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The San Antonio Spurs boast the highest winning percentage in league history, winning 62.2 percent of their total games since 1976. The Spurs have also had 19 consecutive winning seasons, making the playoffs in each of those years. One of the teams envious of San Antonio’s success is the Toronto Raptors. The Raps have competed […]

Lost in the fray of the contract money handed out in last summer’s free agency was the Toronto Raptors recruitment of Pau Gasol. Gasol eventually settled down in San Antonio where he starts for the Spurs,  and that always appeared to be his destination. It didn’t stop Coach Dwane Casey from trying whatever he could to […]

The 2016-2017 season started with a lot of players having incredible performances and teams wanting to show their dominance early on. Russell Westbrook is currently on pace to replicate Oscar Robertson‘s feat 55 years ago of averaging a triple-double throughout the regular season while James Harden is having his best season yet with career-highs in rebounds and […]

Brandon Ingram, the much-touted No. 2 overall pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2016 NBA Draft, hasn’t shown very much on the court this season due to his development as a player. However, every now and then he shows flashes of brilliance that prove his worth as a lottery pick. Ingram did so […]

If averaging a near double-double doesn’t seem legitimate enough for an NBA center, it appears that Jonas Valanciunas‘ real passion is off the court. Doing what you say? — figurines. But not just any figurines, but ones of himself. https://youtu.be/xMOr3CV6ofo In this GoDaddy Canada ad, the 7-foot Toronto Raptors big man makes every hilarious figurine you […]

DeMar Derozan continues to flourish this season with the Toronto Raptors. Despite a tough Wednesday night loss to the Golden State Warriors, he cemented himself among the best to ever play in the north. Late in the second quarter of the game, DeRozan hit a shot that made him the all-time leading scorer in the history of the […]

With almost a third of the season gone by now, one thing that the games this year has had a lot of is the number of vicious slams from some of the NBA’s high-flyers. Terrence Ross proved that 360-degree dunks are not only done during contests but also in-game, while his Toronto Raptors‘ teammate DeMar DeRozan will […]

Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson was a little too quick with the jokes as he went on Twitter to make light of the car accident in which L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan were involved earlier today. Like a good neighbor State Farm is there! Hope everyone is ight tho. #toosoon #yourecovered — Patrick Patterson (@pdpatt) […]

Toronto Raptors swingman Terrence Ross broke the internet once again with a vicious two-handed 360 dunk during a 95-91 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Following a turnover from a bounce pass, Ross took it upon himself to steal the ball back and took off for a spectacular 360 jam that broke a 76-76 […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is quickly becoming one the best point guards in the league today especially with how he runs his team’s offense. They are in the midst of their best start in franchise history with a 21-8 record and are currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference. Given his impressive play, it […]

Kyle Lowry was on an absolute tear on Friday night with a stellar performance, so it came at no surprise to see him feeling himself after hitting a dagger step-back jumper to put the Toronto Raptors up by eight over the Utah Jazz. Kyle Lowry wants your attention 🔥 (Vine by @ESPNNBA) https://t.co/CFi7FzV22Z — Rickard […]

To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the basketball’s invention by Dr. James Naismith in 1891, Spalding made 125 special basketballs and sent them to some of their endorsers and to people influenced by the game. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of basketball, @Spalding has made 125 special balls it has sent to influencers pic.twitter.com/xPSf22OfRk — […]

No matter the reason, there won’t be anything saving Toronto Raptors swingman Terrence Ross from an appearance in Shaqtin’ A Fool come Thursday night, as Ross blew a breakaway windmill slam at home against the Milwaukee Bucks. It won’t matter that he was the one getting the steal or that he’s a former 2013 NBA […]

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 […]