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The Toronto Raptors might have kept veteran point guard Kyle Lowry through the trade deadline, but that does not mean he will return to “The 6” as a Raptor. Toronto is playing home games in Tampa, Florida this year because of the Canadian government’s refusal to allow the likes of the Raptors and Toronto Blue […]

It’s not every day that an NBA star gets an honorary doctorate and Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors knows this. The 35-year-old is poised to get his own honorary award from the Acadia University in Nova Scotia, and he’s starting his doctorate career with an epic remark fitting for any respectable academic. “It ain’t […]

The Brooklyn Nets will head down to Tampa to take on the Toronto Raptors for the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Raptors prediction and pick. Toronto was able to conquer the first matchup of the season by six points. Toronto is finally starting to string together […]

After so many years of being a top-tier team in the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a tough season. The Raptors are currently 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 24-34 record, thanks in large part to a crazy COVID-19 season that has resulted in a number of key players […]

Toronto Raptors big man Khem Birch believes that his fellow Canadian Lu Dort is the future of their country. However, Birch isn’t really in favor of Dort’s flopping antics on Sunday. After the Raptors’ 112-106 victory over the Thunder, Birch heaped praise on Dort by calling him the future of Canadian basketball. For him, Dort […]

Chris Boucher had a different fire on Sunday night as he put not just his Toronto Raptors on his back, but the entire city of Montreal. It was a special night for the city as three of Montreal’s homegrown players, Boucher and teammate Khem Birch and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Luguentz Dort, took center stage. In […]

With key starters resting on a Sunday night, it was up to Chris Boucher and Gary Trent Jr. to lead the way for the Toronto Raptors. And they did take full advantage of the opportunity as they torched the Oklahoma City Thunder for a huge 112-106 win. Boucher and Trent combined for 54 points and […]

The NBA has just slapped the Toronto Raptors with a hefty fine amounting to $25,000 for what has been deemed as a “misinterpretation” of the injuries involving two of their players. According to reports, the Raptors will need to pay up after opting to rest two of their starters in Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby […]

The NBA’s plans for a play-in tournament for the playoffs have been met with some conflicting reactions from throughout the NBA. Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has come out to share his sentiments on the idea and the 27-year-old did not hold back with his statement. In a rather hot take on the issue, FVV […]

The Toronto Raptors have had one of the toughest seasons in recent memory for the franchise. The Raptors are 23-34 which has them sitting in 10th in the Eastern Conference while sitting key players nightly. They have had, perhaps, the most difficult season of any team in the league this season. COVID has ravaged the […]

The Toronto Raptors will be missing virtually half of their team when they take on the Orlando Magic on Friday. Reports state that Kyle Lowry is among six players that are likely to miss Friday’s tilt. According to Blake Murphy of The Athletic, Lowry will be joined by Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby on the sidelines: […]

Toronto Raptors swingman OG Anunoby took credit for teammate Garry Trent Jr. looking fresh prior to their match against the San Antonio Spurs at Amalie Arena on Wednesday. According to OG, Trent was just a copycat who mimicked his own version of a silk fit, which he rocked earlier this season. Trent, who was acquired […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan faced off with his old team and saw a new and improved OG Anunoby. After the game, DeRozan shared his thoughts on the Toronto Raptors forward’s improvement. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN, DeRozan revealed that he actually worked out with Anunoby last summer. The Spurs guard recalled that just […]

The 2020-2021 NBA schedule has been insane, to say the least. While it may have benefited basketball fans to watch a ton of daily, it clearly doesn’t suit well for any player right now. One veteran assistant coach in the league told ESPN’S Bextern Holmes that the NBA schedule has been the worst he’s ever […]

The San Antonio Spurs will head down to Florida to take on the Toronto Raptors for the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Raptors prediction and pick. San Antonio came away victorious in the first head-to-head meeting by a score of 119-114. The Spurs are currently […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam lost 15 pounds last month after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Recently, the one-time All-Star opened up about his alarming weight loss and what type of impact it has had on his level of play. Siakam admitted that he lost […]

The Toronto Raptors or should I say Tampa Bay (at least for this season) Raptors cannot catch a break. It’s been an underwhelming season so far for the 2019 champions and it even got a little more disappointing on Tuesday. Head coach Nick Nurse mentioned that he has no timetable for the return of Fred […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons can still remember the 2019 playoffs like it was yesterday. After all, the Sixers were just one game away from the Eastern Conference Finals, only to be denied by Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors. Speaking with Rachel Nichols on The Jump, Simmons recalled the heartbreaking moment and admitted that […]

On the five-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s legendary final game with the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs wing DeMar DeRozan—then with the Toronto Raptors—recounted watching the epic and on-brand performance from his late idol and friend. DeRozan penned a guest column for the Los Angeles Times describing the unforgettable experience watching Bryant will his way […]

It wasn’t long ago when Gary Trent Jr. was scorching opposing squads in the Bubble for the Portland Trail Blazers. During his stint in Orlando, Trent averaged 13.6 points in 32.9 minutes per game. The shooting guard also connected  46.5% of his shots from the field and 47.9% from the arc, making his shot selection […]

