Toronto Raptors’ Patrick McCaw underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a benign mass behind his left knee on Wednesday. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks, however an exact timetable for the 24-year-old’s return has not been determined. McCaw’s knee had been bugging him since the summer; he had missed the final preseason game, as well [...]
November 6, 2019
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Blogs
The Toronto Raptors and Kyle Lowry have agreed to a one-year extension worth $31 million. The extension means Lowry will earn a total of $64 million over the next two seasons. Before signing, his contract had been set to expire after the 2019-20 season. His future with the team had been debated this offseason, with [...]
October 7, 2019
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Rumors
Masai Ujiri addressed the media for the first time since Kawhi Leonard’s departure. Even though Ujiri had hoped for a different outcome from free agency, he still wishes Kawhi nothing but the best. “I was confident but I understand how free agency is … We won a championship, it went well, blah, blah, blah,” Ujiri [...]
July 10, 2019
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Blogs
Toronto has two options: stay the course or blow it up! If you are a betting man, you may want to lay your money on the blow it up option. For this and other NBA tips check out Betopin.com for all the advice you’ll need. Kawhi Leonard has signed a maximum four years, $142 million [...]
July 9, 2019
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Blogs
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has won the NBA’s most improved player award. I’m not sure many folks a couple years ago would have given Siakam any chance of winning this type of award. In fact most analysts would never have imagined Siakam would be the second best player on a team that would win [...]
June 25, 2019
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As most of you know, Raptors fans have come under fire for cheering when Kevin Durant suffered an injury during Game 5 in Toronto. The have been called trashy and classless from players to fans across the world. So in true Canadian fashion, Raptors fan, Hamzah Moin, has decided to start a GoFundMe campaign to [...]
June 12, 2019
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Offbeat
Facing the basket and seeing an opening, Kevin Durant made a quick move to his left and then crumpled to the hardwood, clutching the Achilles tendon in his right leg. Large sections of Raptors fans started cheering as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room. Players from both the Warriors [...]
June 11, 2019
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A Game 1 loss in the NBA Finals may be forcing the Warriors to speed up Kevin Durant’s rehab. On Wednesday, Steve Kerr said that Durant was cleared to take part in individual on-court basketball activities, but the 10-time All-Star actually began his on-court basketball workouts earlier this week. Now some members within the Warriors’ [...]
It seems like everyone is behind the Raptors. Not only do they have the overwhelming support of Canada as they take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals but apparently they also have the United States. And Warriors star Draymond Green has a theory as to why that is. “People in the [...]
Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has had enough of Drake and wants him to tone it down. Drake made his presence felt during Game 3 and 4 in Toronto as he teased Giannis Antetokounmpo for a missed free throw. He even gave Raptors head coach Nick Nurse a quick shoulder rub during the fourth quarter. [...]
May 23, 2019
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