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These two have the same energy, I will not be elaborating 😂
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It’s actually wild how accurate Parks and Rec has become??? Like this show was meant to be deeeeeeeply satirical and now it’s scarily accurate to real life??
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You know which WNBA rookie will be making her SECOND Olympic team this summer?
Aaliyah Edwards 🇨🇦🙌🏼
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The whole point of the relay is to successfully pass the baton?? It’s literally a key component of the event?
It’s like saying “the only reason the USA won in basketball is because Serbia didn’t make baskets” like yeah those are the rules 😂
My American friend:
“The only reason Canada won was because the USA botched the baton pass”
Me: Who?
Him: The Americans
Me: Who?
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I feel like in all this chaos of the WNBA rookie discourse we’ve somehow slept on Aaliyah Edwards being pro-ready immediately upon stepping onto a WNBA court. Say whatever about the Mystics but she’s getting such valuable development time on court
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Today you can sit in front of your tv from 2pm-1am and watch all of Hannah Hildalgo, Rickea Jackson, Paige Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards, Caitlin Clark and Juju Watkins play basketball one after the other after the other consecutively 🙉😳🎉
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That’s a wrap on Aaliyah Edwards’ collegiate career. She made her entire country so proud, and will continue to as she goes pro in the WNBA 🇨🇦❤️
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LA the only team committed to the Paige Bueckers vision smh
The Mystics are now a half game behind the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream for the final playoff spot.
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Do you all realize how much it means that Sifan Hassan is accepting her gold medal, at the closing ceremonies, in FRANCE, wearing a hijab??? An icon. I love women and their bravery 🥹🙌🏼
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Literally every woman in Toronto has “expressed interest” in Gary Trent Jr., you’re not special Lakers 🙄🤪
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Scottie says he texted Canadian Soccer Legend Christine Sinclair while the Raptors team was in Vancouver to see if he could get a jersey and she sent him a signed one. Also said he admires Sinclair’s dedication to her game.
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Kate Martin looks REALLY good out there for her first WNBA minutes. Making good decisions, getting involved, moving the ball… the lessons she and Fair are getting from these all-star vets are invaluable
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Okay but what’s stopping Pascal from getting Canadian citizenship and playing on the National Team because 👀 I see the vision
A Shai/RJ/Murray/Siakam lineup PLUS he thinks of Canada as home??? GET THE MAN A PASSPORT
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Just realized Summer McIntosh already has 4… at 17-years-old.
So, this will probably change in 2028 🤪
Canada's most decorated Olympians:
🇨🇦Penny Oleksiak (7 medals)
🇨🇦Andre De Grasse (7 medals)
#Paris2024
|
#Olympics
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We had an 80 year old woman call into CBC and talk about how she has waited for a Canadian WNBA/basketball Franchise for decades and I nearly wept on air so that’s how my day is going 😭😭
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OG Anunoby is not playing tonight, but he came out during warmups to say hello to some members of the staff and to take pictures with kids 🥹😭❤️ Toronto legend forever
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Toronto is about to avenge our All-Star weekend reputation with the WNBA. All-Star is in JULY — you know how dope Toronto is in JULY?! No more “coldest place ever” allegations 😭😂
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Toronto, meet Juju. Projected no.1 overall WNBA draft pick in 2027:
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If I had a nickel for every time a super team was comprised of KD, Kyrie and a guy who has dated Kendall Jenner… I’d have two nickels, but it would be kinda crazy if it happened twice…
NBA star Kyrie Irving intends to meet with the Phoenix Suns when the free agency period begins on June 30, league sources tell
@NBAonTNT
,
@BleacherReport
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THATS A PICTURE OF SCOTIABANK ARENA IN TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA yes I’m taking every sign lol
The WNBA will make an official announcement regarding expansion tomorrow.
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I’m on the WNBA draft media zoom with the draftees and Nika Muhl is GIDDY 🥹 it’s freaking adorable. She’s incredibly well spoken and I’m so happy for her to get to Seattle!!
