Michael Grange
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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Why the NBA's Christmas week start date was inevitable
When the NBA owners first began musing about starting the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22 everyone could have simply plugged it into their calendars and never looked back. Here's why it was inevitable. → Read More
No debate LeBron James is perfect winner for these important times
A champion for our times. Regardless of which side of the Jordan-James debate you fall on, there's no disputing that LeBron James was the perfect winner for these important times. → Read More
Following unprecedented week, Raptors lack solutions for Celtics in Game 1
In Game 1, the defending NBA champions, winners of 32 of their past 37 games and 11 of 12 in Florida, simply didn’t have it and the Celtics — a popular pre-season pick to emerge from the Eastern Conference — weren’t going to cut Toronto any slack. → Read More
By boycotting games, NBA players are done asking for change, they demand it
NBA players, standing on the cusp of history and taking it upon themselves to rebalance 400 years of prejudice and injustice, have gone one step further. They have decided not to play. → Read More
Raptors' Nick Nurse gets rare chance to catch breath during shutdown
The last two years have been a whirlwind of basketball and travel for Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. And while he says he doesn't need it, the worldwide shutdown is giving him a chance to catch his breath. → Read More
Despite IOC's stubbornness, Olympics won't fail to inspire when they do arrive
The IOC didn’t just dither, they didn’t just swim upstream -- they steered their luxury yacht against the current of common sense and pushed the throttle forward. Still, however the IOC belatedly arrived at the decision shouldn’t take away from its significance. → Read More
Without our altar of sports to pray to, how do we handle these times?
Without sports for the time being, it's worth asking this question: What do we look like when we’re all undergoing withdrawal at once? We’re all going to be itching and scratching at once, craving the same high that isn’t coming. → Read More
Raptors' record-setting miracle win proves nothing overwhelms them
The Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their 12th consecutive win, and they did it in the most entertaining way imaginable. → Read More
Lowry starts and finishes a winner as Raptors down Cavaliers
The Raptors had a handy excuse had they not been able to defeat the Cavaliers Thursday. Kyle Lowry made sure they didn't need to use it. → Read More
Raptors' Kyle Lowry still has time to build Hall of Fame case
Is Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry a Hall of Famer? There's a case to be made based off the late blossoming to his career. Wherever Lowry’s NBA journey ends up, it’s been a trip. → Read More
Raptors' Norman Powell embracing bench role with dramatic results
Even though he had high hopes of starting for the Toronto Raptors this season Norman Powell is throwing himself into his current role with dramatic results and makes it easy to keep bringing him off the bench. → Read More
Kawhi Leonard's Raptors tenure is over but historical season will live forever
It was fun while it lasted. So fun. But nothing is forever, except the memories from a season no one will forget, delivered by a player unlike any other the Toronto Raptors have ever had, or likely ever will. They simply don’t come around very often. → Read More
Kawhi Leonard in no rush to determine fate of Raptors, NBA title hopefuls
Just like with the ball in his hands and the season on the line, Kawhi Leonard will be patient, but eventually, inevitably, get to his preferred spot. All that remains is to learn which one. → Read More
NBA Draft latest example of basketball finally getting Canadian moment
There's a very good chances that more Canadians than ever before will be selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, the latest example that basketball is finally having its Canada moment. → Read More
Raptors' confidence carries them one step closer to first NBA title
The mechanics of it didn’t matter and in this case results far outweigh the process. But the Raptors are coming home with a chance to clinch a title. → Read More
Raptors' long-awaited NBA Finals debut solidifies team’s place in history
Playing the Golden State Warriors as they try to add another layer to their championship legacy has already assured the Raptors of one thing: Win or lose, they’re part of history. Pull off the upset, though, and they're legends. → Read More
Kawhi Leonard's brilliance has Raptors one win away from NBA Finals
It turns out it having a difference maker really makes a difference. And Kawhi Leonard's brilliant play has the Toronto Raptors within one win of their first appearance in the NBA Finals. → Read More
Raptors have reason to believe they can go to places they've never been
Three years ago the Toronto Raptors were tied 2-2 with the Cleveland Cavaliers and failed to reach the NBA Finals. But even if they’ve been here before they have to know they’ve never been closer to where they’ve never gone. → Read More
Raptors bail out weary Kawhi Leonard with complete Game 4 win
Kawhi Leonard was a decoy in Game 4. And yet the Raptors survived and now head to Milwaukee tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. → Read More
Fatigue setting in on Raptors core as rotation expansion unlikely
The Raptors rotation has shrunk and doesn’t look like it will expand. But with fatigue creeping in, Toronto's bench players will need to make the most of their opportunities when called upon. → Read More