Toronto Sun/Postmedia NBA/college and Canadian basketball reporter. With some Blue Jays on the side. 90's hip hop aficionado.

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Joined June 2009
One more time, talked to Fred VanVleet, Dan Tolzman, Danny Green, Adrian Griffin, Masai Ujiri, Phil Handy, Jamaal Magloire, Chris Boucher, Matt Devlin, Wayne Embry, Kevin DiPietro, and more about the Raptors winning it all: torontosun.com/sports/basket…
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Goat tbh
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One of the best three point shooters ever about to be banned for life. What a waste.
Former NBA player Malik Beasley will enter a guilty plea on Dec. 9 with the Department of Justice over his role in bribery and betting scheme on his NBA play, his attorney Steve Haney tells ESPN.
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I asked Scottie if he needs to change his offensive game with Kawhi out to do more but he said not really. RJ Barrett said everyone on roster will have to do a bit more and they'll be fine.
Barnes on his scoreless game vs Wolves: "They had help in the paint, so I couldn't really get all the way to the rim. I obviously missed some easy ones as well. On the defensive end I feel like I still had a good impact...It is what it is. Go to the next game, try to go dominate"
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Kawhi out for weeks, per @shamscharania due to swelling on left knee.
A Kawhi Leonard update is forthcoming.
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Raptors got used to Leonard being in and out of lineup without continuity in championship year. Nick Nurse had everyone prepared and it never seemed like a big deal. Gave Siakam, VanVleet, Powell, Anunoby, in particular, the chance to expand roles. Walter/CMB now.
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IN 2018-19 he was coming off massive left quadriceps issue with Spurs which led to the acrimony and eventually left knee issues (not Doctor Woz but surely related). But with Clippers it was consistently right side issues.
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It’s also worth mentioning that this is the first time since 2019 that Kawhi has been dealing with anything related to his left knee. In his time with the Clippers he had a bunch of knee issues and surgeries, all with his right leg.
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A Kawhi Leonard update is forthcoming.
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Already looking way more confident than he did opening night against Raptors.
The No. 4 pick is showing out on both sides 😤
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Really they thought they were a level ahead of anyone else. Rough.
Thunder president Sam Presti announces that both Jalen Williams (dislocated left ankle and fractured fibula) and Cason Wallace (torn labrum in his left shoulder) need surgery and will be out indefinitely.
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J-Dub and Jalen Suggs minutes apart. Injuries suck.
Jalen Suggs just collapsed after landing on a fast-break layup and is holding his right leg in pain.
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Raptors play Magic twice this week. That’s a huge loss for Orlando.
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Unless Barnes gets back in, and he shouldn't in a 30-point game, this will be the second time he's been held scoreless. The first was in April of 2023. He was 0-for-7 in 29 minutes. 0-for-12 in 27 minutes tonight.
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Kawhi Leonard played 28 minutes on Friday w no issue, practiced on Saturday w no issues & went through his normal pre-game in Minnesota before he was a late scratch with swelling in his left knee. Good news? The last time Leonard missed time with his left knee was 2019.
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Raptors say Kawhi Leonard is out tonight in Minnesota with knee swelling. Hmmm
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As expected for most of the games Kawhi misses, Ja’Kobe Walter slots into Raptors starting lineup.
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Kawhi obviously hasn’t looked like himself yet after missing start of camp and first exhibitions, but he’d consistently said he was feeling good and coming off a healthy season.
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