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Fans evacuated from Raptors game due to fire to get full refunds (Sault Star)

Fans who were evacuated from Saturday night's Raptors-Pacers game at Scotiabank Arena are entitled to a refund.

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Onwards and upwards for red-hot Raptors as key date with Boston ... (Toronto Sun)

The Raptors woke up Sunday knowing they continue to climb the Eastern ladder, an ascension that sees the team occupy the sixth seed.

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Raptors crush Pacers in front of no fans and after 70-minute fire delay (Cornwall Seaway News)

TORONTO — Precious Achiuwa spent much of the 70-minute fire delay changing into a fresh jersey, and going through his pre-game stretching routine — again.

One section was evacuated and then another, as fire fighters stood in the empty section peering up at the ceiling. The Raptors play all but two — Orlando and New York — of their final games at home. Siakam and Anunoby combined for 21 first-quarter points for the Raptors, who shot 68 per cent in the frame. The first sign something was amiss was when fans noticed smoke in the east end of the arena. “Yes, let’s not come up with any more ways to clear the building,” Nurse said, knocking on the wooden table. Fans were evacuated, teams headed to the locker-rooms, and after Toronto Fire Services deemed it was safe to continue, players did a 10-minute warmup and the game resumed. Chicago’s win saw the Raptors take sole possession of sixth, a game ahead of Cleveland. “We had some of our film circulating on there too so we could just stay locked in on what we had to.” Still others watched the Brooklyn-Miami NBA game that was on the TVs in the locker-room. Nurse went deep into his bench to play out the remainder of the rout. I’ve never been in a game like that.” “I don’t think I’ve been in any game like that in my whole life where we had to go in the locker-room, come back,” Achiuwa said.

Raptors' Precious Achiuwa reveals secret to growth as 3-point shooter (unknown)

In the Raptors' 131-91 win over the Pacers on Saturday, second-year big man Precious Achiuwa tied a career-high with four 3-pointers en route to finishing ...

You're not thinking about anything else, you're just in rhythm, you feel good about the shots, everyone else — your teammates, coaching staff — they feel good about the shots." "My teammates and the coaching staff — they definitely told me whenever I'm free, I gotta shoot the ball." Had there not been an hour-long delay in action, who knows how many 3s the 22-year-old would have ended up with?

Matt Devlin couldn’t stop laughing after Jack Armstrong’s wisecrack in Raptors-Pacers (unknown)

Jack Armstrong was so funny on the Toronto Raptors-Indiana Pacers broadcast that Matt Devlin burst out laughing to the point where he was unable to talk.

Let’s just hope that Jack can keep his broadcasts G-rated as the Raptors try to squeeze into the postseason picture. Matt Devlin and Jack Armstrong got to see the Toronto Raptors demolish the rebuilding Indiana Pacers, as they took home a 131-91 win that somehow was not as close as the scoreline indicated. Naturally, Devlin burst out laughing to the point where he was unable to commentate on multiple possessions.

Raptors rise to sixth in East despite another 2020’s moment (unknown)

It's been over two years of completely unexpected occurrences in sports, so just add another oddity to the list. From a game perspective, Toronto won by 40 and ...

The Raptors will have some work to do on Monday to keep that six spot. There was no point while he is still nursing that ailing knee. Armoni Brooks said he listened to music to stay locked in and Achiuwa started his whole pre-game routine over again. The delay took an hour and nine minutes, shoutout to the fire department for getting everything back in order. Video is circulating of a speaker on fire at Scotiabank Arena right now during the Raptors Pacers game. Then I saw the firemen standing there,” Nurse said. There’s got to be a big group coming late right? Achiuwa originally thought somebody was sick until he caught the scent. Indiana gave a lot of zone looks early, leading to four threes by OG Anunoby (7-13 since returning from injury). Both OG and Pascal Siakam had 11 first quarter points. — Raptors Republic (@raptorsrepublic)March 27, 2022 — Raptors Republic (@raptorsrepublic)March 27, 2022 It’s been over two years of completely unexpected occurrences in sports, so just add another oddity to the list.

Newly signed Brooks taking advantage of opportunity with Raptors (unknown)

The Raptors were signing Brooks to a multi-year deal, which includes a partial guarantee for next season, as the team made official on Saturday morning. Twenty days ago, Brooks was in Atlanta getting ready for a game with the College Park Skyhawks of the G ...

Brooks was in the right place at the right time, but to his credit, he took the opportunity and ran with it. “I think he’s certainly shown us enough to intrigue us for the summer,” Nurse said. His small guarantee for 2022-23 – $250,000, according to sources – essentially serves as a team option, meaning he’ll likely have to earn his spot again in training camp next fall. It seemed like a small detail at the time, but adding another promising young player to their development pipeline is not insignificant, especially for an organization with a history of turning low-risk fliers into meaningful contributors and even foundational pieces. He was careful not to make a direct comparison between the two players, but Nurse likened the situation to Trent’s acquisition around this time a year ago. When VanVleet was given the rest of the night off, following a 70-minute delay due to an electrical fire in the arena, Brooks started the second half in his place. Initially, the Raptors wanted to get another look at D.J. Wilson, who impressed in a couple hardship call-ups earlier in the season, but a knee injury cut his audition short. Every time I got an opportunity I tried to make the absolute most of it and tried to have a good attitude about everything.” “So when you get in there it’s really difficult to feel comfortable with what you’re doing because you really don’t know what you’re doing, to be honest. “He can shoot the ball for a team that lacks some of that sometimes, especially with the bigger lineups we throw out there. Unlike most late-season signees, Brooks has been thrown right into the fire, playing meaningful minutes for a team that desperately needed the backcourt depth and shooting he’s provided. “I just try to have an impact as much as possible on the floor.

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