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A few weeks ago, Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard pulled off an incredible no-look steal against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wednesday night, Raptors teammate OG Anunoby executed a similar move against the Sacramento Kings: https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/1060388334244118528 Anunoby’s sneaky theft was part of a stellar overall game for the 21-year-old forward. He recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors is set to action tonight against the Sacramento Kings. In a video posted pregame by the Raptors, Leonard was seen shooting around and moving well. According to head coach Nick Nurse, they’re planning to clear Leonard to play tonight: “We’re planning on him going.” – Coach Nurse https://t.co/TgKdyCqx3z — […]

The Toronto Raptors are streaking early in the season, and Kyle Lowry is crediting their hot start, in part, to the increased spacing the team is playing with this season. They’re embracing an innovative positionless style of basketball under new head coach Nick Nurse, and Lowry is crediting his teammates with how well the team is […]

Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a left shoulder subluxation, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.  Powell suffered an injury to his left shoulder in Toronto’s Monday night tussle with the Utah Jazz. He left the game and would not return after playing just 13 seconds. […]

The Toronto Raptors are scheduled to face the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, but it sounds like the Raptors might once again be without the services of Kawhi Leonard, who has been dealing with a minor ankle injury. According to a report from Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, the Raptors have listed Leonard as questionable […]

Apart from playing center for the Toronto Raptors, Serge Ibaka also hosts his own show on YouTube, ‘How Hungry Are You?’ He’s featured several people so far. But his dream guest is none other than Will Smith. As per Joseph Casciaro of The Score, Ibaka was asked several questions about his life inside and outside the […]

Serge Ibaka’s next special guest on his food show will be new Toronto Raptors teammate Kawhi Leonard. The Raptors big man revealed his tidbit of information in an interview with Joseph Casciaro of The Score, citing that he wants people to see Leonard on a different light compared to how fans see him and how […]

Raptors power forward Serge Ibaka recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with theScore. In what was the debut episode of “Thanks For Stopping By,” Ibaka noted his excitement to play with a fully-healthy Kawhi Leonard. The Raptors are off to an excellent start this season. In fact, Toronto has played their way to a […]

Norman Powell, one of the key bench players for the Toronto Raptors, was injured in the second quarter of their game versus the Utah Jazz on Monday night. The shooting guard suffered a left shoulder sprain just seconds after he entered the game off the bench. Injury update at Utah: Norman Powell, left shoulder sprain, […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard won’t play Monday night against the Utah Jazz due to left foot soreness. Leonard suffered a jammed foot in last Friday’s victory against the Phoenix Suns. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year sat out Sunday’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center as well. Kawhi Leonard is out […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers got thoroughly embarrassed Sunday night at Staples Center, losing to the Toronto Raptors by a final score of 121-107. The Raptors, who were playing without All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard, were up 42-17 after the first quarter. The Staples Center crowd showered the Lakers with some boos and, […]

Raptors big man Serge Ibaka has been on a hot streak as of late. In fact, he hit 18 consecutive shots over the course of Toronto’s last two games — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Lakers legend Wilt Chamberlain. Serge Ibaka's 34 points yesterday were a career high. Counting the last game, he […]

Thanks in large part to the franchise record-setting play of Kyle Lowry, the Toronto Raptors managed to top the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, 121-107. The Raptors (9-1) are off to a great start this season, but they were without the services of Kawhi Leonard for Sunday’s game against the Lakers. It didn’t matter […]

It was a terrible night for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday as they suffered a heavy defeat against the Toronto Raptors. It was so bad that the Lakers actually set a new franchise record for the largest single-quarter deficit. The Lakers trailed the Raptors 42-17 at the end of the first quarter last night. […]

The fact that Kawhi Leonard appears to be settling in quite well with the Toronto Raptors thus far has not been a deterrent for many to think that he still has every intention to walk away from the team next summer. While the Los Angeles Lakers are considered to be one of the front-runners to […]

An old video of current Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard has resurfaced where he admits that he was following the Los Angles Lakers of the 2000s, featuring Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Check out the video below featuring Leonard as he reminisced on growing up in California and falling in love with the league. He […]

The Toronto Raptors are off to a strong start this season, and Kyle Lowry has much to do with it, setting a franchise record along the way. As reported by Yahoo Sports Canada, Lowry has set a franchise record with eight straight games of more than 10 assists. A franchise record 8 straight games with […]

Serge Ibaka of the Toronto Raptors was red hot in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers. And in the process, he achieved a feat last accomplished by NBA great Tim Duncan. As observed by Justin Kubtatko of StatMuse, Ibaka — who went 11-for-11 from the field in the first half replicated a similar […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard won’t play Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers due to left foot soreness. Kawhi Leonard suffered a jammed foot in Friday’s victory against the Phoenix Suns. This means we won’t get to see the two-time Defensive Player of the Year go up against Lakers superstar LeBron James. Nick […]

The Utah Jazz will be without their superstar player Monday as they take on the Toronto Raptors, as Donovan Mitchell is out due to a left ankle sprain, which he suffered last game against the Denver Nuggets. Tomorrow’s injury report: Donovan Mitchell (left ankle sprain) is OUT. Alec Burks, Jae Crowder & Derrick Favors are […]

