June 4, 2019 Kawhi Leonard sues Nike over rights to his logo Toronto star Kawhi Leonard filed a federal lawsuit against Nike on Monday, saying the footwear and apparel giant is blocking him from using a logo that he believes he owns.
June 3, 2019 NBA teams discussing nixing term 'owner' over racial connotations: report NBA teams reportedly have had multiple conversations over the last year about moving away from the term “owner” when describing the person who controls the majority of the franchise.
June 3, 2019 Obama receives MVP chants, standing ovation during NBA Finals Former President Barack Obama was in attendance for Game 2 between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
June 3, 2019 Drake, Golden State Warriors trash talking escalates after Game 2 The trash talking between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake escalated Sunday night as Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson were both chirping at the rapper.
June 2, 2019 Raptors come up short as Warriors take Game 2, even the series Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on their way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night that tied the NBA Finals at one game apiece.
May 31, 2019 Raptors fan sets off 3 a.m. fireworks outside Warriors hotel prior to Game 1 A basketball fan set off fireworks outside of a Toronto hotel apparently in an effort to keep the opposing team from getting a good night’s sleep before the NBA Finals.
May 31, 2019 Toronto Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109 Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Raptors made a smashing NBA Finals debut, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night.
May 31, 2019 VIDEO: Drake appears to call Warriors ‘trash’ after Game 1 loss to Raptors A tense exchange appeared to play out between Drake and Draymond Green on the courtside moments after the Raptors beat the Warriors 118-109 in Game 1.
May 30, 2019 Drake avoids collision with Golden State’s Andre Iguodala during NBA Finals Game 1 in Toronto The NBA Finals got underway Thursday night in Toronto -- with Raptors super-fan Drake narrowly avoiding an early exit.
May 30, 2019 Fans in Toronto gather hours before start of NBA Finals Fans in Toronto are ready and eager for their city to play host to its first NBA Finals game.