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06.05.2022 / 19:35

Embiid clears concussion protocol ahead of game 3, still listed as out

TORONTO, ON- APRIL 28 - Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) covers his face after getting an elbow from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) that fractured his orbital bone and left him with a concussion as the Toronto Raptors fall the P PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers all-star center Joel Embiid has cleared the NBA's concussion protocol but remains listed as ‘out' for Friday's playoff matchup with the Miami Heat. Embiid's availability for Friday could still change before the game. Embiid suffered a broken orbital bone and a concussion in the Sixers' close out game against the Toronto Raptors while defending a hard drive to the basket by Pascal Siakam. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that while Embiid was not expected to play as of Thursday, "progress could be made to change his availability."Embiid was already playing with a torn ligament in his right thumb that he sustained earlier in the Toronto series. The Sixers will need to climb back from a 2-0 hole if they want to advance past the second round of the playoffs.

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Injured Embiid listed out for game 3 against Heat, status may change, reports say

TORONTO, ON- APRIL 28 - Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) covers his face after getting an elbow from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) that fractured his orbital bone and left him with a concussion as the Toronto Raptors fall the P PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers all-star center Joel Embiid will not play in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Miami Heat, according to reports. Embiid suffered a broken orbital bone and a concussion in the Sixers' close out game against the Toronto Raptors while defending a hard drive to the basket by Pascal Siakam. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that while Embiid is currently not expected to play, "progress could be made to change his availability."Embiid was already playing with a torn ligament in his right thumb that he sustained earlier in the Toronto series. AdvertisementThe Sixers will need to climb back from a 2-0 hole if they want to advance past the second round of the playoffs.

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Toronto Raptors president tests positive for COVID-19 despite 3rd dose

Multiple people have now tested positive since attending the Giants of Africa gala on the weekend. Shallima Maharaj has the story.

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NBA superstar Kyle Lowry bids farewell to Toronto Raptors, heads to Miami Heat

After nine seasons and catapulting the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship, Kyle Lowry is bouncing over to the Miami Heat. Seán O’Shea reports on Lowry’s legacy, and the legions of fans who are forever grateful.

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COVID-19: Tampa area becomes home to Blue Jays and Raptors with TFC nearby too

Toronto Raptors temporarily relocated to Tampa, Fla. Now the NBA team is getting some Canadian company in the Sunshine State.The Toronto Blue Jays will kick off their 2021 home schedule Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels at TD Ballpark in nearby Dunedin.

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse finally has all of his roster back

Toronto Raptors seem to have put their health troubles behind them — finally.Raptors coach Nick Nurse had his full roster at practice on Thursday for the first time in two weeks, which is good news for a team that has lost six straight and plummeted to 11th in the Eastern Conference.“It’s nice to be able to run multiple groups of whatever we’re doing. We even ran some stations today, believe it or not, we had enough people (for) three stations,” Nurse said after practice.

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Toronto Raptors clear Siakam, VanVleet, Flynn and McCaw to return to practice

Toronto Raptors are one step closer to returning.Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw were cleared to practise in Detroit on Tuesday after being sidelined for health and safety protocols for more than a week.Siakam, McCaw and Flynn were upgraded to “questionable” for Wednesday’s game against the Pistons, while VanVleet is listed as “doubtful.” Charlotte Hornets defeat short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-104 VanVleet spoke with media Tuesday after practice for the first time since being sidelined and confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19, suffering symptoms he called “pretty rough.”Their return would be good news for a Raptors team that has lost five straight to drop to 11th in the Eastern Conference at 17-22.OG

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Toronto Raptors still missing 5 players due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols

Raptor.On a night the Raptors announced more bad news — the continued absence of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and two other players because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols — that was one small glimmer of good.Although Lowry, whose been mentioned in trade rumours ahead of the March 25 deadline, was non-committal about his immediate future.“Let me say this: I will retire as a Toronto Raptor. That, if I’m here, I will retire as a Toronto Raptor.

