Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of Kyle Lowry to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 124-113.
People are pointing to the signing of Kawhi Leonard as a reason for McDonald's losing a bunch of money on free french fries. The only problem is the math doesn't add up. It's simply McDonald's fault.
Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a mild strain in his left hamstring that forced him out of Game 2 in the NBA Finals and he is listed as questionable for Game 3.
The Toronto Raptors are now 3-0 versus Golden State this season after a convincing 118-109 win in game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. One of the key contributors for the Raptors was NMSU's Pascal Siakam who had an epic performance in his first ever Finals game by tallying 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, putting him in some pretty elite company...
From his roots in his home country of Cameroon to NBA stardom, the road was far more arduous for Pascal Siakam than most in the NBA. Tonight he will play on the grandest stage in basketball and it is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how he got here.
The frontrunner candidate for Kawhi became a reality on Wednesday morning, as the Spurs dealt away Leonard and Danny Green to the Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick.
I like this trade for multiple reasons...
The Toronto Raptors fired Dwane Casey, the most successful coach in team history on Friday, following a third consecutive loss in the playoffs to the Cavs; the past two coming in the second round via a sweep. In a season where Casey was named the NBA coach of the year, the Raptors won a franchise record 59 games and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference...