TORONTO – Luka Doncic dictated things as per usual on the way to a nice present for his 25th birthday. Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 136-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Dallas snapped a two-game skid with the win, while ending the … Read more
The most important lesson Immanuel Quickley has learned in his 22 games with the Toronto Raptors is to be aggressive. Quickley was acquired by the Raptors in a trade at the end of 2023 and was immediately slotted into the team’s starting lineup as its point guard. Since then, head coach Darko Rajakovic has drilled … Read more
TORONTO – Gary Trent Jr. didn’t miss any of his shots in the first half but when his Toronto Raptors teammates missed open passes to him in the third, he started to struggle. A quick talk with head coach Darko Rajakovic turned that around. “Just pulled me out three minutes into the half and says … Read more
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 minutes and then took questions before the Raptors practised on Wednesday. He was also courtside after … Read more
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes was so busy with the ups and downs of the Toronto Raptors’ season that he never gave himself a chance to process his first-ever All-Star Game appearance. Raptors general manager Bobby Webster presented Barnes with an all-star ball during a brief pre-game ceremony ahead of Toronto’s 127-125 loss to the visiting … Read more
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam has nothing but love and respect for the people of Toronto and the Raptors players and staff who he used to work with. But there was no way he was leaving Toronto without a win. Siakam had 23 points to lead his Indiana Pacers past the Raptors 127-125 on Wednesday in … Read more
TORONTO – As the clock wound down on a demoralizing loss to the lowly San Antonio Spurs, Scottie Barnes left the Toronto Raptors’ bench and headed to the locker room. Barnes’s frustration was obvious after rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama had a triple-double to power San Antonio past Toronto 122-99 on Monday night. But leaving the … Read more
TORONTO – Victor Wembanyama had a triple-double to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-99 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Monday to snap a seven-game losing skid. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks for San Antonio (11-43). He … Read more
TORONTO – A little over six minutes into Saturday’s Toronto Raptors game, Kelly Olynyk fulfilled a lifelong dream. Things went downhill from there. Olynyk, whose parents both worked for the Raptors before the family moved to Kamloops, B.C., debuted for his hometown team in a 119-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Olynyk finished with 11 … Read more
TORONTO – There was no need for Kelly Olynyk to plug Scotiabank Arena into his GPS before coming to his first-ever game as a Toronto Raptor. He grew up around the arena with both of his parents working for the team. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto but raised in Kamloops, B.C., was traded along … Read more
