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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 […]

The Toronto Raptors came out with a highly impressive performance in their first bubble game, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-92. Even Lakers superstar LeBron James could not help but send praises over Toronto’s way. King James acknowledged how the defending champs exhibited their “championship DNA” on Saturday. LeBron admitted that they went against — […]

After leading the Toronto Raptors to a convincing victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Lowry made sure to leave his mark by video-bombing teammate Fred VanVleet during his post-game interview. The six-time All-Star also showcased his awesome dance moves in the process. WYD, @Klow7 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZwLKU1FkCy — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) August 2, 2020 Kyle […]

Kyle Lowry had a tremendous performance on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the veteran point guard led his team to an impressive 107-92 victory. Lowry was so outstanding that he was praised as the “best leader” the Raptors has ever had – by none other than NBA legend Isiah Thomas. Thomas, himself one […]

On June 13, 2019, Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to its first title in franchise history. Nearly a month later, the 2019 Finals MVP bolted the team he just won a championship with and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. Landing the big fish has never been the norm for Toronto. Being the only […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off against the defending champs — the Toronto Raptors on Saturday — in LA’s second out of eight seeding games in the bubble. This contest holds a bit more relevance for the Lakers than what most might assume, considering how they could actually officially clinch the top […]

The NBA is committed to using its platform to continue advocating for racial justice throughout the restart in Orlando, and Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol believes the messages put forth by the players and the league won’t dissipate. Over a Zoom call, Gasol was asked if he was concerned that the return to meaningful basketball […]

The defending NBA-champion Toronto Raptors are back where they were last season: the second seed in the Eastern Conference, contending for a championship. Furthermore, they’re doing so after losing superstar Kawhi Leonard to free agency. They’re in this situation thanks to a combination of veteran reliability and young players on the rise. One of those […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam is likely to appear on an All-Defensive team for his work in 2019-20, but Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker clearly doesn’t care. Booker threw a vicious facial on Siakam during Tuesday’s scrimmage, absolutely embarrassing the Raptors forward. During the third quarter, Booker took a screen from center Deandre Ayton and […]

Toronto Raptors fans need not to worry about Fred VanVleet. After colliding knees with Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons in their scrimmage on Sunday, VanVleet gave a positive update on his injury. FVV had to leave the game, but the Raptors guard didn’t seem to be hampered by the knee injury during Monday’s practice. […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is aware that his team doesn’t have a big star in the MVP race. Nevertheless, he’s proud of his team and knows that they’re the best in what they do. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, Nurse pointed out what makes his team special. According to him, the quintet […]

Toronto Raptors big man Chris Boucher has called out Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green for the latter’s remarks about the “Black Lives Matter” logo on the team’s buses. Late last week, Green questioned the “Black Lives Matter” buses of the Raptors. The Warriors star seemed sincerely curious on why the team decided to put […]

Despite the departure of  Kawhi Leonard in free agency, Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors racked up the second-best record in the Eastern Conference before the 2019-20 season was suspended in March due to COVID-19. Prior to the start of the 2019-20 campaign, most NBA pundits picked the Raptors to be a middle-of-the-pack team in […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka earlier expressed his belief in how his team can match up “perfectly” with the league-best Milwaukee Bucks. Toronto veteran point guard Kyle Lowry was asked to share his two cents worth about the matter, and the six-time All-Star had a somewhat mixed reaction to the same. Speaking to Joe […]

There are still a few days left before the official resumption of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, but the league already has its first “bubble scuffle” between Portland Trailblazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Toronto Raptors slotman Serge Ibaka. The pair got into it pretty good around the 4-minute mark of the second quarter during their respective […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was forced to leave the team’s Sunday evening scrimmage against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a left knee injury. The Raptors reported VanVleet left with a “banged” left knee and would not return to the contest. Update: Fred VanVleet, banged left knee, will not return. — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) […]

If you’re in need of a pick-me-up today, we’ve certainly got the thing for you. If this clip of Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet’s daughter doesn’t make you smile … you can probably try and look elsewhere. Anyway, VanVleet’s young daughter, Sanaa, had the most adorable reaction upon seeing her dad on the television. Here’s […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka believes the Raptors match up “perfectly” with the Milwaukee Bucks. Most pundits believe the Raptors and Bucks will meet in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. If that happens, Ibaka is confident Toronto can beat Milwaukee, again. “I think we match with them perfectly,” Raptors big man Serge Ibaka told […]

The Toronto Raptors have been very active in showing their support as an organization to the widespread “Black Lives Matter” movement. Team general manager Masai Ujiri has been at the very forefront of this initiative, and recently, the high-ranking team executive explained why they decided to use their team bus as another avenue to promote […]

NBA legend Tracy McGrady had quite a story to tell about former Toronto Raptors teammate Charles Oakley and a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. McGrady recently went on the “All the Smoke Podcast” with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, and he narrated a hilarious (and kinda scary) story about how Oakley once poured a bottle […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet believes that the natural order of things will soon fix the team’s current player rotation dilemma. After getting devastated by the injury bug all year, the defending champs had to bring in a surplus of talent to keep themselves competitive in the much-improved Eastern Conference. While the hiatus allowed Raps players […]

The Toronto Raptors are always such a pleasant surprise. They may not be as talked about as the glamour names of the NBA, but Toronto certainly gets the job done. Prior to the season, everyone expected that the Raptors would feel the absence of Kawhi Leonard, especially on the defensive end. However, that has not […]

Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is upset that the NBA boxed players in by limiting what phrases they could put on the back of their jerseys for the “bubble” games. During a conference call with Raptors reporters, Powell went off on the NBA. “I was really disappointed in the options that were given to us,” […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is the rare NBA superstar who doesn’t seem all that interested in promoting his brand on a daily basis. It’s not accurate to say he’s disinterested in marketing himself considering his ambitions to play in Los Angeles (though he does hail from Southern California), but Leonard—who is not on […]

Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol was among those who underwent a massive physical transformation during the NBA’s nearly four-month hiatus. Gasol lost a bunch of weight, and — much like Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic — practically looks unrecognizable. Marc Gasol has lost some serious weight😳 pic.twitter.com/iKFddDKdaV — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 20, 2020 Now, […]