News about Scottie Barnes

Scottie Barnes screamed after breaking his hand during the Warriors' loss to the Warriors, but the Raptors star Russell Westbrook suffered the same injury

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2024
During Toronto's 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, Raptors forward Scottie Barnes sustained a fractured left hand. Russell Westbrook, a Los Angeles Clippers guard, sustained a fractured left hand during his team's 140-115 victory over the Washington Wizards. Barnes' hand injury was officially described as a fracture of the third metacarpal bone, but it's also unknown which part of Westbrook's hand was injured.

Brooklyn Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie gets off to disastrous start in Toronto as they lose 121-93 against the Raptors amid reports owner Joe Tsai is in talks to sell minority stake to the billionaire Koch family

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 23, 2024
Kevin Ollie, the interim coach for the Brooklyn Nets, got off to a rocky start on Thursday after being defeated 121-93 by the Toronto Raptors. Scottie Barnes had 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Gary Trent Jr. had 25 points for the Raptors. The Raptors snapped a three-game home losing streak and recorded their first victory in 12 games against Atlantic Division opponents this season, with Immanuel Quickley adding 24 points and RJ Barrett 12 and matched a season high with seven assists.

After Los Angeles had 23 free throws in the fourth quarter, NBA fines Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic $25,000 for a tumultuous tirade when he suggested the Lakers to win

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
Darko Rajakovic, the Toronto Raptors' head coach, has been fined $25,000 after he said that officials wanted the Lakers to win in a tense postgame press conference earlier this week. Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars revealed on Thursday that the 44-year-old Serbian had been disciplined for his tumultuous speech. In the fourth quarter of Toronto's 132-131 loss in Los Angeles, Rajakovic chastised NBA officials for giving the Lakers a whopping 23 free throws.

Pistons FINALLY win! Detroit beats the Toronto Raptors in 63 days, breaking the longest skid in league history after 28 straight losses, a NBA season record

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 31, 2023
After more than two months of anticipation, the Detroit Pistons have finally snapped off their losing streak by defeating the Toronto Raptors to win their first match in 29 NBA games. Detroit had not won since October 28, and the 28-game skid was a NBA record for a single season. The team would have lost the league to their longest losing streak in league history if Defeat on Saturday night. However, the Pistons defeated the Raptors 129-127 to lift their season's record to 3-29.

In the loss to the Denver Nuggets, Raptors' Scottie Barnes was suspended after saying, 'y'all cheating bro'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2023
Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors was dismissed in a reportedly inexplicable manner by NBA referee Scott Foster in a 118-113 loss to Denver on Monday night. Though a video from TSN, the Raptors' broadcast channel, caught Barnes saying, "y'all cheating bro." As Toronto trailed 114-113, with 28.3 seconds remaining, it came following a foul being called on teammate Jakob Poetl.

The Toronto Raptors have been chastised for a crepteworthy Women's History Month video

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 3, 2023
The Toronto Raptors' effort to honor Women's History Month has been criticized as 'tone deaf' for player remarks included in a team-produced video. On a team-produced video that has since been taken down from social media, the 'Girls rule the world because they birth everybody.' 'They are the only one that can procreate,' Malachi Flynn, a point guard. After Flynn and Achiuwa were mocked for allegedly limiting women to reproductive vessels, second-year forward Scottie Barnes said, "all women are great because they are queens."

After defeating the Celtics, Jrue Holiday scores 40 points to win Bucks 11th straight victory

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2023
For the first time in a decade, Jrue Holiday expressed exactly why he is attending the All-Star Game. Holiday scored 40 points and made a spectacular 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds remaining in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 131-125 for their 11th straight victory on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Holiday shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc, with one from behind midcourt that beat the third-quarter buzzer to record a career high for 3-pointers.

Russell Westbrook of the Lakers sets a record for the most triple-doubles off the bench in NBA history

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 28, 2022
LeBron James scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating the Orlando Magic 129-110 on Tuesday night. In 31 minutes, James had seven rebounds and five assists. In each of his last seven games, the four-time NBA MVP had scored at least 30 points. 'It was a good victory for us,' James said. They're doing really well.' They won eight of their last nine games and then defeated Boston twice.'