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Stephen Curry cleared the first phase of his return to the court after spending a few hours in a full-tilt scrimmage with the Golden State Warriors’ G League affiliate in Santa Cruz. The “growing expectation” is that Curry, who has been out for the past four months, will return on Thursday when the Warriors take […]

Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday in what could be a preview of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. Antetokounmpo says last year’s Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Raptors was on his mind throughout the entire game on Tuesday. The Bucks lost in six games after taking […]

We were all treated to an outstanding battle between the defending champion Toronto Raptors and the league-best Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, with the latter coming away with a huge 108-97 victory on the road. At the end of the day, this was just one out of the 82 other regular-season games for both teams, but […]

The Indiana Pacers took part in rarified air, bouncing back from a 46-point loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday to a season-best 39-point victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. The massive win makes the Pacers the second team in NBA history to go from a 35-point loss to a 35-point win in consecutive […]

Prior to the start of this season, not many would have predicted that the Toronto Raptors would be able to successfully defend their Eastern Conference title. Teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers were always the favorites to come out of the East this term, but at this point in the campaign, Toronto has […]

Toronto Raptors global ambassador and hip-hop icon Drake was playing mind games with the Milwaukee Bucks at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night, boldly flashing an NBA championship belt along with a WWE belt as he sat courtside for the intense battle. Giannis Antetokounmpo, however, did not seem to mind. After helping his team escape with […]

Toront Raptors guard Kyle Lowry has a lot of some of zany antics on the court, which almost always lead to winning plays for his team. Even if fans don’t agree with them, one has to admit they are often quite effective when it comes to on-court performance. However, on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee […]

Not a lot of people can say they dunked on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. OG Anunoby of the Toronto Raptors is now on that shortlist after throwing down a two-handed hammer right over the top of the reigning league MVP. Eastern Conference leaders Raptors and Bucks are currently figuring in a tight game at […]

How come a Raptors forward is always in the way of Milwaukee Bucks MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo? This time it was third-year power forward Chris Boucher, as the Toronto bench player slammed home a put-back dunk over Antetokounmpo and wing Pat Connaughton on Tuesday night (via NBA TV). CHRIS BOUCHER 😳 pic.twitter.com/4HX2kVaX1L — NBA TV (@NBATV) […]

Rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake brought two championship belts to the team’s Tuesday game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been doing WWE moves pregame all season, so Drake wants to flex and make sure their visitors know who they are up against. Drake had to flex on the Bucks 😂 pic.twitter.com/vkcCGaNauC — […]

DeMar DeRozan only spent two seasons playing with a young Pascal Siakam, but he’s already been plenty aware of the steps the Cameroonian has taken to rise to stardom. The former Toronto Raptors shooting guard took note of Siakam’s work ethic from the start, something he’s managed to keep true to during his last two […]

As the Eastern Conference playoff picture rounds into form, two teams are emerging as legitimate threats to the Milwaukee Bucks: the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics. The Bucks are undoubtedly the team to beat in the East. With a league-leading 49-8 record, they’ve earned that accolade with a historic 2019-20 season led by reigning […]

The Toronto Raptors remain as an Eastern Conference powerhouse going out of the All-Star break. They solidified that notion with a historic win against the Indiana Pacers. According to StatMuse, the Raptors’ 127-81 win against the Pacers was the biggest in franchise history. The Raptors won by 46 points vs the Pacers — their largest […]

Chris Bosh is widely considered as one of the best Toronto Raptors of all time. However, with Pascal Siakam’s recent play, the fourth-year power forward is quickly rising up the ranks. After posting 37 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a 118-101 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday, Siakam joined Bosh […]

If branding guru and new New York Knicks marketeer Steve Stoute is the Drake of the New York Knicks, does that make Drake the Steve Stoute of the Toronto Raptors? Regardless, the rapper and actor went on air with TSN on Friday night in the Raptors’ matchup with the Phoenix Suns. Funny enough, Drake teased […]

The 2019-20 NBA campaign got back underway on Thursday night following the All-Star break, and with the festivities out of the way, things are about to get very serious. There are just two months remaining in the regular season, meaning the playoffs are upon us. Hard to believe, I know, but it feels like we […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the front-runner to sign veteran small forward Markieff Morris, who got a buyout from the Detroit Pistons. The Toronto Raptors also have interest in Morris, per Shams Charania of The Athletic: The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as a frontrunner to sign Markieff Morris, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA […]

There’s little doubt that Milwaukee Bucks reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will continue to dominate the league for years to come. This being the case, his impending free agency has gotten a ton of attention from every other NBA team, including the Toronto Raptors, even if the fact of the matter is that the likely scenario […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam has quite the backstory when it comes to his love for basketball. Growing up in Cameroon and playing the game, it had never occurred to him that someone from his country could make it in the NBA. Then Joel Embiid was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014, opening the […]

Rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake showed off his 2019 Raptors championship ring. Drake showed off his championship rings 💍🔥 (via ovoriicch/IG) pic.twitter.com/Jz0QM60ZsC — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 21, 2020 The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Finals in six games, capturing their first-ever title in franchise history. In just one season […]