Although he grew up in Los Angeles, Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard says he was never a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, the two-time All-Star grew up idolizing Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson. Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors take on LeBron James and the Lakers Sunday night at Staples Center. Leonard is being […]

This is a tough look for the Phoenix Suns. The Toronto Raptors came into their building and handed the Suns a decisive loss. Adding insult to injury, the crowd began chanting for the Raptors. Yes, the chants are faint and likely not a huge contingent of fans, but there is no resistance from the home […]

The Toronto Raptors are taking a cautious approach in handling Kawhi Leonard’s playing time for the team’s back-to-back sets this season. Leonard is making his way back from a quad injury that kept him out for all but nine games in the 2017-18 season. Fortunately for Toronto, their superstar forward has no problem with how the team […]

The Toronto Raptors are taking a game-to-game approach in handling superstar forward Kawhi Leonard for the team’s back-to-back games this season. Head coach Nick Nurse said that this will be the plan for the Raptors moving forward, as they try to bring in Leonard slowly, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. However, he also did say that […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard jammed his foot versus the Phoenix Suns. Fortunately, it seems like it won’t be a serious injury for Leonard. Leonard was wandering around locker room with no issues, Nurse said he doesn’t think it is serious — Doug Smith: Raptors (@SmithRaps) November 3, 2018 The Raptors defeated the Suns 107-98. […]

Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker will return to action Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. The Phoenix Suns’ official Twitter announced their leading scorer’s return via an all-caps message and an image of Booker over his accomplishments: BOOK.IS.BACK.TONIGHT. pic.twitter.com/gplRKbWfPk — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 3, 2018 Devin Booker has not played since injuring his […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoškov says star shooting guard Devin Booker will be a game-time decision for Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Booker is dealing with a hamstring strain he suffered versus the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 24 and has missed the previous three games. Igor Kokoskov is calling it a game-time decision, […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard has yet to be cleared to play in back-to-back games, as he slowly gears back into playing shape as the season progresses. “It’s just injury prevention,” said Leonard, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. “You want to play, but I’ve been through the league long enough to know where the important […]

DeMar DeRozan’s transition into his new team, the San Antonio Spurs, was as tough as most would expect after playing for the Toronto Raptors for nine seasons. The new San Antonio Spurs guard has battled depression in the past and the sudden trade could have been a potential twist to set off a spiral. Asked […]

Toronto Raptors have decided to exercise their option on 2016 and 2017 first round picks, OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam. To no surprise, the Raptors have exercised OG Anunoby's 3rd-year option and Pascal Siakam's 4th-year option. Both no-brainers. — Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) October 31, 2018 Forward OG Anunoby started a majority of the games last […]

Sixers phenom Ben Simmons had high praise for Kawhi Leonard’s defensive prowess following Tuesday night’s 129-112 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Leonard led the Raptors in scoring against the Sixers on Tuesday night. In 34 minutes of action, the former San Diego State Aztec racked up 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting (2-of-5 from beyond the […]

The Kawhi Leonard era has gotten off to a good start for the Toronto Raptors. Not only is the team now 7-1 after their 129-112 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at home Tuesday, but Kawhi Leonard made franchise history by scoring 20 or more points for a sixth-straight game to begin a Raptors career. Leonard […]

Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard only played in nine games last season with the San Antonio Spurs due to a lingering quadriceps injury, so the Raptors want to be cautious with the All-Star swingman and are thinking about the big picture. So far in this young season, Leonard has played in five games and […]

The Toronto Raptors suffered their first loss of the season on Monday night at the hands of the undefeated Milwaukee Bucks. Despite the 124-109 loss, it wasn’t all that bad for Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry as he just passed Doug Christie as the all-time leader in steals for the franchise. Lowry did not have […]

The Toronto Raptors traded their beloved franchise player, DeMar DeRozan, in the summer for the very talented but disgruntled Kawhi Leonard. Many pundits and fans were disappointed that the Raptors would be so bold as to give up a loyal soldier for one who could easily bolt for another team over the summer. As it […]

With Kawhi Leonard sitting out the game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors have named Norman Powell as his replacement in the starting lineup. The Raptors opted to rest Kawhi Leonard in the game, paving the way for Norman Powell to get the starting job. Norm Powell will start in place of Kawhi Leonard […]

The NBA will make history tonight as two of the top Eastern Conference teams will go head-to-head tonight. Per @EliasSports: Tonight’s match up between the Bucks (6-0) and Raptors (6-0) will mark the first time in NBA history that two teams enter with a record of 6-0 or better. I’ll be covering the game for […]

The Toronto Raptors are scheduled to face the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, but it sounds like they’ll be doing so without the services of Kawhi Leonard, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the Raptors have elected to hold Leonard out of Monday’s game for rest. Toronto is […]

The Toronto Raptors are expected to have Delon Wright and OG Anunoby back in action when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks this Monday. Both players missed the Raptors’ match with the Dallas Mavericks last Friday. Delon Wright has been dealing with a left adductor strain and has only played in one game this season — […]