TORONTO, Canada, August 6, 2021/ — The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that they have signed Masai Ujiri to a multi-year contract as Toronto Raptors vice-chairman and team president. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. “Great sportsmen impact their games. Great leaders impact their communities. Masai Ujiri does […]
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NBA: The C’s have always been a dark horse Finals team
We’re just about a month into NBA playoff bubble and we’re inching closer and closer to the beginning of the Western and Eastern Conference finals. Certain teams are peaking at the right times. Certain teams have their backs against the wall with their seasons hanging by a limb. In the […]
NBA: The Kawhi Leonard Effect from Toronto to Los Angeles
From Toronto to Los Angeles. Canada to the United States. The Toronto Raptors to the L.A. Clippers. The Orange Roundball League’s Kawhi “Enormous Paws” Leonard logged 2,175 flight miles from Hollywood North to Tinseltown in the offseason. Why such a drastic move to a new country and city after winning […]
Raptors take down Warriors in six for first ever NBA championship
The Toronto Raptors put an end to this NBA Finals battle of attrition Thursday night and won their first-ever NBA Championship. However, Golden State did not go down without swinging haymakers. Kawhi Leonard may have been named Finals MVP, but the real MVP is Masai Ujiri who fired coach Duane […]
The NBA Finals quick recap: Raptors lead 2 games to 1
As of today, the Toronto Raptors led by the stoic “fun guy” Kawhi Leonard, are leading the Golden State Warriors 2-1. The Warriors are in an uphill fight for not only the NBA championship but to also become a team of destiny. To be the first team since the 2000-2002 […]
Toronto vs Philadelphia: Raptors take a 3-2 series lead
Toronto vs Philadelphia The Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers are in a battle for the right to go to the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs. Here is a look back at games 3-5 in this hard-fought series. Game 3 Playing on their home court is just what […]
NBA Swing: Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo
I’ve been chomping at the bit to write about this stud for a while. Say hello to Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo, basketball fans. This freak of nature stands 6-foot-11 and weighs a muscular 242 pounds. How about his wingspan? Well, it’s 7-foot-3 which literally takes my breath away. Can I […]
NBA Swing: Parity in the Orange Roundball League
Is parity starting to become a norm in the NBA? Is it here to stay? Maybe. Move over superteams, the Orange Roundball League is becoming even more interesting. Instead of two or three teams vying for the opportunity to win an NBA title, more than a handful of squads look […]
Inside the Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan Swap
Kawhi “Enormous Paws” Leonard hasn’t exactly kept his stalwart reputation intact in the eyes of many. At the end of the 2017-18 Orange Roundball League season, Leonard never returned to the floor for the San Antonio Spurs. Instead, he continued to rehabilitate a right quadriceps injury even after the Spurs’ […]
Raptors shock many, acquire Leonard from Spurs
When Toronto Raptors fans went to bed on Tuesday night, they heard their team had put forward a compelling offer for Kawhi Leonard and dreamed that maybe he would eventually join the team, just at what cost. When Raptors fans woke up Wednesday morning, most had wished it never happened […]