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My goal for 2021 is to get a gig as a showrunner’s assistant, writer’s assistant, or script coordinator... just putting that out there into the universe ☺️🤞🏼
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Crazy view of people sitting cross legged in the streets watching the Leafs lol
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TODAY IN TORONO: the WNBA, NBA, City of Toronto and the Dairy Farmer’s of Ontario unveiled Canada’s FIRST WNBA THEMED PUBLIC BASKETBALL COURT - Don Mount Court
It’s pretty 😍👑
#WNBATwitter
@Winsidr
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A REMINDER that UConn has more injured players than healthy on their roster this year!!! And they are STILL this good!!! PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY HUSKIES 🔥
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LOL at the guy who shouts “UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, WOO!” In the background 😂👏🏼
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If you’re not a fan of A’ja Wilson I’m sorry but you just don’t know hoops
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Future Toronto Legend 🫶🏻
Juju Watkins (
@Jujubballin
) all left hand work with Phil Handy finishes and passing off the dribble 🔥
@94feetofgame
🎥
@JordanRichardSC
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Scottie Barnes reaction as the Toronto Raptors selected his childhood bestie Jonathan Mogbo in the NBA Draft:
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I think we need a task force and a focus group to name the Toronto WNBA team 😂
My personal criteria:
-not weather related
-not a non-plural entity (Smoke, Heat)
-not inherently girly or soft
-not named after a men’s team or to pair with a men’s team
-not a freaking tower pls
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DiJonai Carrington went 20th overall to the Connecticut Sun in the 2021 WNBA Draft, made the roster, and is now in her 4th straight season.
10 players drafted ahead of her, including the NUMBER ONE PICK that year, never found a solid place in the WNBA.
Fit over draft order 👏🏼
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It's wild that both Canada's men's AND women's programs have now finished top four at the World Cup and we STILL have to beg for coverage and opportunities to share their stories. That they aren't being blasted everywhere in the country. That we can't just go buy merch easily.
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Hello
@Raptors
how many all-women broadcasts are we getting this season cause I still haven’t recovered from the original one? I propose at least 5 to start please and thanks 🙏🏼❤️
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The Comedy writing Emmy went to a Canadian written show. Therefore we need a lot more comedies written by Canadians and in Canada 🙃😬
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Okay but Flavor Flav using his platform to support an underfunded sport like women’s water polo is so damn cool, and now we see Jason Kelce bringing eyes to Rugby, and Snoop Dogg supporting, and it’s that easy for rich people to help the cause!!!
Imma in Paris only to support my ladies and imma only do partnerships where my Water Polo women benefit. There was an opp with
@Wingstop
for
@maggiesteffens
and I. She couldn’t join but Wingstop is still taking care of my girl. These are the type of brands I want to work with🙏🏾🫶🏾
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Published in the Toronto Star this morning✨
Wrote a profile on Raptors Assistant coach Mery Andrade — one of two Portuguese players in WNBA history. This one is so special to me 🇵🇹
🔗
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I signed my first paid narrative writing contract today 🥰
It’s not to write for TV, but it’s pretty darn close - plus it’s super fun!
Anyway, not there yet but feeling closer and wanted to express gratitude to this writing community for supporting, inspiring &motivating me! ❤️
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I GOT ON MY BIKE, TORE DOWN THE STREET, THREW MY BIKE AT A RANDOM INTERSECTION, RAN THE REST OF THE WAY, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR… BUT I GOT EM
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LOL the Phoenix broadcast just said Kia Nurse’s brother Nick Nurse just signed a big contract with the Raptors 💀💀💀💀 (they corrected but failed to mention Kia’s ACTUAL brother signed a big contract with Edmonton)
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You can’t just insert 5x5 players into 3x3 and expect them to perform
Most other teams now are made up of players who play the 3x3 circuit all year long and it’s a MUCH different game than 5x5
I feel like USA could shift to developing a 3x3 team of players who JUST play 3x3
Team USA's women's 3x3 team is now 0-3 in
#Olympics
pool play 😳
The gold-medal winners from the Tokyo Games are the only winless women's team in this event.
