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Kawhi Leonard received a warm welcome when he returned to Toronto to receive his NBA Championship ring Wednesday night. After the game against his former team, Kawhi spoke about a peculiar detail on his ring. “I have like an F you symbol on there.” he told reporters. But what does the alleged middle finger emoji […]
Drake has unveiled the Raptors’ 2018-19 championship ring. And it was nothing short of insane. The reigning NBA champs were presented with the rings Tuesday night, prior to their season-opener against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Scotiabank Arena. The Associated Press reports the pieces—described as the”biggest championship rings in NBA history”—included 650 diamonds and 16 rubies that represented “the number […]
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri will not be charged in connection with an altercation that occurred on the court following the Raptors NBA Finals win. Ujiri allegedly shoved an Alameda County officer twice when he attempted to bar Ujiri from the court, claiming that Ujiri did not have the proper credentials. Witness accounts differ about […]
Film producer Andrew Duncan became another plot point in the NBA’s drama with China by staging a pro-Hong Kong protest during the Nets‘ preseason game against the Raptors. 1. Producer and activist Andrew Duncan bought 300 tickets to tonight’s Nets vs Raptors game and is hosting hundreds of Chinese pro-Democracy activists to protest the NBA. They’re all wearing “Stand […]
Like probably many people you’ve talked to with even a passing interest in the NBA, Klay Thompson thinks that the Warriors would’ve ended the 2019 Finals as champs if he didn’t tear his ACL in Game 6. Thompson’s injury occurred after attempting a dunk with just over two minutes left in the third quarter of […]
Jeremy Lin made headlines earlier this summer when he shed tears while discussing his free agency. Now, the former Toronto Raptors guard has signed a deal with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks, according to Bleacher Report. Lin confirmed the news on Twitter and Instagram: Lin played on eight different organizations during his career in […]
Jeremy Lin made a lot of headlines when he became overwhelmed with emotion while discussing his current free agency. Despite having to field through negative comments, Lin doesn’t regret shedding tears. “I think showing weakness is one of the greatest signs of strength,” Lin told The Athletic‘s Diamond Leung. “Ironically, to be able to be OK with […]
Amid rumors that the Toronto Raptors have internally discussed taking the No. 2 jersey worn by Kawhi Leonard in his lone season with the team and retiring it, Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia vehemently disagreed with the idea. Bhatia also doesn’t believe in having a statue erected in honor of Kawhi’s game-winning Game 7 shot against the Philadelphia 76ers, which helped Toronto advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Nav argued that […]
While free agency has been bountiful for a lot of NBA players, Jeremy Lin hasn’t had a pleasant experience. During an event in Taiwan, Lin got emotional when opening up about his struggle to find a new franchise. Jeremy Lin emotional on free agency: “Rock bottom seems to be getting more and more rock […]
In his sit-down interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols following the Los Angeles Clippers‘ introductory press conference earlier today, Kawhi Leonard spoke highly of his new star teammate Paul George, saying, “This is probably the first time I’m playing with someone with elite level talent.” Is Kawhi right about that? Kawhi also revealed that he got pretty close to […]
