Crossover World

  Well, you don't see this every night. On Saturday, the Raptors game against the Indiana Pacers at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto was delayed for a significant amount of time due to a speaker catching on fire. All of the fans in attendance were asked to evacuate the arena as a result. The evacuation was precautionary, as there was no immediate risk to fans in the arena, per Raptors public address announcer Herbie Kuhn.   The Pacers-Raptors game in Toronto has been suspended due to a small electrical fire in a speaker. All fans were asked to evacuate Scotiabank Arena. (via @TSN_Sports) The stoppage occurred in the second quarter of the contest with the Raptors leading the Pacers 66-38, and lasted for over an hour. Ultimately, the on-court action was resumed, but the fans weren't permitted to re-enter the arena. The Raptors released the following statement regarding the situation:  Scotiabank Arena has been given the all clear. The game against the Pacers will resume wit...

  OG Anunoby of the Toronto Raptors will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Anunoby has missed the Raptors' four games since the All-Star break with a broken right ring finger and saw a specialist on Monday.  Anunoby is not expected to need surgery, per ESPN. On Tuesday, Toronto coach Nick Nurse told reporters that it is a "slight fracture" that should heal with rest.  "He's been playing with it for quite some time," Nurse said. "We're not even sure how long. It is getting better. The specialist thought it was nearly healed, said it will get better every day. I guess we're just waiting to determine if he's able to play on it. And they said probably within two weeks it will be fully healed, so we're just, I guess, trying to decide what route we're going to take there." In Anunoby's absence, the Raptors have been starting center Khem Birch, but they closed Tuesday's 10...

  With the trade deadline over and All-Star Weekend in the books, we're finally into the home stretch of the 2021-22 regular season. There's about six weeks left before the playoffs begin, and we're going to start to see which rookies still have enough left in the tank to finish the year strong, and which of them may slow down. This is the point in the season where that term "rookie wall" is most often used, as the effects of a long NBA season start to creep up on first-year players.  We'll also get to see a lot of in-game development for guys who play for teams headed for the lottery. This is the time when rebuilding teams start to plan for next season as they've already waved the white flag for this year, and give the young players a bit more freedom to work with in games.  Let's move on to this week's rankings. Remember these will reflect a rookie's performance on a week-to-week basis only, and not the collective season. These are not Rookie...

The 13-year NBA veteran reportedly heads to Brooklyn after negotiating a contract buyout with San Antoni Goran Dragic is reportedly set to join the Brooklyn Nets after negotiating a contract buyout with the San Antonio Spur Goran Dragic is reportedly set to join the Brooklyn Nets after negotiating a contract buyout with the San Antonio Spur Veteran guard Goran Dragic reportedly is signing with the Brooklyn Nets, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Dragic heads to Brooklyn where he will be reunited with former Suns teammate and Nets coach Steve Nash. Dragic and Nash played together in Phoenix from 2008 to 201 The Nets are reportedly waiving guard Jevon Carter to clear a roster spot for Dragic, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESP Dragic was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs on the Feb. 10 trade deadline The Spurs reportedly are negotiating a contract buyout with Dragic, making him a free agen A top buyout candidate, Dragic is a 13-year NBA veteran who ha...