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Powell, Lowry do their bit but undermanned Toronto Raptors beaten handily by the Pistons

Toronto Raptors, missing five players and seven staff members including head coach Nick Nurse, needed help Wednesday.Norm Powell and Kyle Lowry, the only two regular starters available, didn’t get it as the Raptors started well but predictably faded fast in a 129-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons.The Raptors (17-18) were without starters Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby as well as Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw due to the league’s health and safety protocols.Siakam, VanVleet and Anunoby had accounted for 1,603 points this season, 42 percent of Toronto’s total prior to Wednesday. COVID-19 health and safety protocols postpone Raptors-Pistons game Powell scored a season-high 36 points and Lowry added 21.

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COVID-19 health and safety protocols postpone Raptors-Pistons game

Toronto Raptors game against the Detroit Pistons scheduled for Tuesday at Amalie Arena has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday, pending additional COVID-19 test results.The NBA made the announcement Monday night.The league says the game is being postponed due to “positive test results and ongoing contact tracing within the Raptors organization.” Toronto Raptors’ game against Chicago Bulls postponed because of COVID-19 Toronto also had its game Sunday against the Chicago Bulls postponed for COVID-19 health and safety protocols.It was the first postponement this season for the Raptors, who are playing their home games in Tampa, Fla., because of coronavirus restrictions in Canada.Toronto played Friday without head coach

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Toronto Raptors’ game against Chicago Bulls postponed because of COVID-19

Toronto Raptors game against Chicago has been postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.A statement from the NBA says that because of positive test results and ongoing contract tracing, the Raptors don’t have the league-required eight available players.The Raptors were missing head coach Nick Nurse, five members of his staff and star forward Pascal Siakam for Friday’s win over Houston.

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Nick Nurse, 5 Toronto Raptors coaching staff members sidelined due to COVID-19 safety protocols

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and five members of his coaching staff have been sidelined due to COVD-19 health and safety protocols.The coaches will not be on the bench beginning with Friday night’s game against the visiting Houston Rockets.Raptors general manager Bobby Webster is scheduled to speak to the media ahead of tipoff.The Raptors have been lucky amid the global pandemic, with no games postponed or rescheduled.

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Sheriff's deputy drops suit against Toronto Raptors president after shoving incident

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County sheriff's deputy who was seen shoving the Toronto Raptors president after the Canadian team beat the Warriors in June 2019 on Wednesday dropped his federal lawsuit against Masai Ujiri. In response, Ujiri dropped his countersuit against Deputy Alan Strickland, KTVU has learned. In addition, Strickland has since returned to work, according to Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Ray Kelly. He has been assigned to administrative duties.

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he has to stop pulling his mask down during games

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he has to do a better job of keeping his mask on during games.During the NBA team’s first 10 games, Nurse often has been seen on television with his mask pulled down under his nose and mouth.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]NBA coaches are being told to wear masks at all times during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rick Zamperin: Coronavirus already impacts upcoming NHL season

National Hockey League just a couple of days away from starting its abbreviated 56-game regular season, there’s word that COVID-19 has impacted the schedule even before the first puck is dropped.The NHL said it is “reviewing and revising” the Dallas Stars’ schedule after revealing Friday that six players and two staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The defending Western Conference champions were slated to open their season on Thursday in Florida but the league says it is unlikely that the Stars will play a game any earlier than Jan. 19.

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Sports in 2020: Disruptions aplenty, only constant was loss

Naomi Osaka, for one, who used her U.S. Open-winning run to speak out on racial injustice.

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Raptors say 3 members of organization tested positive for coronavirus

Toronto Raptors say three members of the organization have tested positive for coronavirus.The Raptors did not disclose who received the positive tests.The team said in a release that the positive results came during the NBA-mandated testing period prior to training camp. Ujiri: Raptors’ unique trait is ‘togetherness,’ says Toronto will adapt to Tampa The Raptors said the three are self-isolating away from the rest of the team.The Raptors opened training camp last week at their temporary home of Tampa, Fla.They are scheduled to play their first pre-season game Saturday at Charlotte and open the 2020-21 season Dec.

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Ujiri: Raptors’ unique trait is ‘togetherness,’ says Toronto will adapt to Tampa

Tampa.As the NBA’s only team playing outside of its market — and country — this season, the Toronto Raptors have numerous hurdles to clear.But team president Masai Ujiri said if there’s a unique trait about Toronto, it’s his roster’s ability to come together in the face of big challenges.He expects nothing less in this bizarre campaign.“Listen, this is not an easy task here,” Ujiri said on a Zoom video conference call Saturday. “There’s a lot of sacrifices to it.

