TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors came into Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with several key players out because of injuries. Don’t expect the Cavaliers to feel sorry for the Raptors. The Cavs, after all, have injury →
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Minus their top player and with their coach still mourning his mother's death two days earlier, the Toronto Raptors put an emphatic stamp on a season sweep of Golden State. They did it with the two-time defending NBA →
CLEVELAND — Down an All-Star guard, there was no need for the Toronto Raptors to panic. Not against one of the NBA’s worst teams, and not with Kawhi Leonard around. Leonard scored 34 points, Fred VanVleet added 15 and Toronto extended →
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard helped the Toronto Raptors extend their success in season-opening games. Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds in his Toronto debut, Kyle Lowry scored 27 points and the Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-104 on →
The Kawhi Leonard saga in San Antonio is finally over. So is DeMar DeRozan's time in Toronto. An NBA summer blockbuster got pulled off Wednesday, with the Spurs sending Leonard to the Raptors — weeks after the disgruntled 2014 NBA Finals MVP →
The Toronto Raptors have fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for second straight season. Team President Masai Ujiri calls the move a “very difficult but necessary step.” He says the team is “constantly trying to grow and improve in order to get to the next level.” The firing comes two days after Casey was honored as coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association. →
A person familiar with the situations says the Cleveland Cavaliers will not discipline forward Rodney Hood for refusing to play in Game 4 against the Raptors. The Athletic first reported that Hood declined to enter the game in the fourth quarter with the Cavaliers leading Toronto by 30 points. The person told the AP that Hood spoke to team officials and said he regretted the incident. Hood has struggled in his first postseason with Cleveland. →
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CLEVELAND — Halftime performer Rob Base brought the Quicken Loans Arena crowd to its feet with a rousing rendition of his 1990s hip-hop hit “It Takes Two.” Cleveland starters J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver kept them there with a →