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After being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinals, one sentiment was echoed by both Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and star guard Kyle Lowry: it’s highly unlikely that we bring everyone back next year. It was true, nevertheless. The statements may have been stated to save face and instill […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came into the 2019-20 NBA season with championship expectations. Many tabbed the Clippers as the favorite to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. At the very least, the mere notion of a “Battle for L.A.” in the Western Conference Finals had basketball fans salivating. Of course, it never happened. The Clippers had […]

The Toronto Raptors continue to bolster the frontcourt after losing veteran bigs Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol in free agency. Toronto agreed to terms with former Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes on Sunday. Then on Monday, the Raptors inked another former Suns big in Alex Len, per Shams Charania of The Athletic […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green is thrilled for his former NBA teammate Serge Ibaka after he scored a two-year, $19 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Green, however, congratulated Serge with a rather interesting series of short clips from his Instagram stories on Sunday. The 33-year-old marksman shared a behind-the-scene footage from Ibaka’s hit […]

After officially agreeing to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Serge Ibaka couldn’t leave the Toronto Raptors faithful with a sour taste in their mouth. Ibaka took to his Instagram account on Sunday to elaborate on his gratitude to a franchise he called home for three-plus seasons:   View this post on Instagram […]

Toronto Raptors free agent Serge Ibaka is headed to the Los Angeles Clippers, per a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The contract is for two years, $19 million, with Ibaka wielding a player option after Year 1. Free agent Serge Ibaka has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are looking to add an experienced center to bolster their frontcourt rotation. According to The New York Times’ Marc Stein, the Clippers have their sights set on free agents Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol. Both veteran bigs played key roles on the Toronto Raptors 2019 championship team. The Lakers also seek […]

As the well-known trolling of previous offseasons continues into Friday, Kevin Durant’s brother, Tony Durant, may have just given up the answer as to where big man Serge Ibaka would head in the coming hour of NBA free agency on Friday. Tony commented on an Instagram post asking as to where the veteran NBA big […]

One look at this year’s crop of free agents shows an abundance of talent at the power forward position. While there are indeed plenty of intriguing prospects for the 30 NBA teams, Serge Ibaka might be on top of the wish list for squads looking to beef up their interior. So far, all signs indicate […]

Serge Ibaka’s name has become increasingly popular in the last week, and plenty of teams are desiring to bring the Republic of Congo big man on board as free agency draws closer. Ibaka didn’t make it easier for the sports world that’s on the edge of their seats on Friday, as threw out a cryptic […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Serge Ibaka just got real when asked about what his future in Toronto currently looks like. The 31-year old is one of the biggest names in the free agent market as he enters the 2020 offseason as an UFA after four years with the Raptors. On Thursday, Ibaka took over luxury […]

Serge Ibaka has become a popular name being floated around ahead of NBA free agency, with multiple teams expressing interest in his services. Among the teams that could pursue him during the shortened offseason, the Houston Rockets have emerged as a possible landing spot, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Ibaka has played the past four seasons […]

Kevin Durant is doing everything he can to make sure his debut season with the Brooklyn Nets goes as planned. With the former league MVP slowly coming back to 100 percent after rupturing his Achilles in 2018, he’s apparently also putting his GM hat on and recruiting former teammate Serge Ibaka to join him in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA Championship. However, that does not guarantee anything next year. It always helps to add some pieces in the offseason, and that’s apparently exactly what the Purple and Gold plan to do. According to Sean Deveney of Heavy.com, Los Angeles could have interest in star free agent big […]

Toronto Raptors soon-to-be free agent big man Serge Ibaka has fired back at the “free agency fans” that have fed off the alleged disappearance of Raptors’ info in his Instagram bio. The 31-year-old Ibaka took to his Twitter page to address the speculators. I know the NBA and free agency news are slow right now […]

The future of veteran big man Serge Ibaka with the Toronto Raptors seems bleak at this point. So much so, that the incoming free agent just erased all Raptors-related information from his social media bio. Here’s a screenshot of Ibaka’s new profile: https://twitter.com/Hou5ton4L/status/1316444832261341186 In this day and age, I guess one of the first ways […]

Even with superstars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson expected to be back to 100 percent next season, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr understands that his team still has a lot to do roster wise. The multi-titled tactician recently acknowledged that his current front line is rather thin compared to the franchise’s earlier championship […]

The defending champion Toronto Raptors have exited the bubble after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Raptors pushed the Celtics to a full seven games, showing that championship mettle until the very end. To credit the Raptors, they were never favored to repeat for the title, let alone make […]

