TORONTO – Ja’Kobe Walter has never been to Canada, but when he arrives in Toronto he wants to make an immediate impact. Walter was drafted 19th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday. The six-foot-five, 195-pound guard from McKinney, Texas, said he had high expectations when he … Read more
Drake has seemingly bet big on the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup Finals. A recent post on his Instagram account outlines a $500,000 US bet in favour of the Canadian team hoping to bring the Cup north of the border for the first time in 30-plus years. “Oilers are self explanatory,” reads the post from … Read more
The NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States. Mark Tatum made the comments on Wednesday, a day after a New York man was charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors centre … Read more
TORONTO – Gradey Dick’s rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and motivated. Dick was selected 13th overall out by Toronto in last summer’s NBA draft out and was expected … Read more
Canada’s sports integrity watchdog is pushing for stronger policies to prevent competitive manipulation and match-fixing at all levels of competition. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport issued its first draft of a new program to prevent competition manipulation on Wednesday, the same day that the NBA banned former Toronto Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter … Read more
TORONTO – Even though he just had his best game of the season, Immanuel Quickley only wanted to talk about the Toronto Raptors winning consecutive games for the first time in six weeks. Quickley had a double-double as the increasingly healthy Raptors fended off the Washington Wizards 130-122 on Sunday. Quickley finished with a season-high … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2024 12:10 pm Updated April 3, 2024 12:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Centre Malik Williams has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-11 … Read more
TORONTO – After the hardest stretch of his life, RJ Barrett finally returned to his “sanctuary.” Barrett, from nearby Mississauga, Ont., led all scorers with 28 points as his Toronto Raptors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 128-111 on Tuesday. It was Barrett’s first time playing in an NBA game since the death of his … Read more
TORONTO – Immanuel Quickley had been with the Toronto Raptors for less than three months when his beloved uncle Shawn Hamilton died. Even though he was relatively new to the organization, about a dozen members of the Raptors made the trip to attend Hamilton’s funeral. It was an act of kindness and respect that Quickley … Read more
TORONTO – A deflected pass bounced to Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown who immediately passed it up court to a streaking Jordan Nwora, who defied two Philadelphia 76ers closing in on him and went for an emphatic dunk. The jam brought Toronto’s bench to its feet with injured all-star Scottie Barnes pretending to faint. Unfortunately, … Read more