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Toronto Raptors to play upcoming season in Tampa Bay due to coronavirus: Ujiri

Toronto Raptors will play the upcoming NBA season in Tampa Bay due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, says President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri.Ujiri said the organization worked with public health officials on all levels to try to allow the team to play at home in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena.

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Canada reviewing NBA plan for Raptors to play in Toronto amid coronavirus: minister

NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic.A spokesman for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday officials have been in contact with the Raptors and will continue to engage with them “in the coming weeks.” Raptors general manager Bobby Webster told Sportsnet television the team needs to know “in the coming days. This is not a next week type thing.”The Raptors and the NBA need an exemption to a requirement that anyone entering Canada for nonessential reasons must self-isolate for 14 days.

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Deputy public health chief says challenges remain for Toronto Raptors to play at home

Toronto Raptors have presented a good plan to play at home this coming NBA season, but concerns remain over enforcing strict health protocols and travel over the border with the United States.Dr. Howard Njoo said Friday that public health officials from Ontario, Toronto and the Public Health Agency of Canada have had discussions with the Raptors, who are hoping to play at Scotiabank Arena despite spikes in COVID-19 cases at home and in the U.S.Njoo said the Raptors presented a plan with good health protocols and have learned from the NBA’s “bubble” experiment, when the league finished the 2019-20 season at an isolated campus near Orlando, Fla.

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Ujiri hopes Raptors can play in Toronto as COVID-19 cases spike

Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he hopes his team will play the next NBA season at Scotiabank Arena, despite rising COVID-19 cases both in Toronto and in the United States.Speaking Thursday morning on CBC Radio’s “The Current,” Ujiri said he was “sensitive” to the pandemic and understood the difficulties of playing the upcoming season in Toronto. The international border with the United States remains closed to non-essential travel, and a mandatory 14-day quarantine is in effect for those entering Canada.

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Deputy who shoved Toronto Raptors president compares situation to terrorists who murdered Israelis

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Alameda County sheriff's deputy who was seen on his own body camera video initially shoving the Toronto Raptors president last summer during the NBA Finals is now comparing that situation too the terrorists who murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.In legal papers seeking dismissal of Masai Ujiri's countersuit, Deputy Alan Strickland also connected the Raptors president to the crazed fan who stabbed Monica Seles in 1993. Strickland asserted that Ujiri - a man the Toronto mayor called one of the city's "finest" -- posed "the same threats" as these terrorists by ignoring commands to show his credentials, according to documents filed Monday in federal court by his attorney, Matthew Grigg. Toronto Raptors

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Oct. 1

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday:Scotiabank Arena won’t be used for voter registration for the Nov. 3 U.S.

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COMMENTARY: The NBA bubble strategy shows us what future live performances could be like

125-122 win at the end of two (two!) overtime periods was an instant classic.From within our respective cars, the shared excitement felt a lot like being back in Scotiabank Arena. Of course, I didn’t see the game “live.” But for a brief moment there was a palpable feeling of “we” back in “We the North.” (Unfortunately, the Raptors lost Game 7 and were eliminated by the Celtics.)It’s been six months since COVID-19 emerged in North America, causing theatres to close.

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Rick Zamperin: Contract extension for Nick Nurse a win-win for him and the Raptors

Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday that head coach Nick Nurse has been signed to a multi-year contract extension.The announcement comes four days after the Raptors were bounced from the second round of the NBA playoffs, and the Disney bubble, by the Boston Celtics.The deal is a win-win for the organization and Nurse himself, who became Toronto’s head coach on June 13, 2018, following the dismissal of Dwane Casey.

