Title: Raptors 905 use ACC showcase to shift focus toward D-League championship
Date: March 13, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Raptors 905 putting aside the desire for individual achievements like NBA call-ups in an attempt to do something special: Win a D-League championship.
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Title: Meet the Toronto tattoo artist to the stars — including many of the Raptors
Date: February 22, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I got to know the tattoo artist responsible for a lot of the artwork you see on the Toronto Raptors.
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Title: ROYCE WHITE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DAVID STERN, AND HIS FALLOUT WITH THE ROCKETS
Date: February 7, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice Canada, I caught up with former first-round pick Royce White for a wide-ranging Q&A about his time in the NBA, the need for a mental health policy, and more.
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Title: KYLE LOWRY ON DONALD TRUMP’S MUSLIM BAN: ‘IT’S ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT’
Date: January 30, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and president Masai Ujiri speaking out loudly and clearly about Donald Trump’s U.S. travel ban.
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Title: ROYCE WHITE HAS REVIVED HIS BASKETBALL CAREER—IN CANADA
Date: January 23, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice Canada, I caught up with former first-round pick Royce White, who is re-starting his basketball career in London, Ontario.
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Title: Meet the Raptors 905 ‘pitbull’ who finally got a chance at the NBA D-League Showcase
Date: January 21, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about how a Raptors 905 player sacrificed his roster spot to allow head coach Jerry Stackhouse to “let my pitbull out” and play Goodluck Okonoboh at the D-League Showcase.
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Title: Toupane hopes D-League Showcase prompts return to NBA
Date: January 19, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at top Raptors 905 prospect Axel Toupane, who could get the call back to the NBA any day now.
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Title: For one day, at least, Raptors 905 players get a glimpse of life in the big time
Date: December 22, 2016
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Raptors 905’s day at the Air Canada Centre, a reprieve from D-League eccentricities and a reminder of what they’re working toward.
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Title: VINCE CARTER STILL HAS IT
Date: November 16, 2016
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice Canada, I wrote about Vince Carter treating Father Time like Frederic Weis early in the 2016-17 season.
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Title: RAPTORS ROOKIE PASCAL SIAKAM HAS BEEN THROWN INTO THE FIRE, AND SURVIVED
Date: November 8, 2016
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice Canada, I wrote about Pascal Siakam’s trial-by-fire to start his rookie season.
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