Griner arrested in February at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said her luggage contained vape cartridges. US basketball authorities have said that an American star basketball player being held in Moscow on narcotics charges is two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner. The arrest came as tensions between Moscow and the West have soared over […]
Josiah Wilson was adopted as a baby in Haiti and raised in an Indigenous family in Calgary, Alberta. In 2016, at 21, Josiah was refused the right to play in an Indigenous basketball tournament Sharing our family’s story — after my son, Josiah, was barred from playing at the All Native Basketball Tournament in 2016 […]
The youngest player in the NBA made a splash last during his first professional game on Canadian soil against his hometown Toronto Raptors. Born in Mississauga, Joshua Primo — who just turned 19 years old on Christmas Eve — scored a career-high 15 points for the San Antonio Spurs. And although the Raptors would […]
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has partnered with the University of Toronto’s Rotman Commerce business program to launch a new scholarship to support a Black or Indigenous student through their undergraduate degree. The Fred VanVleet Scholarship will provide four years of tuition and books, based on financial need, with preference to a student focused on […]
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, the trailblazing basketball player who set up an academy for girls and coached multiple sports at an Islamic school in London, Ont., has been denied permanent residency in Canada and will have to go back to the United States. “We’ve been here for two years, my son is Canadian, and we would love […]
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received his COVID-19 vaccine and will be eligible to play in all games. The Warriors said coach Steve Kerr made the announcement to reporters last Sunday after practice before the team traveled to Portland to play its first pre-season game. Wiggins faced the possibility of not being allowed […]
On Saturday, September 25, the City of Mississauga and the Nav Bhatia Superfan Foundation unveiled four new basketball courts located at Malton’s Paul Coffey Park. “The addition of these courts brings something extra special to the Malton community and to Mississauga as a whole. Basketball lovers from across the city will come here to play, […]
The Guyana men’s senior basketball team will be the highest ranked unit participating in the opening round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup – Americas Pre-Qualifier in El Salvador to be held April 14-18. The competition schedule has been adjusted to allow for the completion of the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) and to […]
NEW YORK — After dodging COVID-19 for almost half of the NBA season, the Toronto Raptors have been dealt a big blow. The NBA called off Toronto’s game against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. It’s the first game cancellation for the Raptors. The league said the […]
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has been named the NBA coach of the year. Nurse, who has the Raptors in the second round of the playoffs, was a runaway winner, receiving 90 first-place votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. He finished with a total of 470 points. His closes rival was Milwaukee […]
