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The Toronto Raptors’ fans didn’t get to see Kawhi Leonard play at home during the preseason, so rest assured they were going to give him a warm welcome Wednesday night when the superstar small forward made his regular-season home debut. The Raptors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers to open the 2018-19 regular-season, and when […]

Kawhi Leonard only played in nine games last season with the San Antonio Spurs due to a lingering quadriceps injury. You often hear athletes say when the game they love is taken away from them, their appreciation of the sport grows even more. Leonard, now a member of the Toronto Raptors, expressed those sentiments Tuesday […]

Kawhi Leonard is your do-it-all kind of superstar, but he has often shied away from the spotlight at every possible opportunity. But the Toronto Raptors’ newest star was caught chuckling during media day interview that gained a lot of traction online. After a recent hilarious edit, Kawhi’s laugh has gone viral once again: https://twitter.com/tole_cover/status/1052046504343601152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1052046504343601152&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fdimemag%2Fkawhi-leonard-laugh-edit-nba-nbc-theme-video%2F The […]

Two of the biggest would-be NBA free agents of 2019 have reportedly have no interest in playing alongside LeBron James and the revamped Los Angeles Lakers, further reducing the team’s chances at getting a premier defensive player to pair up with the aging King. “There are whispers around the league that neither Jimmy Butler nor […]

The Toronto Raptors will be one of the most intriguing teams to watch this season, given the roster changes that the team is going through. New head coach Nick Nurse says Toronto’s starting lineup and rotation will be fluid and will change from time to time. TSN’s Josh Lewenberg discussed the arrival of Nurse and Kawhi […]

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey still loves himself some DeMar DeRozan. Casey, who is now the Detroit Pistons head coach, told Dave Fashuk of The Star that the Raptors did great with the addition of a top-tier superstar like Kawhi Leonard on their roster. “They did a good job this year bringing in Kawhi […]

After being unceremoniously fired by the Toronto Raptors over the summer, Dwane Casey admits that it will be an emotional return for him to Toronto on his first game back as the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Speaking to Dave Feschuk of The Star, Casey was very candid about his November 14 return to […]

Dwane Casey led the Toronto Raptors to their best regular season record in team history, but it wasn’t enough to keep his job. The Raptors moved on from Casey despite the fact that he was a frontrunner for Coach of the Year — an award he eventually won. But despite all his success, Casey always felt […]

The Toronto Raptors made major changes this summer with Dwane Casey now coaching the Pistons and DeMar DeRozan playing for the San Antonio Spurs. Those two were the biggest casualties of the offseason for Toronto, a team that needed some kind of change. Nick Nurse takes over for Casey as head coach and DeRozan was […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey does not have any ill will against the Toronto Raptors — the team that fired him last May despite winning the Coach of the Year award for his outstanding work for the team last season. According to the 61-year-old, he has now moved on from the callous nature of […]

When the Toronto Raptors fired former head coach Dwane Casey a couple of months ago, many believed that he was used as the scapegoat for the team’s failures over the past few years. However, it appears that the new Detroit Pistions head coach himself has moved on from that episode and has recently stated that […]

The Toronto Raptors are solidifying the final roster and one of the final pieces to the puzzle is Chris Boucher. The former Oregon Duck and Canadian native was signed to a two-way contract by Toronto, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Boucher beat out four other players for the last two-way deal. Kay Felder, Deng […]

Toronto Raptors Danny Green will be adapting to a new team for the first time since his rookie season after being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and consequently landing with the San Antonio Spurs. Following this summer’s trade that landed him and Kawhi Leonard in The Great North, Green knows building chemistry will be a […]

The Toronto Raptors’ star guard Kyle Lowry just got ejected in a preseason game. Check out the clip below posted by Bleacher Report to see what led the Lowry’s ejection early in the third quarter in their preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets. Lowry got ejected… from a preseason game 🙃 pic.twitter.com/Ye8O7x0tO4 — Bleacher Report […]

Per Toronto Raptors radio analyst Eric Smith, Raptors three-point specialist C.J. Miles says that training camp and the preseason has been more “chippy” than usual. According to Miles, the Raptors’ competitive fire has been the primary reason for the difference. CJ Miles says Toronto's camp / pre season has been chippy…more so than usual. Says […]

Over the past two days, Toronto Raptors swingman Danny Green has been dropping hints on his social media accounts. His posts, which are clearly Puma-related, seem to indicate that he has a new shoe deal on the way. Green’s first Puma-related Instagram post was sent on Monday. The clip features a wildlife scene in which […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green says star small forward Kawhi Leonard may be coming out of his shell. Green, who was acquired by the Raptors from the San Antonio Spurs in the blockbuster Leonard trade, claims the two-time Defensive Player of the Year is more vocal than he has ever been with his new […]

Per Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey says that San Antonio Spurs All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan is “at home” in San Antonio after being traded by the Toronto Raptors in July. “He’s at home,” said Casey, who was hired to coach the Detroit Pistons after the Raptors […]

Former Toronto Raptors and current Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey says San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan still “has a healthy distaste” for the Raptors. According to previous reports, Raptors president Masai Ujiri told DeRozan in Las Vegas during the summer league that he wasn’t going to trade him. However, after seeing an opportunity to get […]

