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The Toronto Raptors closed out their brief road trip in a matchup against the Boston Celtics. Shorthanded and facing a hot-handed Celtics team almost at full strength proved to be too much for the Raptors. Despite the strong defensive effort and scoring from the bench, it wasn’t enough to bring Toronto another win as they […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
In 2023, the Celtics swept the season series against the Raptors. In 2024, they did it again. In 2025, the Raptors stole one game, but were unable to force a tie. Now, in 2026, with the Raptors on pace to have their best regular season since 2020, the Celtics have beat the Raptors at home […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
NBA basketball obviously changes lives for those who step onto the court as players, but as the Toronto Raptors have proven for the past decade, it has the potential to change lives off the court as well. For nearly 10 years, the Raptors have run the Wayne & Theresa Embry Fellowship, a 13-month-long program designed […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
We talked about the hit Crave show Heated Rivalry a few weeks ago, when season one was still rolling out, and the craze was just setting in. Even then, before the season’s final episodes were released and the show hit international notoriety, there was just something about it that felt different. It was honest, something […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
It feels like the 87th meeting between the Toronto Raptors and the Atlanta Hawks this season. In reality, it’s the fourth, but it feels like more. Especially given that these two teams played on Saturday and then Monday again, with no games in between. Before the game, Darko Rajakovic said he liked playing teams again […]
30 days ago | 9 reads
It’s a new year, and many people are contemplating their goals and resolutions for 2026 — the Toronto Raptors are not exempt. Ahead of their match-up against the Atlanta Hawks, the first of a two-game series between these two teams, Raptors’ coach Darko Rajakovic talked about setting good habits. Using the word ‘habits’ is another […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors faced the Denver Nuggets in the midst of their five-game home-stand. After clinching back-to-back comeback wins against Golden State and Orlando, everyone was probably ready for a matchup that didn’t involve fingernail biting or a double-digit deficit. Especially when facing a shell of Denver’s regular lineup. Unfortunately, that’s not what anyone got. The […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors didn’t wait for the calendar to turn for a reason to initiate the early stages of a sorely needed transformation. They’re still a long way from being the type of team they want to be. But from the perspective of those not privy to what’s going on inside the locker room, the […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good teams play the schedule in front of them. The Toronto Raptors have struggled with that this season. But it isn’t too late to rewrite how fans and pundits look back on this iteration of the team. After an emotionally draining comeback victory against the Golden State Warriors, the Raptors welcomed the Orlando Magic into […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors know a thing or two about sparking a flame before losing a fire to the winds of inconsistency. After a nine-game winning streak, they dropped a game in overtime to the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 29. An 8-2 start at home was followed by five consecutive losses at the Scotiabank Arena. Most […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Whenever the Toronto Raptors host the Golden State Warriors, there’s a palpable energy that surges through the building. The obvious reason for the electric atmosphere is that these two organizations are forever connected after the 2019 NBA finals. It was a time defined by an impossible dream finally being realized for Toronto, while it marked […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There used to be a feeling that coursed through the halls of Scotiabank Arena. Even when faces changed on the court or on the sideline, that electricity remained. Whatever it was, the aura eventually dissipated and the Toronto Raptors are either a victim of this new reality or the reason for it. The Raptors have […]
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
Ever since the Toronto Raptors played the first Christmas Day on Canadian soil in 2019, the post-holiday season hasn’t been kind to the team. Since that historic moment, the Raptors are 1-4 in their first game back from the holidays, with their lone victory coming against the Washington Wizards in 2023. Despite the festivities around […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
In another timeline, the Toronto Raptors dropped their final game before the holiday break. That group opts to delay improvement in the hope that time with family and an overall reset will drive the team forward. But this version of the Raptors didn’t have plans to wait for anyone to save them from a three-game […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat are separated by differences in culture, philosophy, and to the chagrin of Canadian basketball enthusiasts, the temperature in December. However, even with the disparity, there are clear plot points indicating that both teams have charted similar courses ahead of their matchup on Tuesday. After a mixed bag of […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Christmas has come early for Boston fans, as the Celtics were delivered an overwhelming victory, 112-96, in Toronto on Saturday night. Jaylen Brown might as well have been driving that sleigh, as the Celtics had no need for their leading scorer to beat down the Raptors in their own arena. The Raptors begin their road […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
If you’ve been living under a rock or don’t appreciate good television, you may not know about the latest sports show that’s captured the attention of pretty much everyone this month: Heated Rivalry. A Crave original, now their most successful original show of all time, is adapted from a romance novel about two rival NHL […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
The Toronto Raptors aim to start a three-game winning streak as the Boston Celtics aim to stop a two-game skid as the third and fourth seeds in the Eastern Conference match up in Toronto this Saturday night. Having lost the most recent contest to the C’s, Toronto will be looking to even the season series […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors have a lot to be proud of these days. They are currently (as of Friday, Dec. 19) 3rd in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 17-11, and have also won their last two road games after a hard stretch of losses that ended in their NBA Cup elimination. Yet, as we […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
After a challenging homestand, the change of scenery has been a welcome sight for the Raptors. After a solid win Monday, they followed that up tonight with a well-fought win over the Milwaukee Bucks 111-105. Both teams have had their share of struggles recently. Milwaukee continues to miss Giannis Antetokounmpo who was joined by Taurean […]
about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Toronto Raptors got back on track on Monday with a win against the Miami Heat, and will look to keep it going in Milwaukee tonight. Both the Raptors and Heat entered Monday’s contest on four-game losing streaks, but the Raptors pulled it out with clutch performances from Jamal Shead and Scottie Barnes, and a […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles opened on Wednesday, and the Toronto Raptors have two players who have a decent shot at being there. The team’s social media accounts launched their voting campaigns, centring on Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram in their efforts. If you’re unfamiliar with how NBA All-Stars are […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Toronto Tempo have finally announced the look of the jerseys for their inaugural season, and it seems that the team in the 6ix will be dressed to the nines when they take the court next year. The Tempo will play in two different kits, the “Explorer” in the wine-coloured Bordeaux, and the “Heroine” in […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Welcome to the second trimester of the NBA season! Say what you will about the NBA Cup, but it affords players and teams some much-needed rest. (If you think it’s too early for rest, take another look at the growing list of injuries league-wide!) While the first trimester feels like a race — frontrunners racing […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
It was just a couple weeks ago that the Toronto Raptors took a 17-point lead against the Charlotte Hornets, a 10-game winning streak on the line. It has been a long two weeks. The team is now on a losing streak. A loss against the Miami Heat would bring the streak to five games. Their […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads