By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 11, 2024 2:30 pm Updated January 11, 2024 3:28 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size LOS ANGELES – Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has been fined US$25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officiating. Rajakovic was punished for a lengthy rant after Toronto’s … Read more
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Caitlin Clark took Mackey Arena by storm Wednesday night. She drew the routine pregame cheers, the customary postgame crowd and, of course, spiced things up with all the dazzling plays in between. Heck, she even made the first 3-pointer of her career at Purdue. Clark recorded another triple-double with 26 points, … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 10, 2024 9:32 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size LOS ANGELES – Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will miss Wednesday night’s road game against the Los Angeles Clippers with back spasms, the team announced before tip-off. Siakam had yet to miss any of Toronto’s 37 … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 9, 2024 3:10 pm Updated January 9, 2024 4:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size LOS ANGELES – Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl is out indefinitely with a left ankle sprain. The Raptors say the injury happened in the third quarter of Toronto’s 133-118 win … Read more
DENVER — Paolo Banchero was pleased with his first career triple-double. What made it even better was its central role in a stirring comeback. Banchero hit a pair of go-ahead free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining and the short-handed Orlando Magic rallied Friday night for a 122-120 win over the Denver Nuggets. The young Magic … Read more
Rick Fox has spent a lot of time in Hollywood, so naturally he has more than one origin story. Canadian-born, Bahamian-raised Fox played professional basketball in the NBA in the 1990s and 2000s, starring for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. After retiring from the sport in 2004, he became a full-time actor, appearing … Read more
TORONTO – RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he’d been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors. “My initial reaction was like, ‘what’s going on?’ I just woke up to … Read more
TORONTO – RJ Barrett’s face dropped when he realized he was going to be headed back out on the road. Barrett had spent most of December travelling with the New York Knicks and was traded, along with Immanuel Quickley, to the Raptors on Saturday, flying straight from Indianapolis to Toronto. They debuted in the red … Read more
The Denver Nuggets play against the Charlotte Hornets at home on Monday. After being shorthanded the past few games, they could have their entire regular rotation available. Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is listed as questionable to return following his Christmas Day dog-biting incident. Gordon required 21 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and right … Read more
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored 36 points as the new-look Raptors held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-121 on Monday in the Toronto debuts of RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley. Barrett finished with 19 point and nine rebounds two days after he was traded to the Raptors (13-20) by the New York Knicks. Quickley, who was … Read more
