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With the Toronto Raptors’ season over and done, the attention of the franchise now shifts to team president Masai Ujiri. More specifically on whether he would stay with the Raps or pack his bags somewhere else. There are also other top priorities in the offseason for the Raptors, like deciding on what to do with […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will be ready for the play-in game vs. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday at Staples Center, Frank Vogel confirmed. In his post-practice Zoom on Tuesday, the Lakers head coach said LeBron experienced predictable soreness in his right ankle after playing back-to-back games this weekend. He […]

When the Toronto Raptors didn’t deal Kyle Lowry at the NBA Trade Deadline, the next question on everyone’s mind was obvious: what will he do come his free agency? While we don’t yet know the answer to exactly what will happen come the offseason, the longtime Raptors star did last us know his biggest factors […]

Masai Ujiri might arguably be the biggest free agent this summer despite not being a player. The Toronto Raptors architect, however, appears to be staying put. In a report making the rounds from Sportsnet: “They love him, and they believe in him,” said a source close to the MLSE board. “He’s won them a championship […]

Everybody knows Kyle Lowry will go down as the best Toronto Raptors member of all time, but the second one after him is up for debate–with DeMar DeRozan making a strong case. Heck, some could even argue it’s Kawhi Leonard after he led the franchise to its lone NBA title in 2019. However, Fred VanVleet […]

The Toronto Raptors just wrapped up a miserable 2020-21 season in which they finished with a record of 27-45. By the end of it, the Raptors were effectively tanking, sitting most of their top players and going with the younger guys in order to secure a better spot heading into the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery. […]

After making the playoffs for seven years in a row, the Toronto Raptors are missing the boat back to the postseason. While it’s unfortunate for the Raps that they’re not going to be able to play basketball beyond the regular season, for OG Anunoby, the elimination from title contention doesn’t seem to be all that […]

LeBron James provided a positive report after returning from a six-game absence to deliver the Los Angeles Lakers (41-30) a crucial win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. James dropped 24 points on 11-of-22 shooting to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. The Lakers held on to win 112-115, keeping […]

Today, Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Across 20 seasons, five championships, and 220 playoff games for the NBA’s most glamorous franchise, Bryant produced as many iconic moments as perhaps any player in basketball history — including Michael Jordan, who will present Bryant into […]

The Toronto Raptors travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the second time this season on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Raptors hold an overall record of 27-43, and they are 30-39-1 against the spread. Toronto is coming off […]

The Chicago Bulls will host the Toronto Raptors at the United Center on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Bulls prediction and pick. This will be the third meeting between these two clubs this season. Chicago will be looking for the sweep after winning won each of the […]

Four bounces to simultaneously crush the spirit of every Philadelphia 76ers fan in existence. Four bounces to turn Kawhi Leonard into the greatest Toronto Raptor of all-time. On May 12, 2019, an absolute miracle stunned all of Toronto, nay, the world: Without this shot, the Raptors may have very well lost their title dreams in […]

It’s official. The Toronto Raptors’ crazy 2020-2021 NBA Season is finally coming to an end. A Washington Wizards win on Monday night made things official as the Raps are now four and a half games away from the 10th-seeded Wizards with just four games left in their regular season calendar. The 2019 champs will have […]

The New York Knicks are currently enjoying one of their best seasons in ages as they look to make some noise in the playoffs. But that doesn’t mean the team isn’t looking to get even better this summer. According to SNY, the Knicks have Raptors veteran guard Kyle Lowry on their radar. Lowry is set […]

As far as Mother’s Day gifts go, Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam sure knows how to go all out. The Cameroonian native surprised his mom with a brand new house, putting our chocolates, flowers, and greeting cards to shame. The Raptors All-Star gave a heartfelt speech too for good measure, before unveiling that the […]

Jonas Valanciunas may no longer be with the Toronto Raptors but he surely left quite an impression on head coach Nick Nurse. Apparently, one of his former coach’s fondest memories of JV is the time they went fishing together in Valenciunas’ native of Lithuania. As it turns out, JV is really, really into fishing. Nurse […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam left Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a left shoulder strain and did not return, the team reported on their official Twitter account. Personnel update: Pascal Siakam, left shoulder strain, will not return. — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 9, 2021 The Raptors wound up missing their All-Star forward to […]

The entire 2020-21 NBA season for Pascal Siakam, Nick Nurse as well as the entire Toronto Raptor organization has been far from ideal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic still taking over the world, border laws, as well as health and safety protocols, have made it tough for the 2019 NBA champions to find a home […]

Washington Wizards superstar Bradley Beal wasn’t a fan of how the Toronto Raptors defended on Thursday. Raptors head coach Nick Nurse threw in a box-and-one defense to try and limit one of the league’s best scorers. Though the Raptors’ defensive strategy didn’t quite work given that they still lost the game, it sure did annoy […]

Who needs more insane Russell Westbrook numbers? We all do. The Washington Wizards set another incredible milestone on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors. Aside from tallying another crazy triple-double, Westbrook etched his name in NBA history once again to become the first player to record 50 rebounds and 50 assists in just three games (via […]

Fred VanVleet has proven once again that he’s one heck of a shotmaker. Against the Washington Wizards on Thursday, the Toronto Raptors guard drained an off-balance three-pointer to force the game into overtime. And he did it right in front of Russell Westbrook’s face. From the looks of it, VanVleet was fishing for the foul […]

The Washington Wizards will take on the Toronto Raptors at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-Raptors prediction and pick. Washington has been one of the hottest teams in the league over the past few weeks following its dreadful start to the season. The […]

It hasn’t been the best season for the Toronto Raptors. Yet they recently proved that they can go toe-to-toe with some of the league’s titans by nearly upsetting the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. But instead of feeling good about himself and his squad, guard Fred VanVleet had an interesting take on the Raptors’ campaign. […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Ivica Zubac posterized Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam on Tuesday. Zubac, who has been tremendous for the Clippers this season, rose up and dunked on Siakam’s face with no hesitation whatsoever. It was arguably the highlight of the evening as the Clippers went on to defeat the Raptors, 105-100.  Zubac […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will play host to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Clippers prediction and pick. Although Toronto’s season is virtually over, they have continued to compete as they defeated the Lakers in their last contest. Los Angeles has been reeling of […]

On Friday, in Game 63 of the 2020-21 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers, for the first time, took the floor with Dennis Schroder, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Andre Drummond together in the starting lineup. L.A. fell in disappointing fashion to the Sacramento Kings, but at least they could be encouraged by the […]

The slumping Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in sixth place in the Western Conference, tied with the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks and seventh-seeded Portland Trail Blazers. This has the Lakers in danger of participating in the play-in tournament. Even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis back in the lineup after extended absences, the Lakers are struggling […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers are firmly in play-in tournament territory with a 36-28 record, LeBron James is bluntly voicing his opposition to the concept. “Whoever came up with that shit needs to be fired,” said James on Sunday. “But, whatever.” Following the Lakers’ uninspired 121-114 loss to the Toronto Raptors (27-38) at Staples […]

After welcoming back LeBron James last Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers now take on the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center this Sunday. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Lakers prediction and pick. The Raptors are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-38 […]

The Toronto Raptors face off against the Denver Nuggets for the second time this season in the Mile High City. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Raptors currently hold an overall record of 26-36, and are 27-35 against the spread. Toronto is coming off a loss […]

The Philadephia 76ers may have been unsuccessful when they first pursued Kyle Lowry at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t mean they’re done trying. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the Sixers will be contenders for Lowry’s services in the free-agency market, with the franchise hoping to complete a sign-and-trade for the veteran point guard. […]

The Toronto Raptors suffered another defeat on Tuesday, as they fell to the Brooklyn Nets, 116-103. Fred VanVleet had a forgettable evening against the Nets and in his post-game interview, the 6-foot-1 point guard did not hold back with his comments. It seems like VanVleet was feeling a bit under the weather entering Tuesday night’s […]

The return of the King is imminent. On Monday night, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin included this notable update on the status of LeBron James in his recap following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114-103 victory over the Orlando Magic. “James could return as soon as this week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. James has looked ‘strong’ in […]

The Brooklyn Nets travel to Florida Tuesday to face off against the Toronto Raptors for the third time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Raptors prediction and pick. The Nets hold a record of 41-20 overall, but they’re only 31-30 against the spread. Brooklyn is coming off a statement win […]

Khem Birch has become quite the revelation for the Toronto Raptors ever since he joined his home country’s squad. On Monday night in their win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Montreal native tied his career-high with 14 points, most of which came off assists from star point guard Kyle Lowry. Birch himself admitted that it […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has spoken out on the now-viral video of Freddie Gillespie and Malachi Flynn doing their rather cringeworthy yet totally hilarious rendition of Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.” Gillespie and Flynn recently underwent their rookie initiation (one of many I presume) wherein team veteran Kyle Lowry asked them to […]

When you’re a rookie in the NBA, you have no choice but to go through some sort of initiation ritual. This was exactly the case for Malachi Flynn and Freddie Gillespie of the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately for them, they have a guy like Kyle Lowry as their vet, and the six-time All-Star made sure that […]

The injury bug continues to do damage to the Toronto Raptors. Right as the Raptors got a number of key players back, lanky big man Chris Boucher sustained a left knee injury in Wednesday’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets. Luckily, Boucher only suffered a sprained MCL and not a major injury that will definitely knock […]

The Toronto Raptors are just outside of the playoff picture to make the play-in game at the moment. Currently, in 12th place and half-game behind the 10th place Washington Wizards, the Raptors are doing everything they can to make the playoffs. Before the trade deadline, the front office made a trade with the Portland Trail […]