Kirkland Lake Basketball News - NBA & NCAA Scores, Standings & Schedule

French connection lifts Raptors past Thunder

It was a night to celebrate the kind of basketball coming out of the city of Montreal and the province of Quebec in general.

with Video

1 hour ago Toronto Raptors

Raptors' Chris Boucher (right) defends Oklahoma City Thunder's Darius Bazley during the second half at Amalie Arena on Sunday, April 19, 2021.

Toronto Raptors

NBA slaps Raptors with $25,000 fine for irregular player rest reporting

It’s pretty clear Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is fed up answering the tanking question.

1 day ago Toronto Raptors

Oklahoma City Thunder centre Isaiah Roby is defended by Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet on a drive during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena on March 31, 2021.

Basketball

WOLSTAT: Impossible not to celebrate Raptor success stories of Watson, Watanabe, Gillespie

It’s not easy to win a basketball game when your starting backcourt goes 6-for-23, including 0-for-10 on three-point attempts, but, it’s not easy to win a basketball game when you’re the Orlando Magic, so …. the Raptors still easily won on Friday night. Fred VanVleet was cold, Malachi Flynn couldn’t get it going, yet, Paul Watson Jr., Yuta Watanabe and Freddie Gillespie — three players fighting tooth and nail for their NBA futures after battling just to get here — had their way against the Magic.

1 day ago Basketball

Toronto Raptors

Watson’s career scoring night propels no-name Raptors to comeback win over Magic

The late-season auditions continued Friday night for the Raptors, a team that isn’t in official tank mode, but unofficially is preparing for next season.

2 days ago Toronto Raptors

Raptors' Paul Watson puts up a shot against four Orlando Magic players, en route to a career-best 30 points on Friday, April 16, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.

Basketball

Ottawa BlackJacks sign CEBL veteran Joel Friesen

The Ottawa BlackJacks have signed six-year pro and first-ever Canadian Elite Basketball League draft pick Joel Friesen.

2 days ago Basketball

Latest Videos

Up Next

View More Videos >

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Toronto Raptors

Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors tipoff preview

Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors

3 days ago Toronto Raptors

Wendell Carter Jr. was traded to the Orlando Magic at the deadline.

Toronto Raptors

ZICARELLI: Getting crushed on the glass won't cut it for Raptors

One was picked up on NBA waivers, the other signed after auditioning in the G-League bubble.

3 days ago Toronto Raptors

Derrick Rose of the New York Knicks attempts a shot as Khem Birch of the Toronto Raptors (right) defends earlier this month.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Basketball

WOLSTAT: Suddenly big and healthy, Raptors starting to look competent 80% of way through season

This odd, hard to enjoy NBA regular season is about to be 80% completed and the Raptors can get back to .400 with a win on Friday against lowly Orlando. Small steps.

3 days ago Basketball

The Raptors went big against San Antonio and it worked on Wednesday.

Toronto Raptors

Mysterious Raptors display good version of themselves in win over Spurs

It’s beyond the point of trying to figure out these Raptors.

with Video

3 days ago Toronto Raptors

Raptors' Pascal Siakam shoots over Spurs' Derrick White and others during the first quarter at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Basketball

Bandits go for versatility in U Sports Draft, take local products Adam Paige and Grant Audu

Bandits add two former Canada West ROY winners and a hard-nosed vet from UBC via the U Sports Draft.

4 days ago Basketball

Adam Paige of the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The Semiahmoo grad was taken ninth overall by the Fraser Valley Bandits in the CEBL U Sports Draft.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Basketball

Ottawa BlackJacks draft three U Sports players, including Laurier star guard Ali Sow

The Ottawa BlackJacks took two basketball players with local connections in the Canadian Elite Basketball League U Sports Draft Wednesday, grabbing Ali Sow of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (fourth overall), Guillaume Pepin of the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees (11th) and Graddy Kanku of the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (18th).

4 days ago Basketball

Sports

Hawks swoop down on struggling Raptors

The Raptors’ spiral down the standings started in earnest the previous time the Atlanta Hawks were in town.

4 days ago Sports

Raptors' Malachi Flynn lays one up during the second quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Toronto Raptors

Hard to be hopeful in this dumpster of a Raptors season

In any other season, one would take a look at the positives and negatives surrounding the Raptors right now and feel pretty good about the next few weeks, knowing there is nothing to be done to change what has already happened.

