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Toronto Raptors swingman Terrence Ross likely won’t hear the end of it in the locker room after falling short of a potentially spectacular breakaway windmill dunk against the Milwaukee Bucks in front of his home crowd. Ross picked off a pass from Malcolm Brogdon and was out to the races as he took off past […]

‘Tis the season of Santa Claus hats and ugly Christmas sweaters, so Toronto Raptors big man Jared Sullinger wore his own rendition under a black sports coat on Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. .@ekoreen Yup. 🎅🏽🎄 pic.twitter.com/BckiBJmEQH — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 13, 2016 Though it is a very festive look for the […]

Following their team’s win against the Boston Celtics last Saturday, Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was interviewed and was asked to share his thoughts about their victory. What happened next was just hilarious as teammate, Kyle Lowry, crashed the conversation. After winning their third straight game on Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks, it was Lowry’s turn to […]

Whenever discussions are made on who the best team in the Eastern Conference is, the Cleveland Cavaliers will most certainly be the first team that comes to mind for a lot of people. However, for one of the league’s veteran head coaches, it is a different team. The Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Tom Thibodeau was recently asked where […]

Following the Toronto Raptors 101-94 road victory against the Boston Celtics, shooting guard DeMar DeRozan stopped for a post-game interview only to be photobombed by his backcourt mate Kyle Lowry. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard was asked what the message was at halftime (the Raptors trailed 50-42 at the half), at which point he pointed at his […]

Forget the shooting slump Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry was mired with in last season’s playoffs — new season, new man. The Villanova alum is scoring at a 20.8 points per game clip while shooting an incandescent 42.9 percent from deep, making three three-pointers per game. The most impressive thing, perhaps, has been Lowry’s […]

When a team wins as much as the Toronto Raptors have for the past two weeks, there’s always room for friendly banter. That’s how Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan got started after scoring a combined 52 points to put away the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-110 on Thursday night. The Raptors have now won seven of their […]

DeMar DeRozan has played his entire eight-year career with the Toronto Raptors. He has contributed more to the team than even the revered Vince Carter. Thursday night marked another accolade for him in the team’s record books. The high-flying guard played in his 543rd game with the team, surpassing the previous leader Morris Peterson who played […]

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan looks up to Kobe Bryant the way he looked up to Michael Jordan. DeRozan doesn’t have any of the same accomplishments as his NBA predecessors, but the LA county native (from Compton) wants to model himself after them. He spoke with ESPN’s Briant Windhorst about how carefully he studied Bryant’s […]

When the player rankings from various media outlets came out before the start of the season, Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan was noticeably ranked lower than expected. The 27-year-old USC product proved them all wrong as he started the campaign on fire and even led the league in scoring at one point. More importantly, he has […]

During the 2011 draft, the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs were both trying to make some trades with the same goal in mind, and that is to move up the order to select Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas. Both teams’ respective front offices were close to pulling the trigger for the number five pick that year, but, as we […]

The Air Canada Centre stage didn’t belong to the usual air-defying suspects, but to young Norman Powell, who took off a lead-up pass from Kyle Lowry and ran up court, taking off a step past the free-throw line and slamming one down with authority. The 6-foot-4 Powell impressed with his skywalking antics as he cocked […]

During the last few seconds of the first quarter during the match between the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors on Monday, Patrick Patterson made sure his team will be up by seven at that point. The 27-year-old Kentucky product threw a heave with less than a second to go from beyond the half-court line and […]

Former Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Toronto Raptors guard Sonny Weems has had quite the journey since initially leaving the NBA. The 30-year-old has played for Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, CSKA Moscow in Russia, returned for short NBA stints, and has now signed a two-year deal with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. Weems was recently […]

DeMar DeRozan had the chance to come back to familiar surroundings early this past offseason, but he didn’t entertain thoughts of signing with other teams, instead choosing to re-up with the Toronto Raptors in a massive five-year, $139 million deal. The Compton native had drawn interest from the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers, […]

The Toronto Raptors have officially filed a protest with the league office over a timekeeping error in Sunday’s three-point loss to the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. After a deflection by Kings center DeMarcus Cousins from an out-of-bounds play, Raptors swingman Terrence Ross beat the buzzer with a three-pointer, releasing the shot with 0.5 […]

Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have one of the most fun-loving friendships in the NBA, but on Monday night’s pre-game warmup against the L.A. Clippers, the scoring swingman was having none of Lowry’s dance moves to “JuJu on That Beat.” https://vine.co/v/5tH7YAAa51K It’s understandable that DeRozan was in a business-like mood, since they couldn’t handle the onslaught put […]

After Sunday’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors ended with complete controversy, the NBA has responded. Terrence Ross‘ game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer was waived off after a review was made following a timekeeping error. The referees’ decision left Raptors’ players, fans, and coaches (especially head coach Dwane Casey) livid as another loss […]

The game between the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors had a very controversial ending to it as Terrence Ross‘ game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer was waived off after a timekeeping error. Raptors’ players were very upset with the referee’s decision and made their thoughts public about it. One of them is Patrick Patterson who took […]

When Terrence Ross drilled a long three-pointer to beat the buzzer in regulation on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, many believed the game has been sent to overtime, including the person responsible for the Toronto Raptors‘ Twitter account. However, the game ended in bizarre fashion as the referees had to review the last play and saw […]

After Sunday night’s epic fourth quarter thriller that earned the Sacramento Kings a 102-99 victory, there weren’t many people more upset at the Golden 1 Center than Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, who had an epic meltdown after the officials denied a game-tying three-pointer by Terrence Ross that would have sent the game to overtime. […]

Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson is one of the latest NBA players to voice his displeasure with the new President-elect, as he put up a picture of himself wearing a black hoodie with the words “I hate Donald Trump” on Snapchat. A statement doesn’t get much bolder than that.

