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The Toronto Raptors will be without OG Anunoby for their road game against the Indiana Pacers today due to a hip injury, as noted by TSN Sports’ Josh Lewenberg. Anunoby missed the Raptors’ last four games because of a notable left hip pointer injury. He suffered this injury during a workout ahead of the team’s […]

Yuta Watanabe returned to the court for the Toronto Raptors in a big way Wednesday night. With just under 11 minutes remaining the fourth quarter, and with the Raptors trailing the Memphis Grizzlies by one, Malachi Flynn sped to the corner to try and contest a Dillon Brooks three. Brooks patiently waited for Flynn to […]

In what may have been the most fun game of the Toronto Raptors’ season to date, they managed to oust the pesky Memphis Grizzlies thanks to a number of thrilling performances. Toronto is now just one game away (Friday against the Indiana Pacers) from completing its 13-day, six-game road trip, its longest journey of the […]

Toronto Raptors rookie forward Scottie Barnes has made a big splash in the NBA just over a month into his pro career. On Wednesday, he added another accomplishment to his resume. "Scottie Barnes… just like that!" The @Raptors rookie beats the 1st quarter buzzer on NBA League Pass, watch here: https://t.co/V0kkYEEIkG pic.twitter.com/3jXtk1rxLj — NBA (@NBA) […]

After nine dedicated seasons to the Toronto Raptors, Kyle Lowry chose to sign a three-year, $85 million contract with the Miami Heat. Though the veteran guard had an array of destinations to choose from, he ultimately chose Miami for one huge reason: the fit. The 35-year-old is looking to win his second championship after bringing […]

Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry has had a long and eventful career, of which he is most famous for spending nine seasons with the Toronto Raptors—arguably becoming the franchise’s greatest player in the process. Yet Lowry decided in the offseason to take his talents to South Beach, and he has been playing well for […]

Kyle Lowry spent a total of nine seasons with the Toronto Raptors before signing a three-year deal, $85 million deal with the Miami Heat this past offseason. By no surprise, it was very hard for him to leave a team where he basically built his legacy and won his first NBA title. Because of the […]

The Toronto Raptors played against the team with the best record in the league, and it showed. While there were some impressive moments, mostly fueled by a spirited bench effort, the Raptors looked largely outclassed by the Golden State Warriors, their hyper-focus on Stephen Curry allowing for red-hot shooting performances from Andrew Wiggins and Jordan […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors play in an inter-conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Warriors prediction and pick. The Raptors and Warriors play on Sunday, with the Warriors looking to remain the hottest team on the planet. Golden State is the only team to […]

The Toronto Raptors are struggling a bit to start this 2021-22 season after an exhausting and disappointing 2020-21 campaign. The Raptors won only 29 games last season while playing all their home games in Tampa. That was their first missed postseason since 2012-13. This season, Toronto has started with an 8-9 record and will have to […]

The Toronto Raptors earned a much needed win Friday night, but how did they do it? Obviously, Pascal Siakam’s 32 points and Gary Trent Jr.’s 23 points were a huge offensive factor. But Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet says that the bench sealed the win against the Sacramento Kings. Raptors beat reporter Josh Lewenberg tweeted […]

DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls took to Instagram to show off a replicated version of Michael Jordan’s and Scottie Pippen’s flu game photo. Rudy Gay 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/l6YJimwMOG — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 20, 2021 DeMars’ caption read, “guess it ain’t working. Ha!” During the offseason when DeMar DeRozan signed with the Chicago […]

The Toronto Raptors’ Pascal Siakam has been having a challenging time since he came back from his season-ending injury and subsequent surgery last year. The All-Star forward has been facing pressure and adversity from all sides—but mostly from himself—as he tries to make a strong comeback this season. So far into the season, Siakam has […]

Kyle Rittenhouse was dismissed of all charges on Friday after killing two people and injuring another with an AR15 last year in the Kenosha, Wisconsin protests. Toronto Raptors star Fred VanVleet was of course asked about the situation and he gave a brutally honest take on how it all unfolded in the courtroom. Via Sportsnet’s […]

Perhaps the Toronto Raptors should only play the second nights of back-to-backs—it seems to work out better for them. That was, at least, certainly the case against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, whom the Raptors smacked around to the tune of a 19-point victory that was truly much more devastating than that, when considering […]

The Toronto Raptors will face the Sacramento Kings in an interconference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Kings prediction and pick. Both of these teams are in desperate need of a win. The Raptors have lost six of their last seven contests, including all three of […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam missed the start of the 2021-22 NBA season due to his recovery from shoulder surgery this offseason. Spicy P has since made his return on the floor. Unfortunately, his return has not translated into wins. In fact, Toronto has lost every game Siakam has appeared in this season. The Raptors […]

If you are a Toronto Raptors fan, their game against the Utah Jazz did not have much for you, unfortunately. On the first night of yet another back-to-back (why does it feel like there’s been 15 of these already?), the Raptors fell apart early against the Utah Jazz (by all accounts a very good basketball […]

