9:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors defender Kyle Lowry doesn’t know where his future is after this season or after this year’s trading deadline. But he is sure of one thing: whenever his career ends, he will retire in Raptors uniform. “Let me say this: I’m retiring as a …
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Mark Gasol admits that moving away from the Toronto Raptors – the franchise that gave him the first and only championship of his 12-year career before his two-year season – was painfully painful, even though it meant he joined defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. An initial news conference with the …
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The Toronto Raptors will begin the 2020-21 NBA season in Tampa, Florida, the team said in a statement Friday. The Raptors were unable to reach an agreement with the captain’s government about plans to play domestic games at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena amid a coronavirus epidemic. Instead the team will play …
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1:51 AM and Tim BontempsESPN Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics, Raptors guard Norman Powell’s ball was on a quick break against Celtics guard Marcus Smart, which lasted less than a minute. Overtime and …
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11:15 a.m. ET Tim BontempsESPN Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – Commanding a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against Boston Celtics defending champions Toronto Raptors was 0.5 seconds away. But Raptors forward OG Anunobi was relieved to see a spectacular market-beating 3-pointer that saved Toronto from a 104-103 …
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