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Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant reacted to Scottie Barnes’ blazing start to his career with the Toronto Raptors. Durant and the Nets took care of business, defeating the Raptors early Sunday. After the game, Durant was asked on his thoughts of the young Raptor, Scottie Barnes. He responded with a great sign of respect, […]

Pascal Siakam made his 2021-22 season debut for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, and his teammate Fred VanVleet couldn’t be any happier. FVV also sent a stern message to Siakam’s doubters after the Cameroonian played well in his return from shoulder injury and eventual surgery. The 27-year-old recorded 15 points on […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Fred VanVleet showed his excitement at having his teammate Pascal Siakem back before their game vs the Brooklyn Nets Sunday. Raptors.com reporter Vivek Jacob captured VanVleet’s excitement on video in the tunnel prior to the game. Fred's so happy to have his Day 1 back 🥺pic.twitter.com/7rVwl3KPqp — Vivek Jacob (@vivekmjacob) November […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Raptors prediction and pick. The Nets and Raptors will battle on Sunday afternoon, with each team coming in hot. Brooklyn has won four straight games, while Toronto has […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is set to return from his shoulder injury, and the rest of the league better be ready. The Raptors are thriving under head coach Nick Nurse, thanks in large part to the productions of Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby and their prized rookie from the 2021 NBA Draft, Scottie Barnes. With […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam has yet to play in 2021/22 as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery, but it appears he is ahead of schedule in his rehab. Per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange, Siakam could make his season debut as early as Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets: Some positive Raptors news: Pascal Siakam’s return […]

The Toronto Raptors led for all but 4.8 seconds. Unfortunately for them, those 4.8 seconds were the last few of the game, and saw the upstart Cleveland Cavaliers sneak out a gutsy win at Scotiabank Arena on the back of some impressive performances from Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Rookie of the Year candidate Evan […]

Because of the pandemic, fans were not allowed back into Toronto’s home arenas until recently. Due to this, the next trip for the Brooklyn Nets will be the first in a long time for Kevin Durant, who missed significant time before the pandemic due to injury. Durant, who has always been held in affection by […]

The Toronto Raptors are experiencing team success much earlier than most expected this season, and there appears to be a reason; youth. Toronto struggled coming out of the gate, losing three of the first four games. Since then, the Raptors have won five straight games following their 109-100 victory over Washington Wednesday. A lot of […]

It was a night of old school meets new school, and the result for the Toronto Raptors was picturesque. On one side of things, it was probably the most complete game Fred VanVleet has ever played as he emulated the ghosts of Raptors legends past. On the other, it was a team comprised of mostly […]

Since Kyle Lowry joined the Miami Heat in the offseason, Fred VanVleet has truly become the main guy for the Toronto Raptors. Despite an unheralded lineup and playing without injured All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, VanVleet has led the Raptors to a 6-3 record, their latest victory notched on Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards. FVV […]

Bradley Beal scored 25 points against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, but it didn’t come easy. In fact, the Washington Wizards guard had a difficult time that even his scoring exploits were not enough to propel them to victory. Naturally, Beal heaped praised on the Raptors’ defense after the contest. He particularly credited head coach […]

There are no two ways about it—this is completely out of my comfort zone. As a proud Libra, I am infamously a lukewarm take specialist. There is no topic which I cannot fall into a middling opinion on, and that’s largely because resorting to extremes rarely provides a coherent and useful portrait of the matter […]

There has been a lot of excitement revolving around the Toronto Raptors(5-3) and their fan base. The Raptors last season had to play in Florida due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto. This season, Raptor fans have packed the arena with excitement to finally be able to watch their team. They had a disappointing season […]

Canadian rapper Drake wants a WNBA team in Toronto. Already a global ambassador of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, Drake has heavily helped amass popularity and attention to the league’s only non-US team. The musician has promoted team events, such as the 2016 Toronto All-Star Game, as well as collaborated on team gear with his personal […]

Sometimes, we tend to ask some intensely profound questions. What is the true meaning of life? Why is there unrequited love? Where were you when “Bing Bong” suddenly became the unofficial battle-cry of the New York Knicks? Yes, Knicks fans have embraced “Bing Bong” as their enjoyable mantra this season (so far, at least) after […]

The Toronto Raptors have received a huge boost after it was revealed that former All-Star forward Pascal Siakam is nearing his return. After undergoing surgery on his left shoulder last June, it appears that Siakam is now very close to a full recovery as he looks to re-join his team at the soonest possible time. […]

Former NBA Champion Marc Gasol says he’s not yet willing to retire from basketball and has thoughts of making a return to the court. Gasol was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies in September and since then his future steps have not been revealed.  He also retired from the Spanish national team following the 2020 Tokyo […]

The Toronto Raptors continued their hot streak on Monday as they beat the New York Knicks at MSG to collect a fourth-straight victory. Leading the way was OG Anunoby, who erupted for a team and career-high 36 points. His performance drew a simple yet powerful response from Fred VanVleet, who was very impressed with his […]

