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Basketball player Kelly Olynyk, who spent his teen years in Kamloops, says signing an extension with his hometown Toronto Raptors was a priority.

The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Monday.

The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Monday.

Miami's Jimmy Butler and New Orleans' Naji Marshall have been suspended one game apiece for instigating an on-court altercation, the NBA announced Sunday.

Chicago Bulls guard Zach Lavine is expected to miss four to six months after having season-ending surgery.

New York Knicks say recent trade acquisition OG Anunoby will miss at least three weeks after receving right elbow surgery.

Canadian big man Kelly Olynyk has been acquired by the Toronto Raptors in a multi-player deal with the Utah Jazz, according to multiple reports Thursday.

Gilgeous-Alexander and teammate Dort were a part of Canada's bronze medal winning team in Milan, now they are spearheading the Thunder's ascent to first place in the NBA's Western Conference

Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has been named one of two injury replacements on the Eastern Conference team for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game.

The Los Angeles Sparks acquired Canadian guard Kia Nurse from Seattle on Wednesday along with the Storm's fourth overall pick in April's WNBA draft. In exchange, the Sparks will send their 2026 first-round pick to Seattle.

Marc Gasol, a standout defender during his 14 NBA seasons who won the 2019 title with the Toronto Raptors, officially announced his retirement on Wednesday.

Stephen Curry is headed back to NBA All-Star weekend. Sabrina Ionescu will be waiting for him. The shootout that both of them wanted is officially a reality, the NBA announced Tuesday. "Stephen vs. Sabrina" will happen as part of All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis on Feb. 17.

Canadian sophomores Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin displayed growth that was welcomed by Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle last week.

Carl English says he is owed more than $130,000 in salary payments from his two-year tenure with the St. John's Edge. He's taking the defunct team's owners to court.

Adam Silver is finalizing a contract extension to remain NBA commissioner for several more years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Saturday night.

Doc Rivers is about to resume his coaching career at a place where his jersey hangs from the rafters. The Milwaukee Bucks announced Friday night they had hired Rivers to take over for Adrian Griffin, who was fired on Tuesday after only 43 games.

Luka Doncic scored a franchise-record 73 points, tied for the fourth-most in NBA history and surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, to power the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder edged perennial all-star starter Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors for the final West backcourt spot in this year's NBA all-star game.

Smith Entertainment Group, which also owns Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake, says it has made clear to the NHL its immediate ability to welcome a franchise with Salt Lake City's Delta Center serving as an interim home arena.

The Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin as coach on Tuesday after just 43 games despite having one of the NBA's top records midway through his first season.

Cleveland Cavaliers centre Tristan Thompson has been suspended 25 games by the NBA for violating its anti-drug program. The 32-year-old is averaging 3.8 points a game this season.

Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota. Mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history.

Caitlin Clark said she was "OK" after she was accidently knocked down by a fan running onto the court after No. 2 Iowa was upset by No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday.

Pascal Siakam was traded from the Raptors to the Indiana Pacers earlier this week, the last major player from Toronto's 2019 NBA championship roster to leave the team. But Siakam, who is from Douala, Cameroon, said in an article written for the Players' Tribune on Friday that after eight seasons in Toronto, it's now his home.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri preached patience a day after trading away all-star forward Pascal Siakam.

The Toronto Raptors are reportedly in the final stages of a trade that would see the team offload two-time all-star forward Pascal Siakam, one of the last remaining ties to the team's 2019 NBA title.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has been fined $25,000 US by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officiating.

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to a contract extension, the team said Wednesday.

Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic went on a furious, table-pounding tirade against the officiating after the Los Angeles Lakers shot 23 free throws in the fourth quarter of a 132-131 win over the Raptors on Tuesday night.

Nearly three in five B.C. residents said they think an NBA team in Vancouver would be a “good” or “very good” idea, according to a poll by Research Co. last month.

Draymond Green was reinstated by the NBA from his suspension on Saturday after the Golden State star missed 12 games for hitting Phoenix centre Jusuf Nurkić in the face on Dec. 12.

Pascal Siakam scored 36 points as the new-look Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 124-121 on Monday in the Toronto debuts of RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley.

RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he'd been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors.

The Canadian senior men's basketball squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. After years of underwhelming showings, and without qualifying for the Olympics since the Sydney Games in 2000, the men finally broke through in 2023.

The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory.

Detroit matched the league record for the longest losing streak in a single season, falling 126-115 to the Brooklyn Nets in New York on Saturday night for its 26th straight loss.

A former NBA G League player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling a woman whose remains were found earlier this month near Las Vegas, according to court records obtained Wednesday.

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada due to his past legal problems and will not be available to play Monday night in Toronto against the Raptors.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he hit Phoenix Suns centre Jusuf Nurkić in the face and received a Flagrant 2 foul and ejection.

Basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was voted Canada’s top athlete of the year on Monday, beating Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, golfer and Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers and swimmer Summer McIntosh.

Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won what's likely to be a precedent-setting lawsuit to undo his $8.4-million purchase of a Burlington, Ont., lakefront mansion where self-described Crypto King Aiden Pleterski used to live.

As basketball player Zach Edey returns to Toronto for a game with his Purdue Boilermakers, he says his focus is on his senior season with the Olympics lingering in the background.

A rare weekend off gave Pascal Siakam time to rest, recharge, and reflect on the first quarter of the NBA season. His conclusion? The Toronto Raptors must become more consistent.

Canada's women have medalled in each year of the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup, adding bronze on Sunday with a 21-8 handling of Chile in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Bronny James has been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball four months after suffering a cardiac arrest, and the Southern California freshman is expected to make his collegiate debut soon.

The Newport Beach, Calif., Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday. The deal could be completed in the coming weeks.

A B.C.-born basketball player at the University of California Berkeley went into the stands Monday to confront a fan who allegedly called him a terrorist.

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the microphone and chastised the crowd at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night, telling fans to stop booing former Spurs All-Star Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.

The NBA has suspended Golden State's Draymond Green for five games for grabbing Minnesota's Rudy Gobert around the neck "in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner," the league said Wednesday night.