According to a report from Joe Vardon of The Athletic, the Toronto Raptors were “dark horse” contenders to sign LeBron James at one point during the summer before the superstar eventually decided to join the Los Angeles Lakers. “I think at one point, Toronto was kind of a dark horse there. I think there was […]

Toronto Raptors fans are eager to finally watch Kawhi Leonard take the court in their building. The mercurial superstar has yet to play in Scotiabank Arena as a member of the Raptors. Unfortunately, fans must wait for the Raptors’ season opener against Cleveland on Oct. 17. Kawhi will not be making his home debut tonight […]

When Los Angeles Lakers newcomer LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers a few months back, he pretty much blew the entire Eastern Conference wide open. Every single team in the East — except for the Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, but including the Raptors — got a significant boost in their Playoffs hopes, and to say that […]

Kawhi Leonard’s home debut with the Toronto Raptors will be must-watch TV. Leonard spent the first seven seasons of his career with the San Antonio Spurs before their shocking divorce resulted in Leonard relocating to a different country. Everyone is waiting to see how Kawhi jells with Kyle Lowry and the Raptors. Toronto fans will […]

Kawhi Leonard was understandably shaking off some rust in the Toronto Raptors first preseason game. But Nick Nurse believes that his superstar player has successfully shaken off the rust from his preseason debut. Leonard tallied 17 points and five rebounds in 18 minutes on Tuesday against the Utah Jazz. Preseason stats are irrelevant. More importantly, […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard doesn’t feel pressure from fans because he sets expectations for himself that are far greater than the ones people have. Leonard only played in nine games last season with the San Antonio Spurs due to a lingering quadriceps injury, so there’s a lot of hype and anticipation surrounding […]

Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry is not just known for dishing out assists on the basketball court. The burly veteran guard has always enjoyed assisting people and giving back to the community. ESPN’s Marc J. Spears tweeted out how Lowry plans to spend the Canadian Thanksgiving Day: Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and […]

General Managers from all around the NBA recently took some time to predict which players will win some of the league’s annual awards. Amid their polling, the GM’s selected Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard and Jazz center Rudy Gobert as their favorites to earn several defensive awards in the 2018-19 season. For overall best defensive player […]

In a superstar-driven league, you are either one of two players: a superstar or not. There comes a time in a player’s career that would be considered a tipping point of how things will finally take course. On one end, you become a bust or a failure, on the other hand, you prove all the […]

Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard is known as a quiet sort of guy. In fact, he doesn’t speak that much at all. So when fans heard his laugh during this year’s Media Day gathering in Toronto, they couldn’t get enough. And now, thanks to a new website, Leonard’s laugh is just a click away. “What would […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard says he’s feeling good and has no pain after playing in his first basketball game since January. Leonard only played in nine games last season with the San Antonio Spurs due to a lingering quadriceps injury. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year scored 12 points in 19 […]

Kawhi Leonard was completely unaware that his awkward laugh during Toronto Raptors media day had become an internet sensation, now a viral meme used by NBA fans across the world. When told that, Leonard’s reaction was to be expected, a rather mum one — something that Toronto-based media will have to get used to even […]

NBA front offices want want big men that can do it all, but Toronto Raptors center Greg Monroe refuses to believe their is no place for traditional centers. Monroe isn’t the type of big man that can take the ball from coast to coast or be a long range shooting threat. He can hit some […]

The blockbuster trade between the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs this offseason will definitely be one for the books. Even though the dust has finally settled between the two teams, the All-Stars involved in Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan might be forever intertwined in their careers. Mired by controversy and rumors, the All-Star […]

The Toronto Raptors didn’t hold back in a recent YouTube video featuring players hilariously calling out teammates. They were asked a number of questions about which player talks too much trash in practice, which player would be most likely to leave you on “read,” and who gets quiet when the bill comes. They must not know […]

The video of Kawhi Leonard laughing will never go away. On Saturday night, Rudy Gobert used the video of Kawhi to get a laugh out of Donovan Mitchell and the scrum of reporters surrounding him: Rudy Gobert pulled this video up on his phone at full volume right in the middle of Donovan Mitchell’s scrum […]

Following a controversial summer that eventually saw him unceremoniously parting ways with the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard recently made his highly-anticipated debut for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. The Raptors were up against the Portland Trail Blazers, and while Leonard did start the game for his team, there were some obvious signs that he […]

Kawhi Leonard made his Toronto Raptors debut Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, and it didn’t take long for the superstar small forward to get in the scoring column. After missing his first shot of the game, which was a long 3-pointer that came at the end of the shot clock, Leonard scored his […]

OG Anunoby is one of the most exciting young players in the NBA and the Toronto Raptors are excited to watch his continued development. The long, athletic forward is a versatile defender that is perfect for the switch-happy playstyle in the league today. But Raptors fans will have to wait for their first preseason look […]

The biggest questions for the Toronto Raptors surround Kawhi Leonard. Will he stay their long-term? Is he happy to be in Toronto? Will he be able to finally lead the Raptors to their first appearance in the NBA Finals? These are all valid questions but first, how will Leonard and Kyle Lowry fit together on […]