Serge Ibaka’s availability to suit up for the Toronto Raptors in Wednesday’s elimination Game 6 vs. the Boston Celtics now looks to be in serious doubt. Ibaka conducted his media session on Tuesday morning while wearing a walking boot on his left foot. According to ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth, Ibaka said he twisted his ankle during […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet played a pivotal role in cooling the heads of Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka during a tense moment in Game 5 of their second-round series against the Boston Celtics. Concerns on the Raptors’ chemistry arose after the tense moment, but VanVleet downplayed such worries. Per Josh Lewenberg of The Sports […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka was upset at point guard Kyle Lowry after the All-Star got a technical foul while the team was down more than 20 to the Boston Celtics in Game 5. Via Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report: Serge Ibaka had a moment of frustration with Kyle Lowry after that technical. Said […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and forward Serge Ibaka confirmed that NBA players were seriously considering leaving the Orlando bubble in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. The NBA playoffs were in danger of being cancelled after players boycotted Wednesday’s games in protest of the shooting of Blake and the unending police brutality. Blake […]

On June 13, 2019, Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to its first title in franchise history. Nearly a month later, the 2019 Finals MVP bolted the team he just won a championship with and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. Landing the big fish has never been the norm for Toronto. Being the only […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka earlier expressed his belief in how his team can match up “perfectly” with the league-best Milwaukee Bucks. Toronto veteran point guard Kyle Lowry was asked to share his two cents worth about the matter, and the six-time All-Star had a somewhat mixed reaction to the same. Speaking to Joe […]

There are still a few days left before the official resumption of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, but the league already has its first “bubble scuffle” between Portland Trailblazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Toronto Raptors slotman Serge Ibaka. The pair got into it pretty good around the 4-minute mark of the second quarter during their respective […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka believes the Raptors match up “perfectly” with the Milwaukee Bucks. Most pundits believe the Raptors and Bucks will meet in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. If that happens, Ibaka is confident Toronto can beat Milwaukee, again. “I think we match with them perfectly,” Raptors big man Serge Ibaka told […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka displayed the Oura ring NBA players have the option to wear during the “bubble” games down in Orlando. The NBA big man also played some creepy music in the background that gives you a spine-chilling feeling. The bubble ring is here #orlando #nba pic.twitter.com/95v2X3pXWk — Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka) July […]

The Toronto Raptors returned to practice on Saturday for the first time in months, and with that practice came a media availability in which the always-outspoken Serge Ibaka chimed in on a variety of subjects. One of those subjects was providing his opinion on the Raptors’ chances of repeating as NBA Champions this season. As […]

With the NBA’s restart plan centered in Orlando, Florida in full motion at this point, one notable player wants to ensure that everyone in the “Orlando bubble” follows the rules while there. Serge Ibaka of the Toronto Raptors made some statements about the bubble in a conference call with reporters, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN […]

Prior to stepping in U.S. soil as nothing more than a mid-level prospect at the college level in 2013, Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam did not know much about the NBA. So much so, that he once took a picture with now-teammate Serge Ibaka without actually knowing who Ibaka was at that time. Siakam narrated […]

Kevin Durant is one of the best talents of his generation. He has pretty much done it all in his career: Rookie of the Year, All-Star, scoring champion, All-NBA squad, MVP, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, and NBA champion. There is also no denying, however, that throughout his decorated career, the 6-foot-10 forward has gotten a […]

Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman took a mini-vacation to Las Vegas during the season once with the permission of head coach Phil Jackson. Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka is looking to do the same thing once basketball gets back. However, instead of Vegas, Ibaka says he’s going to Paris instead: When everything gets back […]

When you think about the Toronto Raptors, the first player that probably comes to mind is the franchise’s most iconic star of all time in Vince Carter. As far as point guards go, the team’s current playmaker Kyle Lowry is already deemed as the best ever to don a Raptors jersey. The Raptors have been […]

From their humble beginnings in 1967 as the Seattle Supersonics to the present-day era where the team is known as the Oklahoma City Thunder, the franchise has had its fair share of star players. And while many of those stars — players like Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook — were top prospects in […]

Serge Ibaka of the Toronto Raptors is a fairly beloved player at this point in his career. Whether it be hosting entertaining web cooking shows with various NBA-related personalities or starting inter-team fashion feuds with his own teammates, Ibaka is living large in Toronto. Now, according to a tweet from Matt Rodrigo (via HollywoodUnlocked), Ibaka […]

San Antonio Spurs swingman DeMar DeRozan linked up with NBA big man and former Toronto Raptors teammate Serge Ibaka to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts. In his online talent show, Ibaka said that his foundation will donate $20,000 to the winner’s city to help the efforts in relation to COVID-19. DeRozan, who entered the live […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka will be hosting a talent show amid the coronavirus quarantine. The Raptors forward will donate $20,000 to the winner’s city or region to help fight COVID-19. Those who wish to participate must be at least 18 years old. They can submit to the casting call Wednesday: While we are […]

On June 14, 2019, veteran big man Serge Ibaka reached the pinnacle of the sport when he won the coveted NBA title with the Toronto Raptors. This was the culmination of his improbable journey to where he stands today. Sergeballu Ibaka was born on September 18, 1989 in Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka is staying in shape at his house during the coronavirus suspension. The 30-year-old Raptors forward is doing sprints thanks to his huge hallway in his house: Cardio day at home pic.twitter.com/LzSRGBnzwk — Serge Ibaka (@sergeibaka) March 18, 2020 The NBA suspended the season last Wednesday after Utah Jazz center […]