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New York Knicks owner James Dolan is planning to pursue Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri to run the Knicks, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Ujiri is under contract with the Raptors through the 2021 season. Dolan is planning to give president Steve Mills, general manager Scott Perry and maybe even head coach David […]

Toronto Raptors phenom Pascal Siakam has quickly gained respect from his peers as a knockdown shooter, something that was completely lacking from his mostly-athletic game three years ago. The Cameroonian has transformed his game almost miraculously. Only two seasons ago, the New Mexico State product was averaging a mere 7.3 points in his second season […]

The L.A. Clippers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, 98-88. Kawhi Leonard struggled all night, finishing with just 12 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists on 2-of-11 shooting from the field and nine turnovers. Leonard’s matchup with his former team took all the limelight, but it was his teammates who really stepped up both […]

Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with a contusion in his right eye after getting poked by Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard on Monday. Anunoby saw a specialist on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He will miss Toronto’s game on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Kawhi Leonard by accidentally bloodies former […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard was all business when he faced his former squad, the Toronto Raptors, on Monday night. Asked about whether he thought about his special run with the Raptors last season during the game, Leonard simply brushed it aside and said that he would rather focus on the now with the […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors faced off on Monday night at Staples Center. For Kawhi Leonard, it was his first time taking on Nick Nurse and the Raptors, the team he helped lead to the 2019 NBA championship. Prior to the Clippers’ 98-88 victory, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse addressed […]

Ahead of their duel against the LA Clippers, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse reflected on the 2019 title run with Kawhi Leonard. Nurse said that he has a lot of favorite moments with Leonard. He got to know the two-time Finals MVP both as a player and a person through various meetings and encounters. […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is currently nursing a lingering thumb injury that will ultimately keep him away from the court for an extended period of time. However, while Lowry would much rather be on the court than along the bench injured, the veteran signal caller obviously understands that resting is his best option […]

Kawhi Leonard will be battling the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for the first time since bolting the team for the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency over the summer. While Raptors fans may be looking forward to it, it will surely just be another night at the office for Leonard. Leonard doesn’t have an […]

Toronto Raptors swingman Pascal Siakam and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named the Players of the Week for Week 3 of the NBA season. For the Raptors, Siakam averaged 30.3 points and 11.3 rebounds, while Harden put up 40.7 points, 9.3 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Rockets: The NBA has […]

The New York Knicks’ recent start to the 2019-20 NBA season has forced owner James Dolan to consider some changes. Among them is a potential change in the front office, which leads to him plotting to make another run at Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. […]

Despite the departure of reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard in the offseason, many still considered the Toronto Raptors to be a very competitive team entering the new season. After all, they are the defending champs, and surely, they weren’t going to give up their title without a fight. However, perhaps only few were able to […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse’s challenges, and subsequent failures, became something of a niche meme for many in the NBA community. Needless to say, Nurse was ecstatic when he finally struck gold with one of his challenges. He was asked after the Raptors’ 113-104 triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers about his feelings after […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam has flourished through the start of the 2019-20 season, even more so now that Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green aren’t taking shots away in the same starting lineup. The Most Improved Player award winner has been the beneficiary of Leonard departing for the Los Angeles Clippers and Green going to […]

Ahead of their matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors shared what he learned from the 2019 NBA Finals MVP during their title run. Siakam shared with the media the lessons he learned from Leonard — right after their 113-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Raptors’ […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t able to extend their win streak to eight games on Sunday night with the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors coming out on top against LeBron James and company. However, that didn’t stop veteran center Dwight Howard from continuing his postgame routine of practicing his free throws, post […]

The Toronto Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ seven-game winning streak, handing them a 113-104 defeat at the Staples Center on Sunday. The defending champs are staying in Los Angeles, as they take on the Clippers and former Raptors star Kawhi Leonard next on Monday. Asked what he thinks of his first encounter with Leonard […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is slowly emerging as one of the best two-way players in the league, and he displayed that on Sunday by denying Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Last season’s Most Improved Player sent a statement to the rest of the NBA, as he emphatically rejected the four-time MVP’s shot to […]

It took him seven tries, but Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse finally won his first ever NBA coach’s challenge on Sunday. In the third quarter of the defending champions’ road game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, Nurse finally got his way and got an initial call overturned in the Raptors’ favor. […]

There has been much said about Kawhi Leonard’s brief but successful tenure as a member of the Toronto Raptors. Head coach Nick Nurse has weighed in on how he feels that despite how some may have framed it outside of the organization, he saw that Leonard was in fact heavily involved with the team and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have made it clear that they will prioritize Kawhi Leonard’s long-term health in recent days, even at the risk of being fined. After all, the Toronto Raptors employed the “load management” strategy with Leonard throughout the 2018-19 season, and it culminated in a historic run to first NBA title in franchise […]