The Toronto Raptors (read: Huskies) and New York Knickerbockers played (one of) the first NBA game on this day 75 years ago. And goodness, did both teams deliver quite an anniversary performance, with threes raining down from the heavens, snapping mesh like the clashing of cymbals. Bing bong! Ultimately, Toronto came away on top in […]

OG Anunoby is poised for a breakout year for the Toronto Raptors and his numbers so far are proving that he’s indeed the next man up. The 24-year old has been massively underrated over the course of his career. Anunoby has been under the radar for most casual NBA fans but the entire city of […]

The NBA season will continue on Monday Night. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road to face off against the New York Knicks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Knicks prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors are 4-3, they come into this game having won their last three. The New […]

After squeaking by the Orlando Magic thanks in part to a heads up defensive play by Gary Trent Jr. at the buzzer Friday night, the Toronto Raptors found themselves in another tight one (after letting another late lead slip) against the Indiana Pacers on the second night of a back-to-back. This time, the heroics came […]

The Toronto Raptors had offseason acquisition Goran Dragic as one of their opening day starters. Now the 14-year NBA veteran has been glued to the bench in the team’s last two contests. Dragic registered back-to-back DNPs for Toronto after he seemed poised to be a fixture in the team’s rotation. Raptors coach Nick Nurse spoke […]

It wasn’t easy, but the Toronto Raptors survived Friday night against the Orlando Magic to eke out a 110-109 victory and regain a .500 record. For a game that would appear on the surface to not be particularly exciting, this one had plenty: a highly anticipated rookie-on-rookie matchup, another test against a team with size, […]

The Toronto Raptors have made a move regarding Pascal Siakam’s injury, hinting at added on-court work and, ultimately, a return. Siakam suffered a shoulder injury last May, requiring him to miss the remainder of the 2020-21 NBA season. Nevertheless, the Raptors missed the playoffs last season, failing to bag a slot among the lower seeds. […]

Ever since Scottie Barnes was drafted fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft, his name has been tied with Orlando Magic rookie Jalen Suggs. Fans have been hyping up a potential rivalry between the two players, since their draft positions were so close (and Suggs was projected to be the fourth […]

If there was ever a flicker of doubt Fred VanVleet would be the heir apparent to Kyle Lowry when it comes to leadership and tenacity, Wednesday night’s game should have extinguished it. For the first time in his career, VanVleet recorded a double-double with rebounds, grabbing a career-high 10 boards against the Indiana Pacers. He […]

The last time the Toronto Raptors won at home, in Scotiabank Arena, was on Feb. 23, 2020. That changed on Wednesday when they smacked the Indiana Pacers to the tune of 118-100, garnering masterful performances from Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and rookie Scottie Barnes, who continues to exceed expectations in all facets. “When we’re playing […]

When a player has fallen out of favour with Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, he makes no concerted effort to hide it. Such is the case with Malachi Flynn, who was taken 29th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft and who showed some bright spots amid a dismal year in Tampa that saw the […]

DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors killer. That’s a strange phrase to let rattle around one’s mind, but even stranger to witness in practice. And yet there it was on Monday night, with DeRozan returning to Scotiabank Arena for the first time as a member of the Chicago Bulls–drilling high-difficulty shot after high-difficulty shot down the stretch […]

The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick. The Bulls and Raptors will matchup for the first time in the 2021-22 NBA season. The Bulls are 3-0, though they have had quite […]

Toronto Raptors head honcho Masai Ujiri recently got a promotion, but evidently it came with quite a bit of drama that explains why there was some mystery surrounding his future with the franchise before he finally got his new title. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment board member Edward Rogers fought the plan to give Ujiri […]

When OG Anunoby is playing to the level he’s capable, the Toronto Raptors ascend to a different stratosphere. After a magnificent preseason in which he looked primed to sprint into a star-turning year, Anunoby has struggled to find that same consistency in regular-season play. The reasons for why this is the case, of course, have […]

The Toronto Raptors just dropped to 1-2 on the season following a 103-95 defeat at the hands of Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The early returns of the season have been somewhat of a mixed bag for Toronto. Prior to their recently concluded loss to Dallas, the Raptors absolutely manhandled the Boston Celtics on […]

After Jalen Suggs led Gonzaga to an impressive college season, his draft stock immensely ascended despite losing to Baylor in the National Championship. Suggs has the impressive ball-handling skills and long-range abilities for fans to notice his all-around skillset. With that, as Toronto Raptors selected Scottie Barnes with the No. 4 overall pick in the […]

To start off their home contests against the Dallas Mavericks, the Toronto Raptors let OG Anunoby go to work on the wing. The 24-year-old forward made the most of his opportunity, scoring the game’s first basket by crossing up Luka Doncic and dunking on Kristaps Porzingis. OG Anunoby crosses over Luka Doncic and slams it […]

Former Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry was worried that he would have a DeMar DeRozan-type of divorce with the Raptors. In July 2018, Toronto sent DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard. The latter only spent one year in Toronto before signing with the Los Angeles Clippers, but led the Raptors […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics can’t be too happy with how their season has started. The Celtics have started 0-2 this year including a tough double-overtime loss against the New York Knicks on opening night. The Celtics got blown out in a 115-83 loss against a depleted Toronto Raptors last night during their home […]