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Boston Celtics knock Toronto Raptors out of NBA Playoffs with 92-87 Game 7 win

Toronto Raptors‘ season is over, the defending NBA champions done in by turnovers.Jayson Tatum had 29 points while Jaylen Brown added 21 and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 92-87 on Friday night to take the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal 4-3.The Celtics move on to face the Miami Heat in the conference finals, while the Raptors head into an off-season of uncertainty unlike any other.Fred VanVleet had 20 points, while Kyle Lowry 16 points, and Serge Ibaka finished with 14 off the bench for the Raptors.“It’s sad that we had more to give, and now we can’t give anymore,” said Lowry.It was yet another rough offensive night for Pascal Siakam, who led the NBA in scoring this season before the league shuttered on March 11 due to

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Toronto Raptors force Game 7 against Boston Celtics with double overtime thriller

Toronto Raptors’ second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics has come down to just one game.But after a thriller that took double overtime to decide, Friday’s do-or-die Game 7 might come down to which team has the most left in the tank. Boston Celtics take 3-2 series lead with 111-89 win against Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry poured in 33 points, including a key fadeaway jumper in the dying seconds, and the Raptors edged the Celtics 125-122 in double overtime on Wednesday to even up the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals at three games apiece.Friday’s winner will meet the Miami Heat in the conference finals.Norman Powell had 23 points off the bench for the Raptors and was outstanding in overtime.

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Buzzer-beater by OG Anunoby lifts Toronto Raptors to 104-103 victory over Boston Celtics

Toronto Raptors suddenly have life.OG Anunoby caught a crosscourt inbounds pass from Kyle Lowry and hit a 3-pointer with no time remaining, and the Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 104-103 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday night.Toronto cut Boston’s series lead to 2-1. The Celtics took a two-point lead when Kemba Walker found Daniel Theis for a dunk with a half-second left.No team in NBA history has rallied from a 3-0 series deficit.

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NBA Playoffs: Toronto Raptors sweep 1st round with 150-122 win over Brooklyn Nets

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse named NBA coach of the year Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 10 assists for the Raptors. They upped their record to 11-1 in the bubble and made it clear it won’t be easy to knock them off their spot atop the NBA.Boston handed Toronto its lone loss since the restart and will be a much sterner test than the undermanned Nets, who were using converted guards as forwards, and forwards as centres.The Raptors would likely need Lowry for that one.

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Raptors’ Nick Nurse says winning NBA’s Coach of the Year ‘humbling’

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse spoke Saturday after he was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse named NBA coach of the year

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been named the NBA Coach of the Year.Nurse, who has the Raptors on the verge of the second round of the playoffs, was a runaway winner, receiving 90 first-place votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. He finished with 470 points.Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer was second after leading the Bucks to the best record in the suspended season, earning 147 points.

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Raptors' Nick Nurse voted NBA Coach of the Year

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Nick Nurse was voted NBA Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the defending champion Toronto Raptors to another 50-win season, this time without Kawhi Leonard.Nurse, who has the Raptors on the verge of the second round of the playoffs, was a runaway winner, receiving 90 first-place votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. He finished with 470 points.Milwaukee's Mike Budenholzer was second after leading the Bucks to the best record in the suspended season, earning 147 points.

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Toronto Raptors president to countersue deputy for fraud and 'excessive force'

Video was released showing a deputy shoving Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri on June 13, 2019. OAKLAND, Calif. - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri filed legal documents this week showing he is poised to countersue an Alameda County sheriff's deputy with whom he got into a shoving match last summer, saying the deputy "perpetrated a fraud" when he falsely claimed he was injured."There is...no objective evidence to support Mr.

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VanVleet, Powell lead Raptors past Nets 104-99 for 2-0 lead

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Fred VanVleet had 24 points and 10 assists, Norman Powell had a big game off the bench with 24 points and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors held on to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 104-99 on Wednesday.The victory gave the Raptors a 2-0 lead in the first round plyoff series.Kyle Lowry had 21 points, nine rebounds and forced a big turnover in the closing seconds for the second seeded Raptors.The Nets were led by Garrett Temple’s 21 points.The Raptors raced to a 33-point second quarter lead in Game 1 and blew out the Nets 134-110 after converting a franchise playoff record 22 3-pointers on 44 attempts.But this game was much closer as the Nets built a 14-point lead in the first quarter.The Raptors didn't take their

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VanVleet scores career-best 36, Raptors top Heat 107-103

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 36 points and made seven 3-pointers, and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors added to their strong restart with a 107-103 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday.VanVleet finished 7 of 12 from beyond the 3-point arc and was a perfect 13 of 13 from the foul line, besting his 34-point total against the Pelicans last December.Pascal Siakam added 22 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors, who are 2-0 since play resumed last week.

