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DeMarcus Cousins managed to salvage what would have been a disappointing return from injury in his first-ever NBA Finals, likely headed for a DNP until Kevin Durant’s injury carved out an opportunity for him. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr put Cousins into the game as soon as Durant was helped to the locker […]

The Toronto Raptors will visit Israel if they win the 2019 NBA Finals. This was what the Raptors billionaire co-owner, Larry Tanenbaum, promised to do, per the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s Marcy Oster. The Toronto Raptors are one win away from the NBA championship – and a free trip to Israel. The team’s Jewish billionaire co-owner, […]

In a game that will forever be linked to a possibly epoch-defining injury to one of the game’s best players, Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors ended with a one-point win for the visiting Warriors – but they also suffered a terrible loss with Kevin Durant going […]

Edmonton residents will have a taste of their own “Jurassic Park” in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals between Canada’s own Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. According to Kashmala Fida of The Star, the Edmonton Expo Centre, the home of the Edmonton Stingers basketball team, will host a free viewing […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is not forgetting former teammate DeMar DeRozan. Siakam was seen wearing a “Comp10” shirt of DeRozan on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam wearing DeMar DeRozan’s Comp10 shirt #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/w27MLek6Pm — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 12, 2019 Siakam’s gesture drew mixed reactions from fans around the league, especially after DeMar DeRozan uttered controversial statements […]

Some Toronto Raptors fans camped outside the hotel where Stephen Curry’s mom, Sonya, was staying for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The fans cursed at her and she rightfully fought back. The Golden State Warriors star shared his thoughts on the matter. Per 95.7 The Game, Stephen Curry tagged the fans’ behavior as “stupid.” […]

Free agent forward Lance Stephenson has had a somewhat underwhelming stint with the Los Angeles Lakers last season. He was signed by the franchise to a one-year deal in order to help mentor the young players and provide quality minutes off the bench. Stephenson was able to do both, but his individual production took a […]

Earlier this postseason, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry said that his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, was the best two-way player in the NBA. Well, Lowry doubled down on his assertion on Wednesday, once again proclaiming that Leonard is the game’s best two-way player: “I think he’s the best two-way basketball player in the NBA,” Lowry told […]

Nick Nurse’s decision to call a timeout with his Toronto Raptors leading by six points late in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday has been a hot topic discussion over the last couple of days. Of course, the Golden State Warriors went on a 9-0 run after the timeout, retaking a three-point lead […]

Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol will make history if the Toronto Raptors win the NBA Finals. However, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is ready to stop that from happening. Pau and Marc will be the first brothers to win an NBA championship if the latter helps his Raps close out their series against the […]

Nick Nurse is clearly unfazed by widespread criticism of his decision to call back-to-back timeouts late in the fourth quarter of his team’s 106-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Still, that hardly means the Toronto Raptors’ coach doesn’t believe in the concept of momentum. “Momentum is definitely […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to repair a torn Achilles. Durant will miss the rest of the NBA Finals and could miss most or all of next season: https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn0c6NjoQq/ Durant suffered the Achilles injury early in the second quarter of Game 5 against the Toronto […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have finished with the best record in the NBA this season, but the Toronto Raptors were able to dispatch them in the Eastern Conference Finals, reeling off four straight wins to beat them in six games. As a matter of fact, the Raptors had a more difficult time with the Philadelphia […]

According to the NBA, 50 percent of Canada’s population has watched the 2019 NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors. Wow. According to the NBA, 50% of the Canadian population has watched all or part of the 2019 NBA Finals. — Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) June 11, 2019 This report comes at the […]

Several free agents are expected to line up for the Toronto Raptors in their upcoming free-agent minicamp. Among those who are expected to join are former lottery picks Ben McLemore and Cameron Payne. According to Sam Amico of Amico Hoops, McLemore — who played for the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies — headlines the list […]

An anonymous Toronto Raptors fan made a touching gesture towards Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant following the ugly incident in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Raptors fans drew flak after they cheered in delight when they saw Durant on the floor holding his Achilles. KD, the leading scorer of the Warriors, returned […]

Sacramento Kings broadcaster Grant Napear ripped Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins for his recent comments about Toronto Raptors fans. Cousins recently uttered expletive remarks when he was asked about how the crowd in Scotiabank Arena reacted when Warriors star Kevin Durant went down with an injury. Durant hurt his Achilles in Game 5 of […]

Now in the department of “Wait… Really?”, let’s take a quick gander at an ongoing story involving the Toronto Raptors – the team that just coughed up a game at home against the Golden State Warriors in game 5 of the NBA Finals and (checks notes) Monster Energy drink? That’s right, Monster Energy believes that […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has been an undeniable monster in this year’s playoffs, and he has the stats to back it up. According to Jason Kubatko of Basketball Reference, Leonard has become just the fourth player in NBA history to log at least 700 points and 200 rebounds in a single postseason. The other […]

