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What a loser, using a kid like that, so he could gamble illegally.
From @TheAthletic: Bill Simmons, the CEO of The Ringer, is facing scrutiny from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission after admitting on his podcast Sunday that he used his daughter’s boyfriend to place bets for him on FanDuel. nyti.ms/3Unm2BQ
This is a death knell for the Raptors near-term aspirations. And yes, I am using that word intentionally.
Developing: The Los Angeles Clippers-Toronto Raptors trade centered on Kawhi Leonard will not be complete until the NBA investigation into the Clippers is over. Statement from the Clippers to ESPN:
For the past 10 months, our organization has fully cooperated with an NBA investigation, participating in dozens of interviews, providing tens of thousands of documents, and facilitating access to our staff. While the process has been challenging, we have remained committed to transparency.
On June 30, we reached an agreement in principle to trade Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. We have since been informed that the trade can only be finalized if the Raptors' ownership group assumes the risk of penalties related to Kawhi’s contract that could theoretically result from the ongoing investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and we expect the trade to be finalized following its conclusion.
At the heart of this investigation are Joe Sanberg and Aspiration. We did not funnel money to Kawhi Leonard through Aspiration. Like many sophisticated investors, financial institutions, and business partners, we were victims of a fraud initiated by Sanberg, who has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
We recognize the uncertainty this has created and the impact it has had on our team, our fans, the Raptors organization, their fans, and the players whose futures remain affected while this process continues.
We remain confident that, when the facts are evaluated fairly and thoroughly, the NBA will confirm exactly what we have said from the beginning: We have not done what we are accused of doing.
Saw this yesterday and howled. I cannot believe he said that. And with that being said, I’d guess that over the last year plus the word “aspire” and “aspiration” has unintentionally and unironically increased by 1000% among NBA connected people.
Putting the ages of the players aside, Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing the NBA has seen to MJ and Pippen, except maybe when LeBron joined DWade in Miami. Kawhi has often been compared to MJ, and Barnes/Pippen comparisons aren’t new either. #Raptors
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A must-read story from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bucks beat writer Jim Owczarski and a master class on how to be a reporter. Jim gathered quotes and interviews along the way, knowing that someday he'd likely have to write this difficult story. jsonline.com/story/sports/nb…
Just had a @LeighEllis sighting in Toronto on the LRT platform! The international man of mystery! 👀 you know it’s him when you see the nbatv logo on the backpack!
Bad Bunny at the 2026 #MetGala (Photo: Getty)
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Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins went on @pti on Tuesday and said things about Embiid that made no sense. Perk begins seemingly not knowing why Embiid had been out or for how long: “..when he didn’t get regular season reps before the postseason.” @OldTakesExposed #sixers
I’m seeing tonight’s non-Raptors games are not on “linear” tv. My guess is the Raptors are on “national tv” in Canada thus no other games can occupy the tv lineup. I can stream the games through TSN+ as I pay for the service, but also curious if games can stream on Amazon?
Make or break time 🔥Tune in tonight for a pivotal triple header night for NBA Playoff action on #PrimeVideo
🏀 @NBAonPrime Pregame — 6:30p ET
🏀 @DetroitPistons vs. @OrlandoMagic — 7p ET
🏀 @cavs vs. @Raptors — 7:30p ET
🏀 @Lakers vs. @HoustonRockets — 9:30p ET
With @TaylorRooks, @blakegriffin23, @swish41, @SteveNash & @ThisIsUD live from Culver City
Tanks for the memories. Some thoughts on today’s anti-tanking initiative Shams got leaked.
The great tank is approaching the harbour!
This is going to give NBA writers and podcasters something to focus on besides how bad 10 teams are going to be for the next 8 weeks.
Multiple sources with knowledge of Thursday's GM meeting as well as a late January Competition Committee meeting told ESPN that the following concepts have been discussed to curb tanking:
•First-round picks can be protected only top-4 or top-14+
•Lottery odds freeze at the trade deadline or a later date
•No longer allowing a team to pick top 4 in consecutive years and/or after consecutive bottom-3 finishes
•Teams can’t pick top-4 the year after making conference finals
•Lottery odds allocated based on two-year records
•Lottery extended to include all play-in teams
•Flatten odds for all lottery teams
Breaking my Twitter silence to say Brad Daugherty should go back to NASCAR, he was stepping all over the host and Isaiah Thomas in the few minutes of the NBA on Peacock pregame coverage. @NBCSports @NBAonNBC
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Relive the moment George Springer put the @BlueJays on the cusp of the AL Pennant!
Logging into this hellscape to share a rare original thought…
On the Masai departure in Toronto: there will be jobs with NBA teams that open up in the next couple years, but I think the most interesting challenge could be building one of the upcoming expansion franchises.
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Thank you to all the Raptors fans for all of the love and support that you have showed throughout the season! Love you guys💜🖤