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When Kawhi Leonard joined the Los Angeles Clippers before the start of this season, the Toronto Raptors needed others to step up in his absence. Ultimately, Leonard’s decision left Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam as the front men of the Raptors. These two All-Stars have received plenty of help, though, including from NBA Finals hero […]

Toronto Raptors talent Kyle Lowry made his best Tom Brady/Michael Vick impersonation early in this playoff series, connecting with Pascal Siakam for a touchdown — ahem, lead pass — in the opening moments of Game 1 against the Brooklyn Nets. Yo @Eagles, when are try-outs? – @Klow7 pic.twitter.com/a0NHzPmPnx — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) August 17, 2020 […]

As most expected, the Toronto Raptors secured a Game 1 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. However, despite the convincing win, Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry has no intention of letting their easy victory get in their heads. In Kyle Lowry’s mind, he believes that the best thing to do would be to […]

Fred VanVleet put up 30 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series. The Raptors open up their title defense taking Game 1 of the series against the Nets. 👀🏆@FredVanVleet: 30 PTS, 11 ASTS@pskills43: 18 PTS, 11 REBS pic.twitter.com/RddmERXp89 […]

The Toronto Raptors took a page out of the Phoenix Suns’ book and surprised the team with family members doing the starting lineups. The players enjoyed the video before they took on the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of their first-round series. The Raptors surprised their players by having family members introduce them for their […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings will be participating in the NBA draft lottery after they both missed out on postseason play, going a combined 5-11 in the seeding games in Orlando. Now, without playoff games to tweet about, the social media accounts of the Pelicans and Kings had some fun on Monday and […]

The debut New Balance signature shoe for Los Angeles Clippers forward and Fun Guy Kawhi Leonard will be released on Thursday. Fittingly, it’s inspired by the biggest shot in Leonard’s career: Kawhi Leonard's first @newbalancehoops signature sneaker releases this Thursday. The KAWHI '4 Bounces' is inspired by his game-winning shot against the 76ers last year […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs are finally upon us. At one point we weren’t sure we were going to make it, but thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of everyone in the league, here we are. There’s so much to cover in our version of predictions for the 2020 NBA Playoffs, so without further adieu, […]

Not a lot of experts believe that Marc Gasol and the Toronto Raptors will successfully defend their title this 2020. After all, they don’t have a superstar-caliber player like the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. However, Gasol reminded everyone that basketball is a team sport, and it’s group effort and chemistry that wins titles. […]

Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors have become used to having rowdy home crowds during the playoffs in recent years. The Jurassic Park setup outside Scotiabank Arena also brings a party atmosphere before and after games. The Raptors will obviously not have the advantage of playing in front of their loud fans this year, and […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to face an uphill battle to kick off their postseason campaign as they take on the defending champion Toronto Raptors in the first round. Nets swingman Caris LeVert will need to carry much of the load for a depleted Brooklyn side, and the 25-year-old recently shared how teammate Kyrie Irving […]

Less than 48 hours until Game 1 of the Brooklyn Nets’ opening round playoff series against the defending NBA champions Toronto Raptors, veteran swingman Joe Harris wasted absolutely no time in gearing up for what should be a must-watch Eastern Conference clash. Fresh off a quick meal with Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Doug McDermott, Harris was […]

As far as odds go, the Brooklyn Nets are one of the teams that many expect to have a short postseason run this season. Finishing seventh in the Eastern Conference, the Nets are set to face off against the second-seeded Toronto Raptors, who also happen to be the NBA’s defending champs. Obviously, this is not […]

The Toronto Raptors finished the 2018-19 NBA season with an NBA-best 58-24 overall record and went on to claim their first championship in franchise history. This season, the team seems to be on pace to defend its title, but they’re doing it without the services of Kawhi Leonard, who is now playing for the Clippers. […]

Toronto Raptors assistant coach and former NBA player Adrian Griffin deny the serious allegations of domestic abuse and various other offenses that were made by his former wife, Audrey Griffin. On Thursday morning, Audrey Griffin wrote a note on social media laying out a litany of alarming and heinous claims against the Raptors coach, who […]

The defending champion Toronto Raptors begin their title defense against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. It’s a series they should win considering they are the No. 2 seed and the Nets are playing without a plethora of key players. Despite the departures of superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is set to return to the court on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Embiid left Sunday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers after six minutes of court time upon sustaining a left ankle injury. He missed the consequent matchup against the Phoenix […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been viewed as the favorite in the Eastern Conference all season, but are the defending champion Toronto Raptors looking to take that title? With the two sides set to square off on Monday night, the debate train is building steam. The Raptors are rolling right now. In fact, the team has […]

The highly anticipated Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors showdown on Monday night is losing much of its luster. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will sit out the game against the Raptors due to oral surgery, according to the team. He had previously been listed on the injury report as probable due to a toothache. While Milwaukee […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were unable to clinch a spot in the play-in round by losing to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, but Ja Morant added several more incredible highlights to his reel as his Grizzlies attempted to make a big comeback. Morant is known for his aerial theatrics, and he threw down a pair of […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol was none too pleased with himself after banking in a 3-pointer during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol pulled the trigger from way beyond the arc, getting the friendly bounce off the glass for the three points. But he seemed disgusted immediately afterwards, shaking his head even […]

