It’s “Over” between Drake and DeMar DeRozan. The Canadian rapper, who was on the receiving end of a high-profile loss in a beef with Kendrick Lamar earlier this year, is still seething at the former Toronto Raptor, and he made that abundantly clear Saturday. In a contest between the Raptors, whom Drake has an ownership … Read more
Jontay Porter was the anti-Pete Rose. While Rose maintained he never bet on the Reds to lose, the NBA said Porter, who just received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gambling policies, bet on the Raptors to lose. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski called that the “most damning” part of Porter’s transgressions. “Most damning for Porter … Read more
Gradey Dick and Anthony Black made waves earlier this week with an infamous, NSFW jersey swap, and Dick was asked to explain himself at media availability Tuesday. As a reporter started to say, “Gradey, we gotta ask you about the jersey swap from the other day,” Dick burst out laughing. “That’s my guy. I’ve been … Read more
NBA fans had a field day on social media when Raptors wing Gradey Dick and Magic guard Anthony Black swapped jerseys after Sunday’s game in Orlando. The 20-year-old rookies met up on the court after a 111-96 Magic win and held each other’s jerseys for photos — but fans quickly noticed their last names combined … Read more
Charles Barkley may not have watched if he didn’t have to. The TNT analyst and Basketball Hall of Fame couldn’t find a compelling reason to bait fans into watch the Bulls-Raptors matchup set to air Thursday night. “Hey guys, I know we got the Bulls and the Raptors, but watch anyway!” said Barkley as the … Read more
The Raptors are backpedaling after they released an ill-received video honoring women’s history month. After initially releasing the video on social media, the Raptors deleted the clip and apologized. “We’re an organization that prides itself on doing the right thing when it comes to inclusion and representation, and we made a mistake [Tuesday],” the Raptors … Read more