Holy sh*t!!! I know you’re watching the conference finals right? Cavs and Toronto tonight…well….King James got a point to prove damn it!
Daaaamn Daniel…Bye Felicia…however you wanna call it LeBron James is in it to dominate!!! This dunk got me looking like something stinks…
Kinda deletes that hater-ish comment he made about Steph Curry’s unanimous MVP award…kinda…lol
Cavs up 66 to Toronto’s 44 at the half…
Final: Cavs 115 Raptors 84
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 115-84 on Tuesday night, winning game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It was also Cleveland’s largest playoff win in franchise history. Towards the end of the game, Cavs fans began to chant “USA” in response to Toronto fans chanting “we want Cleveland” at the end of their blowout game seven win over the Miami Heat. Well apparently the Raptors couldn’t quite take back what they dished out. They tweeted out “USA chants #stayclassy”. Their mentions turned to shambles and they eventually deleted the tweet.
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DeMarre Carrol did not disappoint with his flashy suit and sensible footwear, but unfortunately, it didn’t help him and the Toronto Raptors come up a game in the Western Conference Finals against the Cavaliers tonight.
As expected (by me at least), LeBron and the crew played a serious game against them Canadian fellows. The Raptors did stay in the game somewhat. They had the Cavs tied at 46 for a point at least reinforcing the fact that they deserve to be there, but it just wasn’t enough for them to take it.
Cavaliers put up 108 over the Raptors’ 89
DeMarre Carroll arriving in #NBAStyle ahead of Game 2! #CAVSvRAPTORS pic.twitter.com/evF03hmDuF
— NBA Canada (@NBACanada) May 19, 2016
This game has been virtually tied all night!! Talk about a nail biter! LeBron doin’ LeBron thangs, Biyombo denying dunks at the basket, Lowry bangin’ out 3’s…all while Drake is looking on with bated breath.
In the end, Toronto came through at 105 to the Cavalier’s 99. Game 5 up next…Cleveland. For now, enjoy some highlights from tonight’s game!! Gotta love a great series!!
The Cleveland Cavaliers cut down an 18-point deficit and even momentarily took the lead but the Toronto Raptors weren’t having it as the two battled in the fourth quarter. Kyle Lowry put up 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists while DeMar DeRozan put up 32 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Bismack Biyombo has become the star of the series however. In game 3 he put up a whopping 26 rebounds; for game 4 he posted 14 rebounds and battled hard on the defensive end, doing all the things that don’t show up on the stat sheet. Raptors global ambassador Drake resumed his usual courtside seat and continued to cheer his team on while trying to rattle the Cavs. After the game, he posted a series of photos on his Instagram account, championing his team while trolling the Cavaliers. He specifically dissed Kyrie Irving saying “2 (Irving’s number) gave us 2 (two wins).” Irving put up 13 points in game 3 and 26 points in game 4.
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Dikembe Mutombo made his “no no no” finger wag famous when he played in the NBA not so many years ago. Now, his Congolese brother on the come up, Bismack Biyombo of recent Toronto Raptor fame, has been borrowing the move, stating that Mutombo allowed him the privilege. Apparently, not so much.
TMZ found Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (mmhmmm) at the airport of course and asked about that permission. Mutombo has no idea….tsk tsk Bismack. Guess you’ll have some ‘splainin’ to do this summer in the Congo.
Back in January, DeMar DeRozan claimed he was a Raptor fa life! Now, according to his bestie, Romeo Miller, that might change.
Percy’s lil boy hints reeeal hard that he knows where DeMar is headed this summer, but for now, the focus is on the conference finals. We may just see Drake crying again this summer yall…
Could he possibly be a Laker next year? Only dollar bills will tell.
It really does take that home court advantage to kick a team into full gear. Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers had that advantage and took the Toronto Raptors to school!
LeBron gives mad propers to Kevin Love for kicking things off…the rest just followed suit.
Cavs 116 to Raptors 78
Cleveland meant business:
LeBron – 23pts, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists
Kyrie Irving – 23pts, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Kevin Love – 23pts, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Up one, they are going to need to keep up this momentum for game 6.
It appeared the Toronto Raptors were finally making the eastern conference finals a real series after winning two straight and evening the series at 2-2. It didn’t continue however as the Cleveland Cavaliers destroyed the Raptors in Game 5, leading by more than 40 points before winning 116-78. In fact the Cavs big three of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love scored 71 points, just seven less than the whole Raptors team combined. Drake knew fans were going to go in on him after all his posturing and posts following Game 4, so he welcomed them to his Instagram, telling them to leave their hate comments in CAPS. They obliged… LOL
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While his boy LeBron is hard at work trying to make sure that the Toronto Raptors don’t steal the Eastern Conference Finals, Dwayne Wade is “roughing it” on a European vacation with teammate (possibly former soon) Chris Bosh.
Dwayne and Gabrielle along with Bosh and Adrienne took holiday (that’s European for vacation…lol) in the south of France visiting Monaco as well as Saint Tropez. They were the coveted guests of Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton on a phenomenal yacht. My it pays to be wealthy and in the know. Let’s hope Bosh has a team to come back to.
Thanks to twitter and snapchat, we’ve got a front row seat. Follow along yall, while we enjoy burnt hamburgers and crispy hot dogs in the backyard swatting mosquitoes as the kids kick over our Coronas…
@DinaWitaY
The Toronto Raptors made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games. Now they are looking on to their future and general manager Masai Ujiri said his top priority this offseason will be to re-sign DeMar DeRozan.
via ESPN:
DeRozan, a two-time All-Star who averaged 23.5 points per game during the regular season, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. DeRozan said on Saturday, a day after the Raptors were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, that he hoped to re-sign with the Raptors, the only team he has played for in his NBA career.
“Our No. 1 goal is to bring DeMar back here,” Ujiri said Monday at his season-ending news conference. “We feel great that he wants to come back to our organization. I spoke to him [Sunday], and his eyes were still red. You could tell. He said he felt empty the next day, which was telling.
“Speaking to him and Kyle [Lowry], they almost felt like we had a game to play still, and that game is not there. There’s that hunger, and you like that, and then now, it’s my part to figure it out.”
It turns out, Meek Mill is NOT banned from the Toronto Raptors locker room. As everyone knows, Drake is the Global Ambassador for the Raptors and a big supporter of the team. Drake also famously had a huge beef with Meek, which has since settled down a bit since Meek, The Game, and Beanie Sigel are currently going at it. In any event, Raptor Patrick Patterson was asked if there’s a Meek ban and he says no.
TMZ Sports caught up with Patterson and he says Meek isn’t banned because you have to remember there are guys on the team from Meek’s hometown of Philadelphia including Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry.
Patterson also had advice for Ben Simmons on his injury, don’t rush to get back on the court.
As the Global Ambassador for the Toronto Raptors, they often host a Drake Night for the Toronto native. The rapper comes through, and they give out pretty cool Drake/Raptors apparel for the fans. This was the first Drake Night of the season and it was during their game against the Golden State Warriors.
They gave Drake/Raptors shirts featuring the “6 God” praying hands to every fan that attended the game. Drake himself was wearing a pretty cool shirt that featured color analyst/sideline reporter Doris Burke as his WCE (Woman Crush Everyday).
Photos in the gallery above.
The game itself didn’t go too well for the Raptors as the Warriors won 127-121.
Masai presents @Drake with a custom Huskies jacket. #DrakeNight #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/wEjdlbIlI4
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 17, 2016
.@drake meets Drake2.0, young Dylan. #DrakeNight pic.twitter.com/WLGzHS0gOg
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 17, 2016
That’s a wrap from @Drake Night. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/itOd0wOCF7
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 17, 2016
Photo Credit: DailyHoops
The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 23 and we’re starting to see some action. The Orlando Magic kicked things off by trading Serge Ibaka to the Toronto Raptors.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Orlando will receive small forward Terrence Ross and a 2017 first-round pick in return for Ibaka. The Raptors will send the lower of their two first-round picks to Orlando as part of the trade. They have ownership of their own first-round selection, as well as the Los Angeles Clippers.
Wojnarowski added Toronto is trading for Ibaka with the “intention of trying to re-sign him” in free agency, adding general manager Masai Ujiri has “long coveted him.”
Ibaka spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder but was traded to Orlando for Victor Oladipo, lottery pick Domantas Sabonis and Ersan Ilyasova, this past offseason.
Ibaka is currently averaging 15.1 PPG and 6.8 RPG.
