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The Toronto Raptors tied up some loose ends ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline, making deals with the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets. Guard Ochai Agbaji and Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk were sent to Toronto from Utah for guard Kira Lewis Jr., forward Otto Porter Jr., and a 2024 first-roundContinue Reading

NBA Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has been named one of two injury replacements on the Eastern Conference team for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. Toronto forward replaces Joel Embiid, who underwent surgery for knee injuryThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 06, 2024 3:16 PM EST | Last Updated: 3Continue Reading

NBA·New Marc Gasol, a standout defender during his 14 NBA seasons who won the 2019 title with the Toronto Raptors, officially announced his retirement on Wednesday. Spanish centre has played in home country since last NBA appearance in 2021Field Level Media · Posted: Jan 31, 2024 1:52 PM EST |Continue Reading

NBA NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is about to celebrate his 10th anniversary in office. It will not be his last. Silver is finalizing an extension to remain as commissioner of the NBA for several more years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Saturday night. Silver, about to celebrateContinue Reading

NBA Doc Rivers is about to resume his coaching career at a place where his jersey hangs from the rafters. The Milwaukee Bucks announced Friday night they had hired Rivers to take over for Adrian Griffin, who was fired on Tuesday after only 43 games. Rivers owns 1,097-763 regular-season record,Continue Reading

NBA Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota. Mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history. Wolves’ Towns scores 62 as NBA has pair go for 60-plus for 1st timeContinue Reading

NBA Pascal Siakam was traded from the Raptors to the Indiana Pacers earlier this week, the last major player from Toronto’s 2019 NBA championship roster to leave the team. But Siakam, who is from Douala, Cameroon, said in an article written for the Players’ Tribune on Friday that after eightContinue Reading

NBA Pascal Siakam, a two-time all-star and one of the last remaining ties to the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 championship team, was dealt to the Indiana Pacers in a blockbuster trade Wednesday. Toronto receives trio of 1st-round picks, multiple players in 3-team deal John Chidley-Hill · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

NBA Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBAContinue Reading