from a poor showing in Game 1, and it did not go unnoticed. Head Nick Nurse praised Lowry for his performance in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic. The 33-year-old guard helped the Raptors ran away with a 111-82 victory over the […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes that the 2019 NBA Playoffs will dictate the direction of the Toronto Raptors franchise. Barkley said that the current playoff campaign of the Raptors is the most important in franchise history. The current TNT analyst described the 2019 NBA Playoffs as “franchise-changing” for the Raptors. Sir Charles pointed […]

The Los Angeles Clippers continue to prove their mettle as one of the most surprising teams in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors led the Clippers by 31 points in the second half of Game 2 in the first-round Western Conference matchup between the two teams. What seemed like an inevitable 2-0 lead for the […]

An anonymous NBA executive thinks the 2019 playoffs are going to have a massive impact on what happens this summer in free agency, especially in the Eastern Conference, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler and Toronto Raptors swingman Kawhi Leonard will become […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry endured perhaps the worst performance of his career on Saturday. Regardless, it appears forward Kawhi Leonard is still optimistic that his team’s point guard will figure it out sooner rather than later. Lowry was virtually non-existent during Toronto’s 104-101 loss to the Orlando Magic in Game 1. According to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, but a lot of people are already talking about their plans for this summer’s free agency. The team has enough cap space to sign two players to max contracts and they are expected to […]

Top-of-the-line soon-to-be free agents like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson already have presumed landing spots all lined up for this summer. Durant has been strongly linked to the New York Knicks, Leonard to the L.A. Clippers and Thompson is very likely to return to the Golden State Warriors. Yet if any of these […]

Kawhi Leonard had no mercy on the Miami Heat or their playoff chances, as his Toronto Raptors managed to dispatch them in overtime, limiting their chances to make the playoffs to a slim 1.2% shot. Yet it was Wade’s heroics that reminded the two-way star of the toughest series he’s ever been a part of […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard is making a case for one of the NBA’s top annual awards. As the NBA regular season starts to give way to postseason action, people are also starting to see the NBA’s individual awards shape up. The NBA MVP is a toss-up between Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Houston Rockets’ […]

The NBA’s second-best team the Toronto Raptors lost for the second straight time against the Charlotte Hornets 113-111 Friday night. The loss was notable for again being decided by a three-pointer from Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb (albeit at a more humane distance and with a lot less luck) and also for how unfortunate Kawhi Leonard’s game-winner […]

It has been another disappointing season for the New York Knicks, and for the team’s fans, this is nothing new. Year after year after year, Knicks’ owner James Dolan has failed to assemble a team good enough to even make the playoffs. Their second place finish in the Eastern Conference back in the 2012-13 season […]

NBA players continue to pay tribute to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. But while most of them have taken to social media to show respect for the artist, Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard honored him through his game-worn sneakers against the Orlando Magic. Kawhi Leonard pays homage to Nipsey Hussle. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AuyTFJuNay — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) […]

LOS ANGELES – Everyone who has been following the news on social media knows that the L.A. Clippers spent the last year-and-a-half positioning themselves to be a significant player in 2019 free agency, while also maintaining their competitiveness. With only six games remaining this regular season, a surprising 45-31 record, and a playoff spot already […]

The Toronto Raptors are listing star small forward Kawhi Leonard as out for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. This time, though, Leonard isn’t out for load management. The Raptors say the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is out for personal reasons and won’t be with the team in Chicago. The Raptors have listed […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors will likely sit out on Thursday’s game against the New York Knicks. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, the Raptors have listed the 27-year-old as ‘out.’ Looks like Kawhi Leonard will get a load management night against the 14-win Knicks in New York tomorrow. The Raptors have already listed […]

There are some members of the Toronto Raptors who have reportedly been skeptical of star swingman Kawhi Leonard sitting out games this season for rest, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN. Entering Monday, Leonard has played in 54 games and 14 of the 20 games he’s missed have been for rest. Leonard only played in […]