There was plenty at stake for the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and it that was evident by the television ratings in Canada. The Raptors came up short in their quest to clinch their first-ever NBA title, as the Golden State Warriors found a way to rally for the victory after […]

Canada may have jumped the gun a bit early in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. When the Toronto Raptors grabbed the lead over the Golden State Warriors courtesy of a Kawhi Leonard 3-pointer, Canadian media reportedly began to put on raincoats in the pressroom in preparation for a champagne celebration, according […]

A pretty big substory in the wake of Kevin Durant’s devastating Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals is the reaction of Toronto Raptors fans when they saw KD go down. The crowd at Scotiabank Arena immediately cheered once Durant crumpled to the floor holding his right Achilles in the second quarter, with […]

There were a lot of strange calls and non-calls over the final couple of minutes of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors on Monday night, but one of the most questionable was the no-call on a Marc Gasol drive with 49 seconds remaining. Gasol drove to the […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled a rabbit out of a hat in Game 5 on Monday night, edging the Toronto Raptors 106-105 to force an NBA Finals Game 6 back at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won despite a devastating injury to Kevin Durant in the second quarter, plus a late six-point deficit that seemed to […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off elimination and the effective end of their dynasty by beating the Toronto Raptors 106-105 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday night. If that context isn’t enough to convey just how significant and difficult to come by their victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals really was, consider that Kevin […]

The Golden State Warriors showed their mettle on Monday night, as they escaped with a razor-thin 106-105 victory against the Toronto Raptors in Game 5, cutting down their series deficit to 3-2. In a night that the biggest of stars stepped up in the grandest of stages, it was the Dubs who would get the […]

Pascal Siakam has been a non-factor from parts of the perimeter during the last four games, as the Golden State Warriors have consistently been content to leave him open from the corners. Siakam went off for a playoff-high 32 points in Game 1, burying two of his three treys, but since then, he has gone […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse called a questionable timeout in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with his team up six points and only three minutes left in the game. The Raptors seemed to be in a groove offensively, specifically Kawhi Leonard, who had scored the teams last eight points. Leonard seemed unstoppable, and […]

Former NBA Most Improved Player of the Year winner and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose is the latest to blast Raptors fans for their inconsiderate initial reaction to the Kevin Durant injury. According to the 46-year-old, the way the fans reacted to Durant’s injury was unacceptable, and is representative of how spectators demand so much […]

All the smack talk and back-and-forth between Toronto Raptors brand ambassador Drake and the Golden State Warriors has been well documented throughout this Finals series. However, the hip-hop artist recently put all this noise aside, as he sent out a genuine post-game message for Warriors superstar Kevin Durant, who was forced to leave Game 5 […]

Perhaps the most controversial moment coming out of the thrilling Game 5 battle between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors was how some Raptors fans initially reacted as Kevin Durant went down with what turned out to be a grave Achilles injury. The home crowd was jeering Durant all night long, and as soon […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to snatch yet another road victory from the Toronto Raptors, escaping Scotiabank Arena with a 106-105 win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Yet never has such a significant victory felt like such a great loss, as the defending champions lost two key contributors in Kevin Durant and Kevon […]

The Golden State Warriors have been bitten by the injury bug at the worst time. The team has dealt with numerous injuries to key players, most importantly losing Kevin Durant for the rest of the series. However, there was some positive news on Monday night, as big man Kevon Looney said he hopes to play […]

When Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant went down with what appeared to be a serious non-contact injury in Game 5 of the Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors, Kyle Lowry was one of the first to try and prevent the home crowd from cheering Durant’s ill fate. Following Toronto’s razor-thin […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered a crushing blow with forward Kevin Durant suffering an Achilles injury in Game 5. Unfortunately, it appears to be just the latest example in a saga of underlying issues between both sides. There had been plenty of speculation regarding when Durant would be able to make his return after he […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant was reportedly nowhere near a hundred percent despite being cleared to return in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Durant was frustrated he couldn’t help his teammates sooner and worked incredibly hard to return, even though he wasn’t totally […]

The Toronto Raptors had a chance to win the NBA Finals with a basket on the final possession of Game 5, but things went awry as some great Golden State Warriors defense shut everything down, resulting in Draymond Green blocking a Kyle Lowry game-winning attempt from the corner. After the game, Lowry walked through what […]

The Golden State Warriors escaped Game 5 by the skin of their teeth with a 106-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors to stay alive in the NBA Finals. But it came at a huge cost as superstar Kevin Durant appeared to have suffered a major Achilles injury. Warriors owner Joe Lacob lauded the team’s effort […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant suffered a devastating injury in his return to action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said he heard somebody on the bench say Durant “tore something” on the play: "Somebody on the bench said he tore something." –Nick Nurse — Henry […]