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Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter will get to play in the Celtics’ Christmas Day game against the Toronto Raptors up in Canada. Kanter’s passport was suspended by Turkey for his criticism of the government: I’m Free 🇨🇦 — Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) December 23, 2019 Kanter signed a two-year, $9.7 million deal with Boston. The […]

The Toronto Raptors never truly believed that the Los Angeles Lakers were an option for Kawhi Leonard, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. While Leonard did meet with the Lakers in free agency, he ended up signing with the Los Angeles Clippers: No matter the intent, having a second suitor in Los Angeles was […]

Dennis Schroder and Kyle Lowry have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 9 of the season. Schroder averaged 25.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.3 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder went 4-0. Lowry, meanwhile, averaged 24.5 points, 10.0 assists and 6.5 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors went 4-0: Toronto Raptors guard […]

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers runs strong, and even five months after Kawhi Leonard made a league-changing decision to sign with the latter after winning a title with the Toronto Raptors, there is still resentment from a free agency process the league thoroughly investigated in the summer, according to […]

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has received clearance to play in Canada for the upcoming Christmas Day matchup against the Toronto Raptors, according to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston. Kanter has been forced to skip out on games played outside of the United States in recent years due to the highly stressful and tenuous […]

Kyle Lowry led an awe-inspiring comeback effort for the Toronto Raptors, who dug their way out of a seemingly unescapable 30-point hole against the Dallas Mavericks. The All-Star point man made play after play, closing the deficit and allowing his team back in the game, as a shellshocked Mavs defense found itself unable to find […]

After the Dallas Mavericks’ heartbreaking loss to the Toronto Raptors, Kristaps Porzingis shared his thoughts on the matter, noting that the Mavs did not just react properly to the opposing team’s pressure and energy. Porzingis: “We kind of folded under pressure.” pic.twitter.com/0IY9R7Dqge — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) December 22, 2019 In their 110-107 loss, the Mavericks […]

As the old adage goes, it’s never really over until the fat lady sings. The early goings of 2019-20 NBA regular season has been filled with mighty comebacks, as several teams have overcome large deficits to eventually steal a victory. The defending champions Toronto Raptors also got into the act on Sunday against the Dallas […]

In their heartbreaking loss on Sunday, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle took the blame for failing to respond to the Toronto Raptors’ 30-point comeback. In their 110-107 loss, the Mavs led by as much as 30 points against the defending champions. They practically had the game won but come the fourth quarter, the Nick […]

The Mavs ran into a team that wouldn’t quit. For the Toronto Raptors, 2019 is a year of blessings. They won their first NBA title thanks to an incredible team effort over the Golden State Warriors in June. Sunday, they mounted the greatest comeback in their history against the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks put on […]

Fred VanVleet will start for the Toronto Raptors on Friday against the Washington Wizards after missing the previous five games. VanVleet has recovered from a knee injury which he suffered on Dec. 8 versus the Philadelphia 76ers: VanVleet is back and starting. McCaw will start too — (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) December 20, 2019 The Raptors […]

The holiday season is in full swing, and even athletes aren’t immune to the charm of getting in tune with it. The Toronto Raptors recently shared a video of Kyle Lowry and Matt Thomas making a guest appearance at a ballet performance of “The Nutcracker,” and it went about as hilariously as one would expect: […]

The Toronto Raptors have been dealt a variety of tough blows in the injury department. They will be without Marc Gasol (strained left hamstring), Norman Powell (left shoulder, subluxation), and Pascal Siakam (strained groin) indefinitely, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Raptors announce that, in addition to Marc Gasol being out indefinitely, as @wojespn […]

The Toronto Raptors have already spent the first two months of the 2019-20 season weathering injuries to key players. Now, center Marc Gasol will miss “a period of weeks” due to a left hamstring injury that he sustained during Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol […]

Wednesday was bittersweet for coach Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors as they defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-99 but lost two key players in Marc Gasol and Norman Powell to separate injuries. “It’s too bad. A win with a heavy price, to be honest,” Nurse described the unfortunate incident, per Ryan Wolstat of The Toronto […]

Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol was removed from Wednesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons after suffering an apparent hamstring injury. He will not return: Update: Marc Gasol (left hamstring strain) will not return. — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) December 19, 2019 This is the first such hiccup for Gasol, who had played in all of […]

With the Detroit Pistons set to take on the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has probably had Raptors star Pascal Siakam on his mind. Siakam won 2019 NBA Most Improved Player after a season that saw him average 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. This season however, Siakam […]

Toronto Raptors head coach acknowledges that Pascal Siakam has been a superstar for his team this year. Nevertheless, Nurse — ever the realist — was also not afraid to state that Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James have separated themselves from the rest of the pack as the MVP frontrunners: Nurse was asked about MVP consideration […]

The Detroit Pistons will have both Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond in the lineup on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. Drummond has missed the previous two games due to avocado-induced eye inflammation. Meanwhile, Griffin didn’t play in the second half of Detroit’s road win over the Houston Rockets this past Saturday and sat out Monday’s […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green leaving in free agency, with a bunch of young players taking on larger roles in their rotation, the defending NBA-champion Toronto Raptors were generally viewed as a team that would sneak into the Eastern Conference playoffs but do little more this season. Well, something funny happened: their youngsters grew […]