The Toronto Raptors social media crew made a particularly funny blunder after edging the Denver Nuggets in overtime 113-111. Swingman Terrence Ross was able to get the ball at the wing and drain a clutch three-pointer thanks to a timely pindown screen by the 7-footer Jonas Valanciunas. The social media caption speaks for itself… The Twitter […]

Drake and Kevin Durant may be friends, but on Wednesday night, it was a different story. The Canadian rapper is known as the “Global Ambassador” of the Toronto Raptors who, on the night, took on Durant’s new team and title-favorites this year, the Golden State Warriors. The game was highly competitive and was only decided […]

Grammy-nominated rapper Drake showed up at the Toronto Raptors‘ “Drake Night” with an eye-catching black long-sleeved shirt with ESPN/ABC sideline reporter Doris Burke‘s face emblazoned on it. The shirt had a filtered version of the charismatic reporter’s face along with the words “woman crush everyday” underneath it, a nifty little play-on from the time she said in an […]

It’s the third annual “Drake Night” tonight at the Air Canada Center. So obviously, Drake is sitting courtside for the Raptors–Warriors game. As is usual, Drake has been pretty animated for most of the night, even getting in Kevin Durant’s face after DeMar DeRozan knocked down a jumper in the first half. https://vine.co/v/5T1OYjVLMMh KD was […]

The Golden State Warriors will face one of their biggest tests in the young season, as they go on the road against the Toronto Raptors in front of a packed house on “Drake Night.” Warriors forward Kevin Durant had nothing but good things to say about the league’s leading scorer, DeMar DeRozan, who they will face […]

After only 20 days of action into the young NBA season, the association seems to have taken a turn to favor volume scorers, so much that for the first time in history, there are five players who have scored 300-plus points after their first 10 games of the season. We’ll break them down for you […]

The Toronto Raptors will give out free t-shirts to celebrate their annual tradition of “Drake Night” at the Air Canada Centre during Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the fourth consecutive year in which the Raptors celebrate the Toronto-born rapper. Take a look. 🏀🙏🏽6️⃣ #DrakeNight #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/RQXkyIVero — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan has started this season on fire. He is currently leading the NBA in scoring and has put up incredible performances in all of his team’s nine games of the year so far. It all started for him during the summer as he kept himself around basketball and never really got to enjoy […]

Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan has been torching defenses asunder during his torrid start to the regular season. Call it the post-Olympics effect or what have you, but the 6-foot-7 shooting guard has scored 32 points or more in eight of his first nine games into the young season, a true model of consistency. DeRozan […]

Toronto Raptors‘ star guard DeMar DeRozan has had an incredible start to the season. He is currently the league’s top scorer and has led his team to a 7-2 record so far. And on Saturday against the New York Knicks, he continued his stellar play as he finished with 33 points, seven rebounds and four […]

The Toronto Raptors will pay homage to their predecessors by hosting a throwback edition dubbed “Huskies Night” when they host the New York Knicks on Saturday. The team has redone the Air Canada Centre and adorned it in blue, including alternate uniforms and a Huskies-themed court, to honor the first-ever game that was played between the […]

Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan has been on a tear as of late. Not only is he the scoring leader in the league with 34.1 points per game, but he’s scored 32 or more points in seven of his first eight games. DeRozan was equally as clutch going against the Charlotte Hornets, spinning past Marvin […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is thankful after the results of the United States presidential election on Tuesday. Ujiri joked that free agents would swarm to the Raptors in the summer after many NBA players expressed their displeasure with the voting results. Canada’s immigration website crashed due to the amount of traffic it endured once people […]

Prior to the start of the season, names such as James Harden and Russell Westbrook often came up as possible MVP candidates and fantasy basketball studs. Harden would see his already super high usage rate skyrocket even more after he was given Mike D’Antoni‘s blessing as the “points guard” of the team. Westbrook was now […]

Toronto Raptors‘ center Jonas Valanciunas is officially listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a knee contusion he suffered last week. He is considered day-to-day. Valanciunas (knee) didn't practice today, Casey says he's still day-to-day. He'll travel with the team to OKC and Charlotte this week. — Josh Lewenberg […]

Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan has made a loud statement during his first five games, scoring at a league-leading 35.8 points per game clip after tallying yet another 30-point performance against the Miami Heat on Friday. DeRozan put up 34 points in a 96-87 victory, making it his fifth straight 30-plus-point performance to start the […]

While it might not be Shaqtin’-a-Fool-worthy; Miami Heat broadcast announcer, Eric Reid, struggled to call Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan by the right name, introducing him as “DeMarcus DeRozan” instead. Who's Demarcus Derozan? pic.twitter.com/ubxXqmKGrK — Derek Torres (@DToRR28) November 2, 2016 Reid might have been a little tongue-tied since the Heat were playing against DeMarcus Cousins‘ […]