According to CBC Sports on Sunday, Fred VanVleet of Rockford, Illinois set a Toronto Raptors franchise record for most assists in a game with 20. He accomplished the feat in a 128-109 Raptors win over the Charlotte Hornets. Three Raptors had Read more
For the first time ever, three Canadians were in the starting lineup for a single National Basketball Association team on Wednesday. Point guard Andrew Nembhard of Aurora, Ontario was the starting point guard, Bennedict Mathurin of Montreal, Quebec was the Read more
The 2023 National Basketball Association All-Star Game takes place on Sunday from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. The game will feature one Canadian in Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario, and one Toronto Raptors player Read more
According to nba.com, the Toronto Raptors have brought back center Jakob Poeltl. Initially drafted by the Raptors ninth overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, Poeltl played two seasons for Toronto from 2016 to 2018, before playing the last five seasons Read more
Two Canadian players in the National Basketball Association have delivered with significant performances over the last few days. On Sunday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario made the game winning basket for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 101-99 win over Read more
Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time according to the Canadian Press on Monday. Siakam was honoured for his play from December 19 to 25, 2022. Siakam Read more
According to statmuse.com on Wednesday, Pascal Siakam became the fifth player in Toronto Raptors franchise history to score 50 points in a game. He accomplished the feat in a 113-106 Raptors win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a breakout NBA season. On Monday in a 123-121 Thunder win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Toronto native made his second game-winning shot of the year. This one was a 14-foot Read more
Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ontario made the game-winning shot for the Denver Nuggets with nine-tenths of a second left on Thursday as the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-120. Murray’s game-winning shot came from 24 feet and the Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario had a game to remember on Wednesday in a dramatic 121-120 Thunder win over the Washington Wizards. With 1.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder trailing 120-118 Read more