The Toronto Raptors jumped to a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals after defeating the Golden State Warriors for the second time at Oracle Arena, Common praises NBA teams for removing ‘Owner’ title while Fred VanVleet lost a tooth after the elbow in his face.
Championship in sight, Raptors take over Oracle Arena| NBA.com
The Toronto Raptors moved one step closer to winning an NBA championship for the first time in franchise history after defeating the reigning champion Golden State Warriors in both games at Oracle Arena. Now, the series is moving back to Canada and Toronto has an opportunity to clinch the title in front of their own fans. Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors exploded in the third quarter and scored 37 points.
The @Raptors' 37-point 3rd quarter propels them to a 3-1 series lead! #WeTheNorth #NBAFinals
Game 5: Monday (6/10), 9pm/et, ABC & Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/K3DaSAFnEF
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2019
Klay: Injury didn’t affect me, ‘got to dig deep’ | ESPN
Klay Thompson missed Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors and bounced back in a big way in Game 4. Thompson managed to score 28 points in 42 minutes and he stated the hamstring injury didn’t affect him, so he is more than ready for Game 5.
Klay Thompson gets out to 14 1st half PTS in Game 4! #StrengthInNumbers
🇺🇸: ABC 🇨🇦: TSN pic.twitter.com/65hHpHYQ5i
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2019
Common praises NBA teams for dropping ‘Owner’ title… ‘Nobody Owns Us’ | TMZ Sports
“I’m so pleased,” Common said “The term owner — it didn’t sit right with me. The history of what we have and we are as black people in this country… it’s just not really being considerate of the history.”
Common Praises NBA Teams for Dropping 'Owner' Title, 'Nobody Owns Us' https://t.co/xDsQJWlREW
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 8, 2019
VanVleet gets stitches, damages tooth after elbow | ESPN
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet took an elbow to face from Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston in the fourth quarter of Game 4. He needed seven stitches and also damaged his tooth.
It looks like there was a tooth on the court after VanVleet headed back to the locker room 🧐 pic.twitter.com/jcWA1dXHsb
— ESPN (@espn) June 8, 2019
Zion leads nine invited to draft green room | ESPN
Source: Nine players received invites to attend the NBA Draft and sit in the Green Room:
Zion Williamson
Ja Morant
R.J. Barrett
Darius Garland
De'Andre Hunter
Jarrett Culver
Coby White
Cam Reddish
Jaxson HayesAn additional 11 invites approximately will be sent out next.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 8, 2019
