Vince Carter entered the NBA as a member of the Toronto Raptors and while he didn’t spend his whole career with the team, there is no denying that his best years were spent in the Six. Carter went on to play 22 seasons in the league and played well into his 40s. The Atlanta Hawks veteran was in the midst of his 22nd season when it all came tumbling down due to the Coronavirus. Eventually, the league ruled that the bottom eight teams wouldn’t be coming back which effectively meant an official end to Carter’s career. 

To honor Carter, Nike is coming through with a Raptors colorway of the Nike Shox BB4. As you can see from the official images below, the shoe has a black leather upper while red, purple, and silver highlights make their way throughout. This colorway is unmistakeably tied to the Raptors and if you’re a big fan of Carter, you should definitely give these a chance.

You will be able to cop them on Monday, June 15th for a price of $160 USD. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Kawhi Leonard went on a dominant run in the 2019 NBA playoffs with the Toronto Raptors. He helped the team win their first-ever championship and he ended up with Finals MVP honors in the process. Perhaps his most shining moment in the playoffs was when he dropped a game-winning buzzer-beater in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. It propelled his team to an unlikely victory that remains the best moment in Raptors history.

When Leonard took the shot, it made numerous bounces before dropping. Photographer Mark Blinch was able to capture the moment in which everyone on the court began reacting to the shot before it dropped. These reactions are all over the place and they make for a photo as iconic as the basket itself.

Blinch's efforts were rewarded recently as it was revealed that his photo won the "Best Sports Photo Of The Year" award for World Press Photo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been proving himself to be one of the best players in the entire NBA and prior to the NBA hiatus, he was in the discussion to win his second-straight NBA MVP award. Now, he spends most of his time on IG Live where he answers fan questions. Recently, Giannis was talking about who he hatest to play in front of the most. Giannis even mentioned the Toronto Raptors and how Drake is pretty up there. However, Giannis immediately retracted his Drake statement and claimed that Raptors Superfan Nav is the one who annoys him the most because of the way he is constantly talking trash.

Nav saw the clip of Giannis' admission and immediately took to Twitter where he noted that everything he says is all fun and games. The superfan even offered Giannis a meal for the next time he comes to Toronto.

Rudy Gobert is the talk of the NBA right now and fans and players are extremely scared about the consequences of him testing positive for Coronavirus. The NBA is shut down for the time being which means the entire season is currently in limbo. This doesn't bode well for all of the teams out there that had a real chance to win the title. While the season can still go on, eventually, it seems like nothing is for certain.

For the Toronto Raptors, Gobert's diagnosis is particularly concerning. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the entire team is under a 14-day quarantine since they played the Jazz on Monday night. It's a development no one saw coming but at the end of the day, it's what needs to be done in order to keep everyone safe.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is no stranger to the 'hot take' but when it comes to his Top 5 NBA teams right now, he's going all chalk. The boisterous host took to twitter on Tuesday night to share his thoughts about the five best teams in the league, and they're the five teams that currently sit atop the NBA standings - just in a slightly different order.

As seen in the tweet embedded below, Smith's picks include: 1) Los Angeles Lakers, 2) Milwaukee Bucks, 3) Los Angeles Clippers, 4) Toronto Raptors, 5) Denver Nuggets.

Basketball is one of the fastest games in the world so sometimes, things can be a blur. The heat of the moment can get players into some compromising positions and the referees have to make sure they catch on to every single thing that goes on. Last night, the Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors had a perfect example of this. During the Raptors win, OG Anunoby of Toronto was in transition and tangled up with Rudy Gobert of the Jazz. Seemingly out of nowhere, Anunoby threw an elbow in Gobert's direction although it didn't land.

Following the incident, Anunoby and Gobert were both ejected from the game. Gobert was extremely upset by it all and ended up complaining about it after the game. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Gobert felt as though the ref failed at protecting him. In fact, Gobert says he might take matters into his own hands next time.

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry will finally be back on the court tonight for the first time since October 30th, when he suffered a broken left hand during the team's fourth game of the season. That said, fans shouldn't expect to see Curry at his full workload upon his return in the NBA Finals rematch.

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Ahead of Thursday night's matchup at the Chase Center, which will air on TNT at 10:30pm ET, head coach Steve Kerr revealed that the two-time MVP will be limited to roughly 25 minutes over the course of four or five short bursts.

“I’m just kind of looking at it as if this were the end of training camp and he’s just starting the season,” Kerr said on KNBR (H/T NBC Sports). “So, it’s mainly about minutes now. We’ll play him in shorter bursts tomorrow, probably five- or six-minute bursts. I imagine we’ll keep him around 25 minutes.”

That said, Kerr intends to have Curry at his usual 32-to-34 minutes per night over the final few weeks of the regular season.

Steph Curry will most likely go down as the greatest shooter in NBA history and his talents are responsible for a great deal of the Warriors' success over the last few years. Case in point, the Warriors have won three championships in the last five seasons and without Steph, none of that would have been possible. This season has been a bit different for the Warriors as Curry went down with a broken hand back on October 30th. Over the past few weeks, there has been a ton of speculation as to when Curry would make his return.

Last night, the Golden State Warriors blessed their fans with an update. Curry will be ready to go as of tonight and will be making his return against the Toronto Raptors. Curry took to Twitter where he posted a meme that pretty well gives you his thoughts on coming back to the court. 

Although some basketball analysts predicted the Toronto Raptors would tank this season after losing Kawhi Leonard, the defending NBA Champions are actually striving, going on a historic winning spree and enjoying one of the best records in the association. Drake is affiliated with the team, always popping up in his courtside seats when he's in T-Dot. Lately, he debuted a new look and, while it got clowned by Lil Baby and a few of his other friends, the ladies are absolutely digging it. Yes, we're talking about his very shiny diamond earrings.

Drake took a playful dig at Quavo and Justin Bieber while providing commentary during the Toronto Raptors game this weekend, after the three stars battled it out on the court in New York recently. The certified Raptors superfan and global ambassador took his usual courtside spot at the Toronto Raptors vs. Phoenix Suns game on Friday night to cheer on his favourite team. 

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He was even given the opportunity to go on air and offer up some commentary during the game. Though he spent a good portion of the game giving the Raptors encouragement while occasionally taking digs at some of the players, he took a brief moment to rip on Quavo and Justin Bieber. The "Intentions"-collaborators recently went head to head with Drake in a star-studded pick-up game, as Quavo was training for the NBA All Star Celebrity Game last weekend. Drizzy decided to stir up some drama, though all in good fun, of course.