Toronto Raptors 105 Miami Heat 117 Toronto closed out the pre-season on Friday night. The Raptors finished 2-1 in preseason with a loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night. Toronto welcomed point guard Kyle Lowry back to the lineup in its final pre-season game. Lowry was impressive in his return. The Raptors floor general … Continue Reading
No NBA player has tested positive since July 13th Out of the 346 players inside the NBA bubble, none have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 13th. This comes from an announcement by the league and the players association on Monday. There are 22 NBA teams inside the NBA’s bubble in Orlando Florida. This is … Continue Reading
Raptors Eight Game Schedule When NBA Restarts The NBA has released their schedule when the NBA restarts in Florida next month. The Toronto Raptors will play eight games to finish out the season before the playoffs begin. Toronto who currently sits second in the Eastern Conference will take on the Los Angelas Lakers in their … Continue Reading
After 22 years Carter announces retirement Vince Carter’s 22 year NBA career is officially over. Carter has stated for months that he will retire, but he made it official on Thursday. Making the announcement on the Ringers podcast “Winging it with Vince Carter.” Carter stated he is “officially done playing basketball professionally”. The eight time … Continue Reading
Some NBA players unsure of a season restart A coalition of players have come together in order to pressure the NBA into announcing an action plan for social justice. With the NBA planning to restart the season on July 30th; Some players feel that returning to play will distract from the ongoing social justice movement … Continue Reading
NBA presents plan for season restart According to multiple sources the NBA has pitched a 22 team plan to players and the league. The plan encompasses all teams finishing the season in Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sport complex. The 22 teams will consist of 9 teams from the eastern conference and 13 … Continue Reading
NBA Gm’s vote 75% for play in playoff format During a conference call with commissioner Adam Silver 75% of NBA voted for a play in tournament. The play in tournament will determine the final playoff seeds in each conference. The other 25% of general mangers voted for a group stage tournament much like the format … Continue Reading
NBA to take next-steps to continue season With the NBA season still on hold, the NBA is taking another step to resuming play. NBA teams will recall players who are out of market on June 1st. The recall is for players who left their teams markets during the pandemic. This is the logical next step … Continue Reading
Toronto could be home base to finish NBA season The NBA expects 22 of its 30 NBA teams to open their training facilities this week. While this is just the first step to getting the season back under way the NBA is exploring options for continuing the 2019-2020 season. Commissioner Adam Silver has been exploring … Continue Reading
Ujiri speaks on fractured relationship with DeRozan In an interview with TNT’s Ernie Johnson Raptors President Masai Uijiri wants to rebuild the relationship with former Raptor DeMar DeRozan. Uijiri traded the Raptors star in 2018 to San Antonio for Kawai Leonard. The trade along with the firing of Raptors head coach Dwayne Casey was what … Continue Reading
