"My journey's not by mistake. Every hard thing I've gone through has built something in me that I've needed down the road."
Inspiration from WNBA champion
@BeckyHammon
.
Masai Ujiri on his bond with Pascal Siakam:
"Two African guys that won a championship. I share that with him ... Again, I say to you guys, that guy's success is my success no matter where he is."
Drake hosting his Young Money reunion show... at the same time as Burna Boy's return to Toronto.
It's going to be a special energy in the city tonight. Which show are you going to? 👀
Scottie Barnes’ reaction to playing in his first All-Star Game:
“I think my path is more than that … my ultimate goal at the end of the day is trying to win a championship with the Raptors.”
Laeticia Amihere in her WNBA debut today: 8 points (3-of-7 FGs) and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes.
We're looking forward to her rookie season ✨
@_Theblackqueen_
.
@FredVanVleet
is a finalist for this year’s NBA Kareem-Abdul Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award 👏
He’s been an active member of his community in Toronto as well as his hometown of Rockford, with BIPOC-focused initiatives in education, business and more.
Christine Sinclair's career
#CanWNT
stats:
•326 caps
•190 goals, all-time record
•Olympic gold medal
•CONCACAF champion
•2x Olympic bronze medal
We might have just watched her final appearance at a World Cup. Salute to a GOAT. 🐐
Three players from Cameroon will share the court for the first time in NBA history tonight: Pascal Siakam, Christian Koloko and Joel Embiid.
"I hope that the next generation is seeing that."
@pskills43
🇨🇲
@JullyBlack
"I really dissected the lyrics, to really sing it with intention."
@JullyBlack
did her research, reaching out to Indigenous community members, before performing the Canadian anthem.
“I couldn’t sleep that night.”
@PreciousAchiuwa
talks about how losing Game 3 in OT — and guidance from the team's OGs — has sparked the Raptors’ turnaround against Philly:
@Kayla_Grey
Scottie pulling up in the Raptors x
@welcomeOVO
2019 championship jacket on the same night as Danny Green’s ring ceremony 😭 he’s THE PERFECT RAPTOR.
📸:
@Raptors
“I felt like it was my duty as a player here, as someone that’s from here, to make sure that when we come on TV, we’re respected.”
Pascal Siakam will always have Canada in his heart 👏
According to Forbes, the four highest-paid female athletes in 2021 were all Black women: Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Simone Biles.
CANADA WINS. WHAT A GAME.
Canada advances to the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals... and will also qualify for the Olympics for the first time since 2000.
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
DeMar DeRozan is donating game-worn shoes and a signed jersey to support Canadians living through lupus, in honour of his mother.
Continuing to give back 👏
@DeMar_DeRozan
April 12, 2021: Jamal Murray suffers a torn left ACL.
Oct 19, 2022: Jamal Murray plays his first NBA game in 539 days.
Jun 12, 2023: Jamal Murray is AN NBA CHAMPION.