A betting scandal has hit the NBA. According to a report by ESPN, Toronto Raptors two-way big man Jontay Porter is the subject of an investigation by the league due to some strange activity regarding prop bets for two games: A matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 26, and a game against the […]
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Report: The NBA Is Investigating Jontay Porter Over ‘Multiple Instances Of Betting Irregularities’
According to a report by ESPN, a member of the Toronto Raptors is coming under fire due to strange activities on prop bets. The report indicates that Jontay Porter, a two-way frontcourt player and the younger brother of Denver Nuggets standout Michael Porter Jr., put up performances on Jan. 26 and March 20 that are […]
Read MoreRookies Anthony Black And Gradey Dick Swapped Jerseys After Raptors-Magic (And Knew What They Were Doing)
The Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors met on Sunday night in Orlando, with the Magic cruising to a 111-96 victory that came as little surprise given the current trajectory of the two teams. Orlando is a young team on the rise, sitting fifth in the East, making the leap into playoff contention this year behind […]
Read MoreKelly Olynyk Agreed To A Two-Year Extension To Stay In Toronto
On the day of the NBA trade deadline in February, the Toronto Raptors made a somewhat unexpected move to acquire veteran big man Kelly Olynyk, along with young wing Ochai Agbaji, via a trade with the Utah Jazz. While the Raptors remain in something of a transitional phase, Olynyk has fit in well in Toronto, […]
Read MoreScottie Barnes Is Out Indefinitely After Suffering A Left Hand Fracture
The Toronto Raptors won’t have the services of Scottie Barnes for the foreseeable future. In the aftermath of the team’s 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, the team announced that the former Rookie of the Year and the up-and-coming face of their franchise is out indefinitely after suffering a fracture in […]
Read MoreVictor Wembanyama Had A Triple-Double With 10 Blocks In A Beatdown Of The Raptors
On Monday evening, the San Antonio Spurs throttled the Toronto Raptors by the final score of 122-99. That was a rather surprising result in itself, as the Spurs entered on a seven-game losing streak and as a solid betting underdog in the game. However, the final result on the scoreboard was not the most interesting […]
Read MoreScottie Barnes Tried To Beat The Shot Clock By Jacking Up A Shot That Hit The Top Of The Backboard
It’s a pretty good time to be Scottie Barnes right now. While the Toronto Raptors are struggling and sit on the outside looking in when it comes to the Play-In Tournament, Barnes is in the midst of the best season of his young career, and has played well enough to earn a spot in the […]
Read MoreBruce Brown, Who Is Not On The Knicks, Calls Himself ‘The Type Of Player’ Tom Thibodeau Likes
Bruce Brown joined the Indiana Pacers last offseason, although the team’s recent big trade led to him getting a change in scenery. Brown was part of the package that Indiana sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Pascal Siakam, and despite playing in two games, there are questions about whether the veteran wing will […]
Read MoreReport: The Pacers Will Acquire Pascal Siakam For Three First Rounders And Bruce Brown
In the aftermath of OG Anunoby’s trade to the New York Knicks, all eyes north of the border were on what the Toronto Raptors would do with Pascal Siakam. An unrestricted free agent at the end the this season and someone who reportedly wants to test the market, Siakam is the latest player who the […]
Read MoreSimone Biles Is Happily Married, But Tiger Woods Was Just Hit With Another Divorce
Photo: Getty Images Nobody expected the NBA trade season’s first domino to fall on New Year’s Weekend. When OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn were traded from the Toronto Raptors to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a 2023 second-round pick (from Detroit), the trade season officially began. The deal […]
Read MoreNow That NBA Trading Season Is On, Are These Players Next?
Photo: Getty Images The Magic have been trying to find their starting point guard for the last three years and it appears Jalen Suggs has emerged to give them their best shot at positional sustainability. That leaves Anthony as the odd man out, while serving as a valuable trade chip to improve the Magic elsewhere. […]
Read MoreReport: The Kings Will Pull Out Of Pascal Siakam Trade Talks
Trade talks revolving around Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam have reportedly heated up in recent days. One week after the Raptors made the decision to send OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, the spotlight has turned to Siakam, who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Earlier […]
Read MorePascal Siakam Is Expected To Be Traded By The Deadline, But What Teams Make The Most Sense?
For the past few years, the Toronto Raptors have come up as a potential seller going into the trade deadline, but as this year’s round of rumblings began, there was skepticism they’d actually make trades after years of balking at offers. However, when OG Anunoby got dealt to the Knicks, it indicated the Raptors had […]
Read MoreAdrian Wojnarowski Dropped A Pascal Siakam Trade Rumor On Threads, Of All Places
The Toronto Raptors have been a team to watch on the trade market for years now, as there have always been questions about whether or not Toronto would try to move players who could leave in free agency at the end of the season. The answer has usually been no, but the team decided to […]
Read MoreImmanuel Quickley Was As Surprised As Anyone When He Found Out He Was Traded To Toronto
The first big in-season trade of this basketball year went down on Saturday when the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors agreed to a swap that sends OG Anunoby to New York (along with Malachi Flynn and Precious Achiuwa) and Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and a second round pick to Toronto. The trade finally brings […]
Read MoreReport: The Raptors Are Trading OG Anunoby To The Knicks
The New York Knicks have been looking for a potential big swing on the trade market for quite some time. The Toronto Raptors have needed to figure out what the future holds for standout forward OG Anunoby, who can become an unrestricted free agent this summer. And according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the two […]
Read MoreMiles Bridges Was Denied Entry To Canada For Hornets-Raptors Due To Domestic Violence Charge
The Charlotte Hornets will face the Raptors on Monday night in Toronto, but will be without a key player as Miles Bridges was not allowed entry into Canada due to his domestic violence charge from last summer. Bridges sat out last year without a contract and then served a 10-game suspension at the start of […]
Read MoreThe Challenges Of Trading Zach LaVine And Six Potential Destinations
Zach LaVine popping up in trade rumors is a near-annual occurrence, but with the Chicago Bulls scuffling out of the gates after trying to run it back one more time, there seems to be a bit more impetus from both sides to find a deal that moves the star guard somewhere else in this round […]
Read MoreNorman Powell Remembered LeBron James Telling Raptors Players How To Run Their Own Plays In The Playoffs
LeBron James lorded over the Eastern Conference for nearly a decade, making eight straight Finals from 2011 to 2018 with the Heat and Cavaliers. Two of the teams James regularly beat en route to those Finals appearances in the Eastern Conference Playoffs were the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors. On Monday, Paul George and Norman […]
Read MoreOG Anunoby Pranked Damian Lillard With A ‘Welcome To Toronto’ Text During His Trade Request
Damian Lillard is now a Milwaukee Buck after a months long saga this summer that saw him request a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, try to force his way to Miami, and ultimately let other contenders like the Bucks know he would be open to joining them. While things were very quiet for most […]
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