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Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – So far, so good.The NBA’s bubble remains intact. The extraordinary health protocols put into place to try and save this season seem to be working.

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Lowry scores 33 to lead Raptors to 11th straight over Lakers

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Kyle Lowry had 33 points and 14 rebounds and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors restarted their season by beating the slow-starting Los Angeles Lakers for the 11th straight time, 107-92 on Saturday night.OG Anunoby scored 23 points for the Raptors, the second-place team in the Eastern Conference, who haven’t lost to Los Angeles since the 2014-2015 season.Lowry had a strong second half to help turn back a surge by the Lakers, the Western Conference leaders who are 1-1 in the restart.

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Toronto Raptors Kneel For Anthems Ahead Of 1st Real Game After COVID-19 Break

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors kneeled for both the Canadian and American national anthems ahead of their first real game in nearly five months Saturday.

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NBA champions Toronto Raptors ready to pick up where they left off

Raptors were the hottest team in the NBA in early March, on a league-best four-game winning streak, coming off a solid west coast road swing and having just clinched a playoff spot. They were gleefully making their pre-season critics eat their words.Then the threat of COVID-19 swept through sports like a prairie fire.

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Raptors have a message for around 650K Americans living in Canada: register to vote

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse “hardly any of them vote.”When racial unrest erupted in the United States several weeks ago, NBA coaches and players quickly came together to brainstorm ideas to help in the fight against racial and social injustice. Toronto Raptors guard VanVleet says people ‘fed up’ with racism and discrimination One of the Raptors’ initiatives was a social media campaign to urge Americans living north of the border to vote in November’s U.S.

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Toronto Raptor Fred VanVleet joins initiative for people to support local business amid COVID-19

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has partnered with American Express Canada on a campaign to encourage people to shop small and support local business amid the coronavirus pandemic.“I grew up in a smaller town … I eventually was able to branch out and build my own small business so when this opportunity presented itself, it just made sense,” VanVleet told Global News from Florida where the team is currently quarantining before the NBA resumes. Coronavirus: NBA announces July 30 start for rest of season, playoffs in August “This was something that came at a good time, people going through pandemics.

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Coronavirus: NBA announces July 30 start for rest of season, playoffs in August

NBA season when the Pelicans started the year at Toronto, but now the big-name rookie will be in position to be on centre stage at Disney when play resumes — against the team that was the first to find itself in the middle of the NBA’s coronavirus situation.New Orleans will be in the first game of the resumed NBA season on July 30, taking on Utah at the Disney World complex near Orlando, Florida in the opener of a doubleheader. And just as the initial first night of this season-like-none-other did, the second game of nationally televised twinbill will pit the Los Angeles Lakers against the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Toronto Raptors head to Florida to prepare for resumption of NBA season

Toronto Raptors have gone to Dunk City to prepare for the resumption of the NBA season.The defending champions were scheduled to charter Monday to Florida where they will train in the Fort Myers area. The club will continue its voluntary individual workouts at Alico Arena, home of the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles.The school became known as Dunk City or Florida Dunk Coast in the 2013 NCAA tournament when the Cinderella Eagles became the first 15th seed to reach the Sweet 16, upsetting Georgetown and San Diego State along the way.

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Coronavirus: NBA in talks with Disney to resume season at site in Florida

The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Reliving Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 buzzer-beater for Raptors championship run 1 year later

TORONTO – Patrick Cassidy watched the game alone in his Boston home. The only light in his living room came from the glow of his TV.

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Coronavirus: Raptors to resume training at Toronto facility in limited capacity

The Toronto Raptors will start to allow players to resume training at the team’s OVO Athletic Centre next week.

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Raptors’ Serge Ibaka thanks Toronto Public Health for coronavirus response efforts

As Toronto Public Health continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Raptors forward Serge Ibaka held a FaceTime session with staff at the department to thank them.

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