Showing posts with label Toronto Raptors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto Raptors. Show all posts
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Friday, 27 June 2025
REPORT:ASAI UJIRI OUT AS RAPTORS' VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT
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| Sep 30, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman and Team President Masai Ujiri speaks to the media during media day at Scotiabank Area. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images |
Masai Ujiri is out as vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Friday.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment made the move with one year remaining on Ujiri's contract, per the report.
Ujiri, 54, has been identified as a candidate in Atlanta's search for a president of basketball operations, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein.
After being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2013 with the Denver Nuggets, Ujiri joined the Raptors as executive vice president and general manager. Six years later, Toronto won the franchise's lone NBA title by defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games.
Ujiri was instrumental in acquiring star Kawhi Leonard and sharpshooter Danny Green in the summer of 2018.
The Raptors finished a run of qualifying for the playoffs eight times over nine seasons (2014-22) by missing the postseason in each of the last three campaigns. They finished the 2024-25 season with a 30-52 record.
--Field Level Media
Monday, 31 March 2025
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
VINCE CARTER HONOURED BY AIR CANADA | AFTER NO. 15 JERSEY HAS BEEN RETIRED BY TORONTO RAPTORS
The Toronto Raptors are retiring Vince Carter's jersey this weekend, so Air Canada surprised him with a special livery on one of its planes that will be used as part of its regular fleet over the next six months 🔥🏀
Saturday, 21 September 2024
NBA LEGEND DWYANE WADE REACTS TO VINCE CARTER ANNOUNCEMENT
Dwyane Wade reacted to the news that the Brooklyn Nets will retire Vince Carter's jersey.
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| Mar 4, 2019; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (L) talks with Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter (R) after the game at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images |
On Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets made the big announcement that they will retire Vince Carter's jersey on January 25.
The Nets will host the Miami Heat at Barclays Center on the night of the ceremony.
Thousands of people reacted to the news on social media, and one person who sent out a post was NBA legend Dwyane Wade.
Wade's post had over 700 likes and 75,000 impressions in less than three hours.
Wade wrote: "15 in the rafters. Congrats my guy @mrvincecarter15 🫡"
Wade and Carter faced off 45 times over their NBA careers.
In those matchups, Wade had a commanding 29-16 record.
Carter spent 22 seasons in the NBA (five with the New Jersey Nets).
He made eight NBA All-Star Games with the Nets and Toronto Raptors.
His career averages were 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.5% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 1,541 regular season games.
Via Ballislife.com: "In case you didn't know how ridiculous Vince Carter's highlights were with the Nets!
51 PTS, 8 REB (23/24 FT)
46 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 7 3PT
43 PTS, 14 REB, 7 3PT, 5 AST
45 PTS, 7 3PT, 4 STL
37 PTS, 9 3PT, 4 STL
30 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 4 BLK"
As for Wade, the Hall of Famer retired after the 2019 season.
- Ben Stiner
Saturday, 29 June 2024
US JUDGE SENDS KNICKS-RAPTORS DIS
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| USA TODAY Sports |
The New York Knicks' lawsuit that accused rivals the Toronto Raptors of hiring a "mole" who gave the Raptors scouting reports and other confidential material should be resolved by the NBA, not the courts, a federal judge in New York ruled on Friday.
In a lawsuit filed last August the Knicks accused their former video, analytics and player-development assistant Ikechukwu Azotam of stealing thousands of proprietary files and forwarding them to the Raptors.
U.S. District Judge Jessica Clarke did not rule on the case's merits but granted the Raptors' request to compel arbitration, saying the NBA Constitution gave Commissioner Adam Silver exclusive jurisdiction over disputes involving the two teams.
"The Raptors and (owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment) are pleased that the court agreed this should be resolved by the NBA, which we have maintained is the correct forum for disputes of this nature," a Raptors spokesperson told Reuters.
"We hope this brings this matter closer to a resolution."
The Knicks disagreed with the decision.
"We were the victim of a theft of proprietary and confidential files in a clear violation of criminal and civil law and are continuing to evaluate our legal options," a spokesperson said.
"We don't think it's appropriate for the Commissioner of the NBA to rule on a matter involving his boss, the Chairman of the NBA, and his team," the spokesperson said, referring to Larry Tanenbaum, who is the chairman of the NBA Board of Governors and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
The NBA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Knicks first hired Azotam as a video coordinator in 2020. The lawsuit said Azotam was recruited by the Raptors starting in June of that year and told the Knicks he had received a job offer from them the following month.
According to the lawsuit, Azotam began sending confidential information to the Raptors around the same time, including details about the Knicks' organizational structure, reports on opponents' plays and tendencies, and game films edited by its scouting team.
The Knicks had requested an unspecified amount of damages and asked the court to permanently block the Raptors and Azotam from misusing their trade secrets.
- Rory Carroll
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