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It’s weird how many hours/days of unpaid work creatives put in just for the POSSIBILITY of being paid to work in the FUTURE... 😬🥲
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Dillon Brooks with the petty three pointer in garbage time but it’s acceptable because of point differential — one of many reasons Brooks and FIBA ball pair so well 😂
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My take on this Porter stuff is that you would never throw away a growing NBA career to gamble unless you had a real problem. I hope he gets the help he needs and the league starts taking measures to actually prevent situations like this/get players help before it gets to this
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There’s no better representation of how much UConn has been affected by injuries this season than the fact that Paige Bueckers, the POINT GUARD, was doing the opening jumpball 😭😭
She can literally do anything
Paige wins the jumpball and gets our first points!
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Not his son in a Raptors hat omg legend
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BeReal really screwing with an entire generation that already suffers from trust issues
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So I’ll be live tweeting from a new perspective tonight 🤪
ya girl’s first Raptors game with media creds 🥰
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Rookie development on a winning team is about more than stats. It’s about proving you will give 100% whether you play 1 or 40 mins, proving you’re a good teammate, and proving your value to the system on and off the court.
Kate Martin is making a great case for herself already
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Apparently it’s going around that men are “naturally better leaders” than women…
So, if you need me I’ll be proving that theory wrong ;)
Excited to be the next Editor-in-Chief
@RaptorsHQ
— thank you so much
@JoshuaKern
for everything you have done for me, I am so grateful!
Change is afoot at Raptors HQ! After six seasons on staff,
@joshuakern
is stepping down as Editor-in-Chief.
Succeeding Josh will be the incomparable
@chelsealeite
!
Please join us in wishing Josh the best, and congratulating Chelsea on her new role! 🎉
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Y’all know who you are, put some respect on Gary Trent Jr’s name 👏🏼
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Before people get all heated that Portland was chosen before Toronto for
#WNBA
expansion — Portland has a HUGE women’s sports culture. The Portland Thorns do incredible there and the city will obviously embrace them.
Plus the Seattle-Portland rivalry will be unmatched
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Per
@WNBA
and
@NBACanada
The numbers for
#WNBACanadaGame
are in and the game was the highest attended WNBA preseason game ever with 19,923 fans, the most-watched WNBA preseason game, and second most-watched WNBA game ever in Canada.
#WNBA
#WNBATwitter
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@HeatherTDay
In one of my last terms of university I had to take 6 courses instead of 5 to graduate on time - while working 5 nights a week. I got 37% on a midterm and the prof told me I was lazy and would never succeed in my career without letting me explain why I couldn’t study enough
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A year ago this week I was working 4 jobs, couldn’t afford rent or food, and signed the contract for my 1st exclusive interview piece
This week I’m in my first NBA season writing full-time on the Raptors beat, only have two jobs, and so much more behind the scenes
Keep going.
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I honestly hope the entire weekend makes the NBA and these broadcast companies take a look at the product they are putting out on a nightly basis and the people they are supporting. This obviously isn’t a one time thing and it’s effecting the final product
This conversation about Indiana and San Francisco is very uncomfortable
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Also, the “zero tolerance” approach the league took with this just makes their responses to every domestic violence situation look so incredibly weak and that’s frustrating
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RJ Barrett gets a warm welcome as he makes his first start with his hometown Toronto Raptors 🇨🇦🔥
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I've been saying this for years, but my dream WNBA Toronto job is to be involved with whatever the Open Gym equivalent is. Manifesting! lol
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The footy from when Coach told me “good question” 😂
Proud of myself for building the confidence this year to ask questions. I asked Masai TWO today haha
I don’t have a single bit of formal journalism/sports media training and have learned everything on the fly… getting there!
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They gave out ice cream after the Darko Rajakovic presser, Toronto Raptors vibes are currently immaculate 🙌🏼
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Pascal Siakam just rolled up to the 905 game and the kids are RUNNING to try and see him 🥹😂
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” as Raptors moments:
Brutal - Tampa Year
Traitor - Kawhi Leaving
Driver’s License - coming back to TO w/out Kyle
1 step forward 3 steps back - this free agency
deja vu - when Kyle, PJ & Demar play for Miami
Good 4 u - Serge going to LA
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Any “Best TV of the Year” list that doesn’t include A League of Their Own is lying to us and themselves honestly
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Hey
@disneyplus
I’m free to showrun Lizzie McGuire I have no showrunner experience yet but let’s just pretend I’m a middle-aged white man and I’ll figure it out as I go along
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Kia Nurse with the ceremonial puck drop for Marie Philip-Poulin and her cousin Sarah Nurse! Talk about Canadian Women’s sports royalty!! 🇨🇦
#PWHL
#BattleonBayStreet
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So I was laid off unexpectedly this morning. No hard feelings, such is contract gig life, but it means I gotta go hard on the job hunt again.
I’m a writer/producer with a ton of experience in media and would be a great asset to your show/company ☺️
Appreciate any shares 🥰
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@ScriptsByJames
Countless times - how to write TV, how to direct it, which shows are best. How I “literally can’t work in TV unless I’ve watched all of game of thrones” sorry buddy I haven’t and I’m doing great how’s working part time at sport chek working out for you?
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idk if it’s year one or year one and a half but it’s my first season opener so hey 🔥🤪
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Reminder that Breanna Stewart can’t start negotiating with teams until Jan. 21, and cannot sign a contract until Feb. 1 at the earliest, so nothing is gonna happen with her today 😂
#WNBATwitter
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A reminder that CERB was cut off MONTHS ago yet today we are back into a modified lockdown hahahahaha
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Wait a damn minute if she’s back in Canada who is carrying the flag in the closing ceremonies?!? Cause I thought she was a no-brainer pick?!? 😭😭😭
Summer McIntosh is back in Toronto after her medal haul at Paris 2024, where she became the face of these Olympics for Canada.
She arrived earlier today.
Unless she heads back to Paris for Sunday, she wouldn't be Canada's flag bearer.
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Masai having stakes in MLSE -> WNBA team coming to Toronto real soon 😍
Get on that blackberry Masai give Cathy a call pls
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Mom and I tried to take a cute “booster shot!” Selfie but realized after they sat us in front of the condoms to wait for our vaccines😂😭 Stay safe in every way pals!
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the funny part is that
@_ajawilson22
‘s logo is really nice? The necklace is especially cool and once you see the star and A it makes sense. People just like to hate to feel edgy and stir the pot, but unless you have your own signature shoe you have no reason to be hating 😭😂
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NEWS: The
@WNBA
+
@NBACanada
are bringing a preseason exhibition game between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday May 5th, 2024
This is the second
#WNBACanadaGame
and the fourth WNBA game to be played outside the USA
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Safe to assume Clarendon is the first non-binary player in the WNBA to record a triple double??? 🙌🏼👏🏼
Layshia Clarendon just recorded their first career triple double with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
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I asked Fred a question in the press conference and my heart is still pounding but my goal was to do it and I did it and I didn’t chicken out whew 🤪
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SGA is Canadian. Pascal Siakam plays for a Canadian team. Basketball was invented by a Canadian.
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Sabrina Ionescu announces her engagement to her long time partner NFL player Hroniss Grasu — congrats Sabrina!!
#WNBATwitter
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Gabby Williams is one of the most talented players in the WNBA and has been done dirty on so many levels in her pro career, she deserves all the praise
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I feel like everyone took the very vague things said today and ran with a weird narrative.
We’re the vibes a little off? Sure.
Did I (someone who was there) feel like Masai was speaking DIRECTLY at Pascal with those selfish comments? Nope.
So from what I’m gathering from the TL quotes, Masai thinks Pascal was the selfish one on this team?? Oh we’re cooked😭
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"This is my house. I am the ONLY WNBA coach to ever win a game in Canada, in this building. This is MY house."
James Wade seems to have claimed Toronto and honestly he's welcome to do it
#WNBACanadaGame
#WNBATwitter
#WNBA
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Paige Bueckers giving Scottie Barnes the breakout year recognition he deserves on NBA Today thank you queen we appreciate you 🙏🏼
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