Kyle Lowry had his teammate’s back after Pascal Siakam basically lost it for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday against the New York Knicks. Lowry didn’t throw Siakam under the bus and mentioned after the game that Siakam’s costly mistake in the Raptors’ final possession is something they should not really dwell on. “He was about […]

Oh boy, the guys at Shaqtin’ A  Fool will surely have a field day on Pascal Siakam’s blunder of epic proportions on Sunday. Apart from committing a crucial double-dribble violation against the New York Knicks, the 27-year-old Toronto Raptors forward even had the gall to request for a Coach’s Challenge after the call was made. […]

One of the main reasons why the New York Knicks are showing off this season is the trust and chemistry between. They put this on display against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday in a late-game play between Julius Randle and RJ Barrett. With under a minute left in the game, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry converted […]

The Toronto Raptors will head north to take on the New York Knicks for the second time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Knicks prediction and pick. Toronto defeated New York 100-83 in their first meeting back in December. The Raptors have found a second life as they’ve won […]

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone. But before it ended, the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers reached an agreement. In the deal, the Raptors sent Norman Powell and received Rodney Hood and Gary Trent Jr. Since the trade, Trent Jr. has been going off. In the nine games he’s played so far, […]

The Toronto Raptors knew they were getting a young, serviceable player in Gary Trent Jr. as part of that Norman Powell trade with the Portland Trail Blazers at the deadline. But perhaps even the Raptors brass couldn’t have anticipated just how good he’d become for the team. The former second-round pick has only played nine […]

Gary Trent Jr. has been balling out of his mind since being traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Toronto Raptors over the deadline. Sure, some Raps fans are missing the two-way services of Norman Powell, but Trent Jr.’s amazing display as of late has them forgetting all about him. After setting a career-high 31 […]

The Toronto Raptors flexed their defensive prowess against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Both Collin Sexton and Darius Garland got their efforts rejected at the rim in a pair of impressive defensive sequences by the Raptors. First off, Chris Boucher erased a Darius Garland layup attempt with an outstanding stretch: On @chrisboucher? Naw, fam. […]

Gary Trent Jr. has been loving life with the Toronto Raptors. On Saturday, he further established his growing reputation of being a well-loved figure within the team following a tremendous first-half performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Trent dropped a cool 25 points in the first half of action as he led the Raptors to a […]

It has been confirmed that the Toronto Raptors will be without Kyle Lowry yet again for Saturday’s tilt against the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, the six-time All-Star appears set to return for Sunday, putting an end to what is likely going to be a six-game absence. Blake Murphy of The Athletic reports that while Lowry has […]

Good news for Toronto Raptors fans: there continues to be no shortage of love between Toronto and newcomer Gary Trent Jr. The 22-year-old seems to have found a home with the Raptors after he was dealt by the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Norman Powell, and the swooning of head coach Nick Nurse over […]

It has been a wildly disappointing year for the team up north that is playing down south this year. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse shared his thoughts before their game on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.  “I’m not sure it could get any funkier this year than it’s gotten,” […]

The league suspended several Toronto Raptors players including Fred VanVleet for their apparent role in the scuffle with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Fans who tuned in to the game were puzzled about VanVleet’s suspension, but especially VanVleet himself who flocked to Twitter to express his thoughts. VanVleet just had to laugh out loud […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley isn’t happy with how the NBA handled the altercation between the Lakers and the Toronto Raptors earlier this week. The 35-year-old called out the league for the rather steep penalties the office has handed to Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker and Montrezl Harrell. THT was slapped with a one-game suspension […]

It appears to be the end of the road for three-time NBA champion Patrick McCaw and the Toronto Raptors. McCaw will try to continue his pro career with another NBA team. On Thursday, the Raptors officially waived the 25-year-old McCaw after nearly two whole seasons with the team (per Shams Charania of The Athletic). The […]

Zach LaVine ended the Toronto Raptors on Thursday with a big-time dagger trey to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 122-113 win. This was in spite of a career performance from Toronto big man Chris Boucher. LaVine drained a contested triple with less than a minute remaining in the ballgame which pretty much ended all […]

The Toronto Raptors — or one could say, Tampa Raptors — are entering Thursday’s game versus the Chicago Bulls shorthanded, as coach Nick Nurse knows. This is all because of guard OG Anunoby’s flagrant foul on Dennis Schroder last Tuesday, which garnered multiple fines and suspensions from both the Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers players.  […]

It was earlier reported that Talen-Horton Tucker has been identified as one of three players that have been slapped with suspensions by the league following their involvement in Tuesday’s melee. Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has spoken up about the matter as he addresses his team’s current lack of warm bodies available. According […]

On Thursday, the NBA announced that Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet and forward Deandre Bembry, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen-Horton Tucker have been suspended for one game each for their roles in a scuffle during the Lakers’ 110-101 win over the Raptors on Tuesday. In a press release by the league, VanVleet, Bembry, and […]