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Stan Van Gundy Was Confused When The Raptors Fans Cheered For Free Pizza (Videos)
With the Orlando Magic leading the Toronto Raptors by a score of 117-98, Ed Davis received the ball in the key and drained a hook shot over the head of a Magic defender, cutting the Raptors’ deficit to 17 with just 2.1 seconds remaining in the game. Doesn’t seem like much to cheer about, does [...]
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Jeremy Lin Does It Again! Hits Game Winning Three-Pointer! Linsanity Still Lives! (Video)
It has been a while since a game between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors provided any intrigue, but with Jeremy Lin now wearing a Knickerbockers uniform, the Air Canada Center was rocking from start to finish last night. And speaking of that finish, it was “LINsane,” “LINcredible,” “LINspirational,” and quite the “LINderella [...]
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Andrea Bargnani’s All-Star Campaign Video Is All Sorts Of Hilarious (Video)
Through 11 games this season Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani has 22.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. While those numbers might sounds impressive, they certainly are not enough to earn Bargnani a spot on the NBA’s Eastern Conference All-Star roster at the moment. In order to earn himself a ticket to Orlando [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 3rd) – Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies
It was on this day in 1995 that both the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies played their inaugural NBA regular season game. Although both teams struggled in their expansion seasons, they were able to pick up wins on opening night. The Raptors defeated the New Jersey Nets quite easily, 94-79, in a game played [...]
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Here Is An Animated Conversation About The NBA Draft Lottery Between A Cavs Fan And A Raptors Fan (Video)
When the it was announced on Tuesday that the Cleveland Cavaliers would have the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, many thought it was a great story for a franchise who has gone through a difficult season after losing their star and latest first-overall pick, LeBron James, to the Miami Heat during the [...]
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Raptors Fans Watch Team Lose 111-100, Go Wild For Free Pizza (Video)
Perhaps one of the greatest promotions in the entire NBA comes from the Air Canada Center in Toronto, where Raptors fans are awarded one free pizza from Pizza Pizza if their team can reach 100 points. Once the Raptors reach the century mark in any home game, those in attendance can use their ticket stub [...]
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Does That Thing You Thought Was Awesome Actually Suck? Must Be “Like A Bosh” (Music Video)
Remember the time you went to that new restaurant and bought the featured item on the menu, thinking it would be the greatest thing you have ever tasted? But after having the waiter bring it out to you and giving it a try, you realized it actually sucked. I guess you can say that entree [...]
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Raptors Coach Jay Triano Drops F-Bomb On Live TV (Video)
It can be frustrating trying to find a way to stop the Jazz’s Deron Williams. How frustrating? Frustrating enough to force you to drop an F-bomb during a live post-game interview after the All-Star point guard goes off for 22 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds against your team. So after watching his Raptors fall [...]
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Raptors Fans To Hedo Turkoglu: “You’re Pathetic!” (Video)
When it comes to pre-season basketball, fans often have little to cheer for. Although, with the Phoenix Suns visiting Toronto on Sunday, Raptors fans had plenty to cheer against. After making a big push to acquire Hedo Turkoglu as a free agent last off-season, the Turkish forward disappointed Raptors fans throughout the 2009-10 campaign and [...]
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Butt Slaps Are Now Technical Fouls In The NBA (Video)
In an effort to reduce the theatrics that NBA players have become known for on the court, the league has instructed its referees to hand out more technical fouls this season for overt gestures. I guess they consider ass-slapping to fall under their definition of “overt gestures.” During an exhibition game last night between the [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night — 4/13/10 — Derrick Rose
It was a strange night for the Bulls. While off-the-court distractions involving a physical fight between the coach and the vice president were on everyone’s mind, Chicago was able to go out on the court and get a must-win. The reason they won was because of the combined effort of their backcourt. Both Kirk Hinrich [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 3/17/10 – Andrea Bargnani
With less than 20 games remaining in the season, every game for teams that are fighting for a playoff spot are considered must-win games. This is where the Toronto Raptors find themselves after a long skid. Having won only one of their last nine games, the Raps were desperate for a win as they took [...]
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Mascot Eats Cheerleader (Trust Me, Just Watch)
Life as a mascot for a professional sports team can be quite nice at times. After all, who wouldn’t want to spend several hours a day practicing with the cheerleaders. And if you are good enough, you may even get to throw a dry-hump, or two, in there as well. As for the Toronto Raptors [...]
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Raptors Show Fans Appreciation With Vanilla Ice Halftime Show
I guess nothing says “We appreciate you” quite like a Vanilla Ice halftime show. At least that had to be the train of thought behind the Raptors organization’s decision to wheel out the popular early 90s white rapper during last night’s game at the Air Canada Center. Yes, that was their gift to the fans [...]
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Hedo Turkoglu Thinks it’s Just The Ball (Video)
When Toronto signed Hedo Turkoglu over the summer they were expecting big things. He was coming off two of his best seasons in the league (roughly 18 points per game) and coming to a Raptors team that needed someone to complement Chris Bosh. At the very least, Turkoglu was supposed to put up similar numbers [...]