The Toronto Raptors lost a huge chunk of their rotation this past week when Serge Ibaka went down with an ankle injury and Kyle Lowry suffered a fracture in his left thumb. Ibaka is out indefinitely, while Lowry will be re-evaluated in two weeks. With two key veterans down, where do the defending champions go […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has opened up about his historic season with the Toronto Raptors. According to the reigning Finals MVP, Leonard always possessed a positive outlook about the organization and the city of Toronto: “I never went in with a negative mindset,” Leonard said, via Eric Koreen of The Athletic. “Playing with […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard and his L.A. Clippers will take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for the first time since Leonard departed in free agency. The two-time NBA Finals MVP led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA Championship, the franchise’s first ever title, in his lone season with Toronto. Leonard built a […]

Kawhi Leonard is finally where he wants to be, playing in LA on the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, Leonard was on the Toronto Raptors after the San Antonio Spurs traded him. Everyone in the league knew Leonard wanted the Spurs to trade him to the Lakers or Clippers. There was even a report from […]

On Monday, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard will face the Toronto Raptors for the first time since leaving them for LA in free agency. Leonard had a magical year with the Raptors. He guided the franchise to its first-ever championship and won his second Finals MVP. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of […]

The Toronto Raptors are currently dealing with injuries to multiple key players. According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Kyle Lowry will be sidelined for two weeks due to a fractured thumb and Serge Ibaka will be out indefinitely with a sprained ankle. The official diagnosis for Lowry was a ‘fracture of the distal […]

The defending champions Toronto Raptors cruised to 122-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, but lost Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka to separate injuries. Lowry was the first one to get hit by the injury bug, as he hurt his thumb after going for a steal against Derrick Favors. He initially managed to […]

It seems like the Toronto Raptors didn’t have to wait long for their Kawhi Leonard replacement as Pascal Siakam is balling out of his skin. He’s stepped up from the team’s first championship season and is now the new King in the North. Moreover, he just cemented his legitimacy to the throne after taking down […]

Despite dealing with a right adductor strain, New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball plans to play on Friday against the Toronto Raptors. The team has officially listed Ball as probable. The former No. 2 overall pick is going to give it a go, though. While telling reporters he’s going to play, Ball also talked […]

The Toronto Raptors won against the Sacramento Kings in a close contest that had fans on the edge of their seats. They enjoyed watching Pascal Siakam dominate the opposition as he finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. However, plenty of fans will remember a specific moment from the game that they will […]

Nick Nurse is a great coach. Pascal Siakam and the rest of the Toronto Raptors can agree to that. However, the 2018-19 season’s Most Improved Player cannot help but poke fun at his head coach when he was asked about his coach’s challenges. Chris O’Leary asked the forward about his head coach’s terrible record when […]

Toronto Raptors guard Patrick McCaw is expected to miss several weeks of action due to an injury that requires surgery on his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. McCaw has been dealing with the left knee ailment throughout the early stages of this season. He was held out of Saturday […]

The NBA is still very much up for grabs, with less than a month’s worth of games played, but there are five teams distinguished with surprisingly good performances due to either rookies, team ball, or changing the trajectory of a franchise’s future. 5. Miami Heat The Miami Heat are tied for first in the Eastern […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse isn’t going to give Pascal Siakam special treatment just because he’s the best player on the team. Nurse says Siakam hasn’t been smart this season in terms of committing fouls and needs to be better moving forward: Nick Nurse with some strong words on Pascal Siakam's early-season foul trouble: […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is hoping center Marc Gasol can be more of a focal point on offense for the team as the season progresses, according to a report from Michael Grange of Sportsnet. Gasol has struggled to find a rhythm through the early stages of this campaign. In fact, the Spanish-born big […]

The Milwaukee Bucks emerged victorious against the defending champion Toronto Raptors on Saturday with a final score of 115-105. Following the entertaining contest, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo admitted to the satisfaction this victory brought to him, considering how it was the Raptors that eliminated Milwaukee from last season’s Eastern Conference Finals. The win still felt […]

The Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Toronto Raptors in what turned out to be an entertaining game of basketball. The defending champs gave the Bucks a challenging game, but Giannis Antetokounmpo made sure that they will see the game through. Giannis finished with 36 points, 15 rebounds eight assists, a steal, and a block. It was […]

Mike Conley has not gotten off to a great start with his new Utah Jazz club. In six games, he is averaging just 13.2 points, 4.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 27.8 minutes per game while shooting 33.3 percent from the floor, 29.7 percent from three-point range and 81.8 percent from the free-throw […]