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Luguentz Dort also took the time to wish his Canadian teammate congratulations on the win with an Instagram story. “First team!!” he wrote. Gilgeous-Alexander might have been placed on the most elite All-NBA team, but other Canadian players impressed as well. Montreal-born player Bennedict Mathurin made it to the All-Rookie First Team while the infamous […]
The year is 2042. You wake up, dress your better-looking avatar in its metaverse fit for the day, and head to the virtual boardroom. At work, your mind wanders to date ideas that could rekindle the spark with your robot partner. Maybe you’ll take the hyperloop to L.A. to catch the Raptors-Lakers game; it’s just a half-hour from […]
This past year saw a record 25 Canadians enter the season on NBA rosters, some who had been household names beyond their own hometowns for a while now, and others who made quick strides into becoming impactful. Updating this list so close to last season’s speaks to that growth in the game as well as […]
Back in November 2021, Kendrick Lamar made his long-awaited return to the stage as the headliner at the Day N Vegas music festival in Las Vegas. Lamar ran through all of his projects from Section.80 to DAMN. Post-show clips that were peppered across social media timelines show Lamar zombie walking amongst a sea of stagemates […]
The NBA’s in good hands. For the record, we’re not talking about the leadership of commissioner Adam Silver. Nor any of the fine people working behind the scenes that make the Association operate like a well-oiled machine. We’re talking about all the young stars balling at an insanely high level on a nightly basis who […]
Summertime is in full swing. That means there is no better time than the present to make sure you have a versatile pair of sandals ready to go in your wardrobe. Maybe you haven’t quite warmed up to the idea of copping some Crocs yet., but the trendy rubber clogs are far from being the […]
For Canadian NBA fans, there’s no shortage of reasons to get excited about this weekend’s 69th annual All-Star Game in Chicago. For starters, All-Star Saturday Night is a consistently more enjoyable February holiday than Valentine’s Day. (Come @ me, bro.) There’s more, of course—like Pascal Siakam getting picked to run with the big dogs as […]
Sunday, Feb. 9 will mark two weeks since the untimely passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California. The passing left the sports world, and millions of others from all walks of life, stunned. Social media tributes have been endless. The Los Angeles Lakers […]
Vince Carter checked into Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks with 2:13 remaining in the first quarter to an exceedingly warm welcome. The eight-time All-Star started receiving ovations from Raptors fans (again) beginning five years ago—the team’s 20th anniversary—when he represented the Memphis Grizzlies. That moment brought him to tears as he gazed […]
The NBA tunnel has been turned into a runway for players in recent years—more so than even before. Not only are superstars making sure they play well each night on the court, they are arriving to the arena looking good too. Of course, that means that the rare and limited pairs of sneakers aren’t just being laced up on the hardwood […]