The Toronto Raptors have already started to kick the tires on their attempt to woo Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in free agency, ensuring there’s enough cap space to make him a max-level offer in 2021. Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry is confident that the machine the franchise has built in the last few years will […]

The Toronto Raptors have given no indication that they would let go of team president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, but amid the rumors of the New York Knicks aiming to hire him, the baseline to do so would come at a stiff price. Ujiri is under contract until 2021, but he turned down a […]

The Toronto Raptors made a savvy move this summer, tacking on an extra year to Kyle Lowry at $30 million to make his contract more appealing to potential trade partners. Yet the Raptors might be too good to go into “sell mode” right away and deal Lowry, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe (h/t Sagar Trika […]

The Toronto Raptors are interested in re-signing point guard Fred VanVleet, but don’t want to compromise the cap space they’re hoping to free up to make a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via RealGM). “I think for Toronto, they look at this season and then they look at the […]

The Toronto Raptors came out firing against the Brooklyn Nets in their Saturday night matchup, drilling in nine 3-pointers in the first quarter. Entering the contest, the Raptors were averaging 13.5 long-distance connections on 36.1 attempts per game which translates to a 37.5 percent success rate. The @Raptors hit 9 THREES in the 1st QTR […]

In Kawhi Leonard’s visit to Scotiabank Arena this week as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, Serge Ibaka reflected on Kawhi’s iconic shot for the Toronto Raptors in last season’s playoffs. Ibaka won the NBA title with the Raptors in the 2018-19 season — the first title in franchise history. However, things could have […]

Kawhi Leonard made his return to Toronto on Wednesday to face the Raptors. The game was a hit in Canada despite Leonard’s Clippers destroying the Raptors by 20 points, 112-92. Nearly 3.2 million unique viewers and an average audience of nearly 1 million viewers tuned into Leonard’s return, making it the most-watched regular-season NBA game […]

When Kawhi Leonard approached Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry to get his 2019 championship ring, the Los Angeles Clippers star appeared to rub away tears from his eyes. However, Lowry says that wasn’t the case, per Michael Lee of The Athletic: “I don’t think he got sentimental. I think something flew into his eye, honestly,” […]

Former Raptors star Chris Bosh was happy to see Kawhi Leonard receiving his championship ring before Wednesday night’s game against the Clippers. Leonard led the Raptors to their first championship in franchise history last season, defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games. However, the former San Diego State standout decided to join the Clippers […]

Everyone knew that Drake would be in the building when the Toronto Raptors would face the Los Angeles Clippers at the Scotiabank Arena. And the moment the game started, all eyes were on Champagne Papi and Patrick Beverley. The two were some of the most talkative individuals in the basketball community, and fans were definitely […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers witnessed the standing ovation that Kawhi Leonard received in his return to Toronto. For the head coach, both the Raptors and its fans put on a classy welcome. Rivers pointed out that the small ceremony welcoming Leonard and handing his championship ring is the best he’s seen ever. "I […]

The Toronto Raptors’ incredible tribute video to Kawhi Leonard shows how beloved he is in the North. However, fans curious about his championship ring with the Raps will be quite surprised to find a middle-finger emoji engraved on it. Fans who love drama will immediately assume that this is the team’s subtle jab at the […]

Every year, prospects slip under the cracks. Whether they’re undersized, lack specific skills or didn’t produce enough in college, there are always prospects that get selected late in the draft that later on turn out to vastly outplay their draft position. Since 1989, the NBA Draft has consisted of two rounds. Before that, there were […]

Kawhi Leonard wasn’t the only Los Angeles Clipper to receive a video tribute during Wednesday’s game versus the Toronto Raptors. Lou Williams also got a showing from the folks at the Scotiabank Arena, who gave their thanks to Williams via this package: https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1204929840761036800 Despite Williams having spent just one season with the Raptors, he won […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard made his return to Toronto on Wednesday night, the first time that he has played a game in the building since having led the franchise to the NBA championship last season. During the pre-game ceremonies, the folks at the Scotiabank Arena decided to retrace Leonard’s steps from his Game […]

Despite playing just one year with the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard’s impact on the franchise will never be forgotten. In July of 2018, Leonard — then a San Antonio Spur — was traded to the Raptors. Leonard and the Raps would go on to win 58 games in the regular season and would then make […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is looking forward to seeing Kawhi Leonard on Wednesday, but is also excited about competing against him. Leonard will get his championship ring from last season from the Raptors. Once the game starts, though, Nurse and Leonard will be enemies: Nurse: "I'm gonna be connected to Kawhi for life […]

Marc Gasol had put everything into winning his first-ever NBA title after being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Toronto Raptors at the 2019 trade deadline. Gasol admitted to being exhausted after a long playoff run, one filled with ups, downs, and plenty of memorable moments he can still remember vividly. “That was the […]

Kyle Lowry reminisced about the Toronto Raptors’ unforgettable 2019 playoff run, which ended in the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship. Lowry admitted the team’s second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers was tougher than overcoming an 0-2 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. “They were built for a championship, and built for […]