The Toronto Raptors are crashing back down to Earth. After a string of close losses and strong wins, Nick Nurse and his crew succumbed to the Utah Jazz 119 – 103. It was an ugly game for the Raptors, as they had a slim lead at halftime but surrendered the lead in the third quarter. […]

Scottie Barnes has been the NBA’s darling as soon as he entered the league. The energetic Toronto Raptors rookie captivated audiences with his bubbly personality and ability to do everything on the court. He has very quickly emerged as one of the Raptors’ best, if not the best, players in less than fifteen games. Because […]

The Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz play in an inter-conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Jazz prediction and pick. The Raptors and Jazz will battle on Thursday as Utah looks to stay hot at home, while Toronto will look to improve on their 5-2 record […]

The Toronto Raptors will be without one of their best players for the foreseeable future. Per The Athletic’s Eric Koreen, OG Anunoby is set to miss time with a hip injury: OG Anunoby will be out " a while" with a hip pointer. Precious Achiuwa and Yuta Watanabe also out tonight. Chris Boucher is back. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers earned a much-needed 118-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, emerging from a furious, back-and-forth battle in the fourth quarter for an impressive victory on the second night of a back-to-back. A lot went right for the Blazers from the friendly confines of Moda Center when they needed it […]

The Toronto Raptors’ slide has hit two, and all of a sudden they are back below .500. After a red-hot 13-3 start, Toronto went back and forth with the Portland Trail Blazers (who were on the second night of a back-to-back) throughout the game, each team hitting the other with a flurry of buckets to […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have been having solid seasons. The Toronto Raptors are 7-7 but are coming off […]

The hunt for the hottest 2021 NBA rookie cards is on right now as the league passed its one-month mark recently. With how things are going on right now, it’s fairly easy to spot which of these young studs can be great investments for collectors and which are not. We take a look down below […]

There’s no sugarcoating it: this was the Toronto Raptors’ worst loss of the season thus far. On Saturday night, they were outhustled by the Detroit Pistons, and outplayed by themselves. Despite having numerous opportunities to close the deal late against Detroit even after being weighed down by an egregious defensive performance and putrid free-throw shooting […]

The Toronto Raptors have started the season 7-6, but Goran Dragic has fallen out of the rotation. He has only played in four games this season and struggled to fit in with the Raptors. Dragic’s time with Toronto has been a nightmare from the start. When he was traded, he said, “Toronto is not my […]

DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry spent many years together during their lengthy spell with the Toronto Raptors. Now that they’re no longer teammates, it looks like Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been trying to drive a wedge between the relationship of these two best friends. Butler recently took to Instagram to share a photo […]

The Toronto Raptors scored a huge win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, 115-109, and it was thanks in large part to a huge performance by Raptors guard Fred VanVleet. The 27-year-old combo guard also hit a dagger trey with less than a minute remaining in the game and it prompted quite a celebration from […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finished off their homestand on Thursday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The Sixers once again found themselves in a nail-biter down the stretch and, unfortunately, fell short. The Raptors walked away with a 115-109 victory, extending the Sixers’ losing streak to three games. Here are some observations from the Sixers’ […]

It was another oddball, but this time the Toronto Raptors came away with a victory regardless. On a night that saw Fred VanVleet carry the load for the vast majority of his minutes, Chris Boucher shake off a downcast start to the year, and OG Anunoby make some understated all-star plays, there was one moment […]

The Toronto Raptors pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers late in the game to escape with a 115 – 109 win. Despite the home team’s late surge, the Nick Nurse-led team stood their ground thanks to huge threes from their starting backcourt of Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. After VanVleet’s dagger three from the […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-76ers prediction and pick. The Raptors and 76ers each come into play Thursday looking to snap a losing streak. Philadelphia has lost two straight games at home as […]

On the first night of a back-to-back, the Toronto Raptors played like it was the second. For the first time this season, they detoured from their gritty, we-work-harder-than-you-do identity, allowing the Boston Celtics to outplay them (and out-hustle them) in most every way. “It sucks, always, when that happens,” OG Anunoby told reporters post-game. “You […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is being fueled by his individual career goals this season. The departure of Kyle Lowry meant that Fred VanVleet will have to take the lead role in the Raptors‘ backcourt. Fortunately for Toronto, the 27-year-old was up for the challenge. In fact, he even got bigger thing s running through […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star center Pascal Siakam has opened up about how his return from a major injury played out. After almost six months, Raptors star Pascal Siakam finally played his first game of the season against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Siakam, who underwent first surgery of his career to repair a torn labrum in […]

Toronto Raptors fans are surely happy that Pascal Siakam has returned from his shoulder injury. In his limited time against the Brooklyn Nets, Siakam put on a solid performance of 15 points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks. It’s the stat-stuffing performance Raptors fans are used to seeing from Siakam. But while […]

The Brooklyn Nets improved to 7-3 with a hard-fought 116-1103 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. They now sit in third place in the Eastern Conference. James Harden came in struggling but dropped 16 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Harden had that burst again […]