5 days ago Toronto Raptors

Kyle Lowry (left) didn’t come across as hopeful about the Raptors’ future. “Game at a time,” Lowry said. USA TODAY Sports

Toronto Raptors

TIPOFF: Hawks at Raptors

Tonight, Atlanta Hawks (29-25) at Toronto Raptors 21-33), Amalie Arena, Tampa, 7:30 p.m., TV: TSN: RADIO: FAN590

6 days ago Toronto Raptors

Chris Boucher and the Toronto Raptors face the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night. USA TODAY SPORTS

Basketball

RAPTORS BLOG: Going way back with some Khem Birch memories

The arrival of Khem Birch took me back a decade to Chicago for some fun memories.

6 days ago Basketball

Khem Birch in 2011 at the McDonald's All-American Game.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Basketball

Canadian RJ Barrett clutch as Knicks slip past Raptors

On a night that included an 11-minute rain delay inside Madison Square Garden, a mere comeback was nothing that special.

with Video

6 days ago Basketball

Julius Randle of the Knicks (left) is guarded by Raptors' Kyle Lowry during their game at Madison Square Garden on April 11, 2021 in New York City.

Toronto Raptors

Trent Jr.’s career night fuels scoring spree as Raptors crush Cavs

Shot after shot, possession after possession, whether they operated in the halfcourt or used their defence to trigger their transition game, the Raptors were clinical.

with Video

April 11, 2021 Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr., centre, drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton, left, during the fourth quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, April 10, 2021.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Toronto Raptors

Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers tipoff

Toronto Raptors (20-32) at Cleveland Cavaliers (19-32)

April 9, 2021 Toronto Raptors

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton shoots over Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet earlier this season.

Basketball

RAPTORS BLOG: On playoffs vs. looking ahead; Siakam and Boucher, free agency targets

Can we stick a pin on this Raptors season now that they’ve lost the season series to Chicago thanks to Thursday’s solid effort, bad result game?

April 9, 2021 Basketball

Zach LaVine (left) and Chris Boucher were two of the best players on the floor on Thursday.

Basketball

Another Canadian is just what Raptors big-man rotation needs and they'll get that with Khem Birch

Positionally there is no spot on the floor for the Raptors that has received more attention this year, both good and bad, than centre.

April 9, 2021 Basketball

Canadian Khem Birch worked out for the Raptors in 2014 and now he's expected to sign with the club.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Toronto Raptors

Eight-man Raptors overwhelmed by Bulls

No bench, no offence, no options, no chance.

with Video

April 9, 2021 Toronto Raptors

Raptors' Pascal Siakam reacts after committing a foul during the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Amalie Arena on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

Sports

Richmond rebounder extraordinaire Fardaws Aimaq declares for NBA Draft

Fardaws Aimaq admits he could use scouting process as fact-finding mission and opt to return to Utah Valley for junior season and aim for 2022 NBA Draft instead.

April 9, 2021 Sports

Handout photo of Fardaws Aimaq. The Utah Valley University Wolverines men's basketball team against the Adams State Grizzles at the UCCU Center on the UVU campus in Orem, Utah, on April 21, 2020.

Stories continue below

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Basketball

Rattlers add Paige Crozon to coaching staff while shooting for early-June start date

"I'm in this position because of the strong leadership I've had growing up."

with Video

April 9, 2021 Basketball

Paige Crozon, left, playing with Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, is now an assistant coach with the Saskatchewan Rattlers.

Basketball

Madness marched on, but basketball still feeling the sting in Edmonton

Closer to home, where there aren’t quite NCAA Div. 1 resources to help keep COVID-19 in check, courts have sat empty

April 8, 2021 Basketball

Oregon State Beavers guard Zach Reichle (11) passes the ball against Loyola University of Chicago Ramblers forward Aher Uguak (middle), who is swarmed by Oregon State forward Rodrigue Andela (34) and guard Gianni Hunt (0) during the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 27, 2021.

Toronto Raptors

Still an opportunity for Raptors to make some noise

Very few if any would have circled this game tonight against the Chicago Bulls way back at the beginning of the Raptors’ season and tried to make the case that this was going to be one of the big games of the year.

with Video

April 7, 2021 Toronto Raptors

French connection lifts Raptors past Thunder

NBA slaps Raptors with $25,000 fine for irregular player rest reporting

WOLSTAT: Impossible not to celebrate Raptor success stories of Watson, Watanabe, Gillespie

Watson’s career scoring night propels no-name Raptors to comeback win over Magic

Ottawa BlackJacks sign CEBL veteran Joel Friesen