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The Larry O’Bren Trophy tour has continued to make the rounds in Africa. Shortly after Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka brought the trophy to the Congo, Raptors president Masai Ujiri took the title to his boyhood town in Nigeria: "Taking the Trophy back to where it all began gave me chills. I would not change […]

Remember, kids. Always take your special someone back to home to meet the folks. That’s what Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka just did. The newly-crowned NBA champ brought the Larry O’Brien trophy  — or the Larry O.B. as Kawhi Leonard likes to call it — to his native land of Congo and shared a […]

The game of basketball is expanding rapidly in Canada. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse believes that the recent boom in popularity, as triggered by the Raptors’ recent championship victory this past season, will eventually lead to the growth of local talent, per Ted Wyman of Canada.com. “The most important thing is the talent growth,” […]

Two months after helping the Toronto Raptors win its first-ever NBA championship, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry is now part of Team USA’s training camp roster, hoping that he’ll make it to the squad that will head to China to compete in the FIBA World Cup. But Lowry is not playing for fame and recognition. […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is looking forward to bringing his leadership to the relatively young Team USA that will compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Lowry told Kristen Ledlow of NBA TV that he is looking forward to using his experience to lead USA Basketball to success this summer. He […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse gave his take on the recent injury sustained by Kelly Olynyk while playing for the Canadian national team in an exhibition game as part of their preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Olynyk sustained a knee injury against Nigeria. Following the incidents, most fans reacted that what happened […]

A pair of updates were provided with regards to Team Canada’s roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup on Thursday afternoon. According to a report from Michael Grange of Rogers Sportsnet, Raptors forward Chris Boucher has decided to withdraw from this summer’s tournament for personal reasons. Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk, on the other […]

Kevin Durant joked with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports that 2019 will probably be the last time the Toronto Raptors play in the NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard guided the Raptors to their first-ever championship. Leonard left Toronto after one season and is now with the Los Angeles Clippers. When he was escorted off the Scotiabank […]

New Sacramento Kings guard Cory Joseph heaped praise on his former coach Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors. Joseph — who will be playing under Nurse again, albeit on the Canadian men’s national basketball team — briefly recalled his stint with the Raptors from 2015 to 2017. During that time, Nurse was still an assistant […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse only needed one season atop the highest level to capture a NBA title. However, the soon-to-be second-year NBA head coach made plenty of memories along the way last season — most of which came in the form of his hilarious reactions along the sideline. Well aware of his tremendous […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is coming off a dream season in which he helped bring the Larry O’Brien trophy to Canada for the first time. Now, the coach is looking to bring Canada some more hardware. Nurse claimed that he will be taking the FIBA tournament just as seriously as the playoff games […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says small forward Pascal Siakam is “going to get paid” next summer. Siakam will make $2,351,839 in 2019-20. He has a qualifying offer worth $3,487,777 for the 2020-21 season. Once the Raptors offer Siakam that qualifying offer, the talented swingman will enter restricted free agency, with all signs […]

CLUTCH Summary: Sixers big man Joel Embiid is one of the best players in the entire NBA. It has likely gotten lost in the shuffle thanks to the NBA Playoffs, but Embiid had himself a tremendous campaign. Joel Embiid is still only scratching the surface of his talents, leaving the Sixers in a great spot […]

Drake is still on that championship high. The Grammy Award-winning rapper opened up his recent concert in Toronto with a gigantic Larry O’ Brien Trophy — or Larry OB as Kawhi Leonard likes to call it — to honor the Raptors’ championship victory this past season: Drake: “I want you to make some noise for […]

The Toronto Raptors will get a much-awaited Christmas Day game, customary of championship-winning teams, after years of getting snubbed out of it. Point guard Kyle Lowry was never one to complain, but even if this symbolic Christmas game is a one-and-done ordeal, he won’t let anyone discredit their championship effort, even if it came with […]

Kyle Lowry is bullish on playing for Team USA once again after being part of the team that brought gold for a third straight time at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The Toronto Raptors floor general played the majority of the postseason with a torn ligament in his left thumb, one that is now encased in […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry is confident the Raptors are going to be a good team in 2019-20 even though superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is gone. Leonard left the Raptors after one season to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency this summer. With Leonard out of the picture, pundits […]

Kawhi Leonard texted Kyle Lowry on July 6 he was leaving the Toronto Raptors and signing with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, ending his magical one-year run with the Raptors. Leonard, a California native, signed a three-year, $103.14 million contract with the Clippers. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of the Year […]

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says he has had no conversations with the Toronto Raptors about his future, but is open to signing an extension with the franchise, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Lowry has one-year left on his deal with the Raptors. He’ll make $33,296,296 next season. Kyle Lowry tells @SInow that […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says he is excited to lead Team Canada at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. As part of an interview with Paul Jones of Sportsnet, Nurse noted some of the better traits his team has shown after just one practice. He says the work ethic and IQ are […]

Veteran free agent Vince Carter recently looked back on some of the most influential individuals he has come across in the league during his decorated 21-year tenure, and as it turns out, former All-Star big man Charles Oakley was one of the players that stand out in Carter’s list. Speaking to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is planning to meet his doctors during the next few days and hoping to practice with USA Basketball for Team USA’s upcoming workouts in Los Angeles next week, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Lowry has been hoping to take part in the upcoming World Cup competition, […]

Those excited to watch the Lakers and Clippers battle for Los Angeles supremacy won’t have to wait very long to see the first matchup, as those two teams will open up the regular season by going head to head on Oct. 22, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Also getting opening night billing will […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard is Canada’s most-Googled athlete for the second straight month, according to Craig Battle in SportsNets and, well, Google. Leonard being at the top of the list is not exactly a surprise given the recency bias of his leadership bringing the Toronto Raptors the first NBA Finals win in league […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Serge Ibaka says he’s looking forward to facing his “ex-teammate” Kawhi Leonard on Dec. 11 when the Los Angeles Clippers come to Toronto. Ibaka says he’s talked to Leonard since the two-time Finals MVP signed with the Clippers in free agency. The big man says it’s about time the Raptors got […]

The Toronto Raptors and two-way player Jordan Loyd have “mutually parted ways,” per Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. The reigning champs open a roster spot by waiving the 26-year-old Loyd, according to The Athletic’s Blake Murphy. Loyd, a 6-foot-4 point guard, only appeared in 12 games during the 2018-19 season with Toronto, mostly finding […]

Some key dates on the 2019-20 NBA schedule have been released. Among them is Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto, as Leonard’s LA Clippers will battle the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 11, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Leonard signed with the Clippers in free agency last month. The 27-year-old spent one season […]

The NBA’s Christmas Day slate for the 2019-20 campaign has been leaked, and as per usual, we will be treated to five games. So, without a further ado, let’s jump right into the five contests and rank the matchups. 5. New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets Gonna be honest: the intrigue around this one is […]

The Scotiabank Arena, home of the Toronto Raptors, is set to get a multi-million reimagination. Per the Associated Press via ESPN, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Michael Friisdahl shared the good news. He said that the change’s aim is to make the overall experience better for fans. He noted that their teams […]

After an emotionally charged speech from former Toronto Raptors guard Jeremy Lin, there has been an outpouring of support for the free-agent guard. Among those who had only positives to say about Lin was former teammate and backcourt partner Fred VanVleet. TMZ Sports caught up with VanVleet as he was leaving a restaurant and asked […]

Still vibing with championship glory, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse found out his talisman player, Kawhi Leonard, would leave his team for the LA Clippers in the most random of places. The guitar-wailing aficionado was taking part on a packed house at the Tropicana in Las Vegas alongside assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren, rocking out […]

Just moments after the Toronto Raptors won their first-ever NBA championship over the Golden State Warriors, team president Masai Ujiri allegedly got involved in an altercation with a sheriff’s deputy. The latest development on the alleged confrontation reveals that the case has already been submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, George Kelly of […]

If the Toronto Raptors decide to blow up the roster at the February 2020 trade deadline, an NBA executive believes Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka will “have some value to contenders.” The Raptors lost superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency this summer. It’s believed president Masai […]

A potential deal between former Toronto Raptors point guard Jeremy Lin and Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow has fallen apart, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. The newly minted NBA champion is simply not interested in making a deal in Europe, still holding out one last hope to crack a spot on an NBA roster. Carchia […]

It didn’t take long after Jeremy Lin’s controversial comments on his own free agency for a former NBA player to chime in with an offer to join the BIG3. This time it was longtime league hopeful Nate Robinson, who also tried his luck in the G League after 11 NBA seasons in hopes to make […]

One of the Toronto Raptors’ die-hard fans doesn’t think the team should retire Kawhi Leonard’s jersey. Nav Bhatia, the Raptors fan who’ve watched all of the team’s games since it came into the NBA back in 1995, told Luke Fox of Sports Net Canada that Leonard’s jersey should never be raised into the rafters of […]

The NBA’s free-agent market has cooled considerably in recent weeks, but one player who is still available is Jeremy Lin. However, Marc Stein of The New York Times reports that teams have soured a bit on Lin due to concerns over his mobility and athleticism: Q: Why hasn’t Jeremy Lin been signed? Maybe he’s just a […]

It has been quite a bumpy ride for free agent Jeremy Lin over the past few years, and it seems this has finally taken its toll on him. The 6-foot-3 guard very openly talked about the adverse effect free agency has had on him, and he was on the brink of tears as he explained why […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Norman Powell had a thing or two to say about how the general public seem to have a knack of underestimating the Raptors year after year. Speaking to Steven Loung of Sportsnet, the 6-foot-4 two-guard opened up about how he believes people constantly undermine the capability of Toronto as a team. […]