One NBA executive believes the Toronto Raptors are the front-runners to sign Giannis Antetokounmpo if he leaves the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Sean Deveney of Heavy. If Antetokounmpo doesn’t sign the supermax extension with the Bucks after this season ends, he can become an unrestricted free agent in 2021: “I don’t think he leaves the […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry participated in his sixth-consecutive All-Star game this past weekend. As a member of Team Giannis, Lowry filled up the stat sheet in 28 minutes of play and posted 13 points, eight assists and five rebounds. However, no one was more impressed with Lowry’s All-Star game performance than his backcourt mate […]

Despite the rousing success of the new NBA All-Star Game format which drew praise from fans and players alike, many fans of the players on Team Giannis were a tad perplexed by the unusual decisions made by Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse in the game’s closing moments. The Elam Ending of the game (which […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet understands how good he and his teammates have things with Nick Nurse as their head coach and the front office above him. VanVleet said this when he was asked about the John Beilein situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers and whether it makes him even more appreciative of what the Raptors […]

Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh wasn’t named a 2020 NBA Hall of Fame finalist. The 35-year-old took to Instagram to express his disappointment, but vowed to stay positive: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8t4ODIJYe-/ In 893 games with the Toronto Raptors and Heat, Chris Bosh averaged 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and a block while shooting 49.4 percent from the field, […]

Following his emergence into mainstream recognition during the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia is perhaps one of the most popular supporters in the sport today. So much so, that the 68-year-old Indian-Canadian has become one of the first honorees of the newly-created “Superfan Gallery” of the Basketball Hall of Fame. A write-up […]

Boy, was I wrong about this team. After the Toronto Raptors lost Kawhi Leonard this past summer, I saw them as a 5 or 6-seed in the Eastern Conference, at best. I figured their aging roster coupled with their lack of star talent would drop them out of contention and that the Raptors would even […]

Toronto Raptors small forward Pascal Siakam was the 27th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He averaged 4.2 and 7.3 points per game in his first two seasons in the NBA, so naturally, no one really saw star potential in him. That all changed last season when the Raptors won their first-ever championship over […]

Though the unique tone of his laughter may lead some to believe otherwise, Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard is, in fact, not an alien from another planet. Leonard hails from Southern California. He’s known as a quiet sort of guy, though he will certainly bark out schemes and sets on the court when needed. Now a […]

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday to end the reigning champions’ magical 15-game winning streak. Forward Caris LeVert led the Nets’ 101-91 victory over the Raptors. He had a team-high 20 points, as well as seven rebounds and four assists. On the other hand, Joe Harris had 19 points and six rebounds […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan doesn’t exactly hand out a ton of dimes, as he has averaged just less than one assist per game (0.9) over his 10 year career. Maybe that’s why Jordan got slightly prematurely excited after finding Garrett Temple under the basket towards the end of the 1st quarter — only for […]

Toronto Raptors swingman OG Anunoby understands that sometimes, you have to take a more lighthearted approach to basketball. Anunoby had a humorous take on Toronto’s winning streak ahead of their game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, saying the only other time he has won this many games in a row is on the […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is being sued by an Oakland police officer, who alleges that the NBA exec assaulted him in the moments after Toronto won its first NBA championship last season against the Golden State Warriors. Ujiri isn’t happy about the lawsuit, per TSN: “It’s malicious in a way,” the Raptors executive said […]

Toronto Raptors swingman OG Anunoby wants big man Serge Ibaka to give him his credit for the scarf trend going on with the team right now. Ibaka has somewhat become a fashion guru with the Raptors this season. He has been arriving to games in extravagant garments, including large scarves, but we might have to […]

Steve Stoute, the music and marketing executive recently brought in to oversee a global rebrand of the New York Knicks, stopped by ESPN’s “First Take” Tuesday morning to trade barbs and discuss his new role with the struggling organization. During the conversation with Knicks fan Ros Gold-Onwude, Knicks fan Stephen A. Smith, and former Knicks […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was a notable absentee on Monday night when the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Sacramento Kings. The reigning Most Valuable Player winner missed his team’s 123-111 victory in order to attend to the birth of his first child. At this point, Antetokounmpo knows very little about fatherhood, but the Bucks superstar hopes to […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry is expected to play on Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lowry missed Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to whiplash: In Raptors news, expectations are that Kyle Lowry will play tonight against Minnesota — Doug Smith: Raptors (@SmithRaps) February 10, 2020 On the season, Lowry is averaging 19.6 […]

Masai Ujiri is being sued by an Oakland police officer, who alleges that the Raptors president assaulted him in the moments after Toronto won its first NBA championship. Via Dave Feshuk of The Toronto Star: In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in California, sheriff’s deputy Alan Strickland says Ujiri hit him in the face and […]

Another serviceable combo guard has been added to the NBA unrestricted free agent list, as the Phoenix Suns opened up a roster spot by waiving Tyler Johnson on Sunday. With several teams unable to reach a deal upon the trade deadline last Thursday, picking up from the free agent pool will be their last chance […]