The Boston Celtics pulled off a huge win on Friday, defeating the defending champs — the Toronto Raptors — in a 122-100 blowout. After the game, C’s head coach Brad Stevens was asked to comment about his team’s victory, and the 43-year-old credited his team’s mindset entering the game. According to Stevens, he’s delighted with […]

Prior to their game against the Boston Celtics on Friday, the Toronto Raptors arrived by wearing a special shirt honoring the first ever African-American general manager in the NBA, Wayne Embry. The @Raptors arrive in shirts honoring Wayne Embry, the first Black general manager & team president in NBA history. BOS vs. TOR // 9pm […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol is aware that the media has been downplaying their chances to win another title. He understands that they have it’s part of their job but if he’s concerned, he doesn’t really care about the whispers surrounding them. Speaking with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Gasol expressed his supreme confidence […]

Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon and Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry got into a scuffle during Wednesday’s NBA game after Gordon felt Lowry tried to hurt him. Gordon actually left the game with a hamstring injury and wasn’t happy with Lowry. Thanks to the fine folks of Twitter, we now have an idea […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got off to a decent start in the NBA restart, but they were fairly unimpressive against a shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers team that was missing 37 points of offense from its bench with Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell out of the bubble. That trend continued on Wednesday when the purple and […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet showed no mercy against Orlando Magic youngster Markelle Fultz on Wednesday at Disney World. VanVleet was pushing the ball coast to coast and appeared to be stopping his dribble to call out a play. But the Raptors guard decided on a split second to drive past Fultz with a […]

By the looks of it, Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet has one powerful tattoo on his left shoulder. VanVleet’s shoulder tattoo is of a ladder going up to heaven, an extended hand, a dove for peace, and the phrase “always missed never forgotten.” It’s assumed that VanVleet is honoring a deceased family member. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4k1TBdH1_n/?utm_source=ig_embed […]

Not many expected the Toronto Raptors to keep their standing as one of the elite teams in the NBA following the departure of last year’s Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. But alas, Toronto has managed to remain a top-2 team in the East throughout the regular season. Entering the bubble games in Orlando, experts still pegged […]

Norman Powell of the Toronto Raptors has been struggling as of late. Head coach Nick Nurse has seen this familiar scene before, noting that sooner or later, the guard will finally get his mojo back. Before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March, Powell had been averaging 16.2 points per game in 28.7 minutes. But […]

Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk was slapped with a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of their 107-103 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday. After a thorough review though, the official admittrf that it was the wrong call. The play occurred in the fourth quarter at the 6:56 minute mark with the game […]

The Toronto Raptors are indeed the defending NBA champions, though the Eastern Conference franchise did lose All-Star swingman Kawhi Leonard to free agency this past offseason. As a result, the surging Milwaukee Bucks have remained the favorites to ultimately come out of the East this time around. However, with the Raptors playing quite well since […]

Toronto Raptors rookie Terence Davis arrived to Toronto’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday wearing a mask with a hole in it. Davis previously posted on social media about possible conspiracies with COVID-19, so it is possible he purposely wore the controversial mask. https://twitter.com/Hou5ton4L/status/1289734082880913410 As a result of Davis’ mistake, the NBA has […]

All season long, several experts have refused to acknowledge the Toronto Raptors as legitimate title contenders despite being the defending champions. However, if head coach Nick Nurse is concerned, he’s not bothered one bit. Per Tim Bontemps of ESPN, Nurse was asked if he’s concerned that basketball analysts are not convinced that they can successfully […]

The NBA is reiterating to players the need to wear masks/facial coverings in the Orlando bubble. Marc Stein of The New York Times reported teams were instructed to dedicate some time to the importance of wearing a mask at the next team meeting: NBA teams were notified today by the league office to re-emphasize the use […]

The Toronto Raptors enjoyed an emphatic victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. While Kyle Lowry was their star of the night, it was Toronto’s suffocating defense that led them to the 107-92 victory over the No. 1 team in the West. According to Lowry, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse initially intended to ease […]

Players and coaches on both the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers took a knee during the playing of the national anthem on Saturday. It was a symbolic gesture against systemic racism not only in the United States and Canada, but throughout the entire world as well. For his part, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their first defeat inside the Disney bubble on Saturday, falling to the Toronto Raptors, 107-92. However, superstar Anthony Davis is not losing sleep about it. According to Davis, despite their offensive woes, the most important takeaway is that LA’s defense remains on point. “I’m not too worried about our offense,” […]

Kyle Lowry had an excellent performance for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, as he led his team to an impressive 107-92 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. What he did on the court was not his only concern though, with Lowry also sharing his thoughts on both teams’ decision to take a knee during the […]