The Growing Trend of the NBA Community to Vent Publicly In the last week, the NBA has witnessed what appears to be a growing trend among its teams and players. The media has become the forum for players, coaches, teammates, and organizations to call each other out. Whether through real time interviews, tweets, or Instagram posts, venting publicly is the new way for members of the NBA to...
The Past, Present, and Future of the Toronto Raptors on its 20th Anniversary PART 3 OF 3: A TRUE BREATH OF FRESH AIR As I watched the 2014 to 2015 edition of the Toronto Raptors secure a convincing 109 to 102 victory in their October 29th season opener at home against the Atlanta Hawks, I couldn’t help but feel that the lone-Canadian franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has...
The Past, Present, and Future of the Toronto Raptors on its 20th Anniversary PART 2: MISSING THAT 3RD ELEMENT I can still recall the date in which Vince Carter put the Toronto Raptors on the NBA Map: February 12, 2000. On this date in NBA history, Carter, known as “Air Canada,” “Half-Man, Half-Amazing,” and “Vinsanity,” put on a show when he electrified the...
Donald Sterling’s NBA ban There had long been rumors that Donald Sterling was a racist. People who worked for him, or even simply crossed paths with him, all knew it. The NBA always knew it. But until the events of 2014 it seemed as if there was nothing that could be done about it. In February 2014 NBA commissioner David Stern retired, and was replaced by Adam Silver. Soon after taking over as...
The Past, Present, and Future of the Toronto Raptors on its 20th Anniversary Part 1: The Revolving Door As the Raptors enter their twentieth season, long-time armchair GMs like myself and faithful fans of the franchise can recall the painful journey that the team has taken since Toronto was awarded a National Basketball Association (NBA) team back in 1995. Over the past two decades, we had...
EVAN IVKOVIC <Staff Writer> For Chris Bosh, his dream of headlining a major motion picture is finally coming true. Bosh, harnessing his knack for looking like a dinosaur, is headlining the new Jurassic Park movie as a brachiosaurus. Bosh informed reporters: It was either this or a movie where I play an ostrich that learns to love his owner. There was also a promising role as a giraffe...