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Dozens of youths in Scarborough got to meet and spend time on court with NBA superstar and former Toronto Raptors player Kawhi Leonard on Saturday. The event was held at TAT Stadium, located on Birchmount Road, south of Lawrence Avenue East. Leonard was met with cheers as he entered the gym and then proceeded to get on the court with the young players who showcased their shooting skills.
“Toronto is still in my heart,” Leonard said during a brief remark, noting that his son was born in Canada. “He’s from Canada, so we always talk about bringing him back and showing him where he was born. I just wanted to leave a blueprint out here.” A mural, which features a photo of Leonard’s iconic Game 7 buzzer beater in 2019, was also unveiled.
TSN: Reigning NBA and NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins the Northern Star Award as Canada’s top athlete of the year! 🌟 It is Shai’s second time winning the award, first was in 2023.
Mike Bibby: "I was blessed cuz I remember — I didn’t want to go to Vancouver. You know, my — the Clippers had the first pick. Thank God I didn’t go there. So not getting drafted there I think was a blessing in disguise. I had my family. I was 19 years old, 20 years old. Moved up to Canada. I really didn’t want to move. I got drafted there. I told them — I went up to the GM and the president and the coaches in a meeting, and I told them — I sat there. I said, 'I don’t want to play here.”
Steve Nash on Canada’s chances to win Olympics: It's incredible for me as a guy who came in the league and there was Bill Wennington, who went to high school in New York, but I believe his roots are in Montreal and Rick Fox who was born in Toronto and moved to the Bahamas in like 14 days. So that was it for Canada. Now there's like 24 guys on NBA rosters, the MVP of the league, really really good players. I think for Canada, frankly, the third position at the World Cup was great was a great result for them.
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Eleven years after his retirement from the Association, however, Nash says he is ready to yield his crown to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. “He’s going to be an inspiring figure for many generations of Canadians to come,” said Nash. “I have no problem anointing him the greatest Canadian player ever.”
Libaan Osman: Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George on why he decided to suit up for Canada at the FIBA AmeriCup: “Off season was pretty long and I needed to get reps and play basketball. What better to represent your country?”
The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city. On Aug. 20, Dort will be accepting a special invitation from Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to City Hall. About 200 members of the sports community will be there to recognize his championship win and his dedication to youth in Montreal. The following day, there will be a homecoming parade in Montreal-Nord, the borough where he grew up.
After dragging Germany to the top of the world in 2023, coach Gordie Herbert begins a new era with Canada, as they are approaching FIBA AmeriCup 2025. Bayern Munich’s head coach decided to call up 14 players in a preliminary roster ahead of the start of the competition, which will take place in Nicaragua from 22-31 August. Among them, both the newcomer at BC Dubai, Mfiondu Kabengele, and Isiaha Mike, who spent the 2024-25 season at Partizan Belgrade, are present.
Josh Lewenberg: Canada Basketball announced a 14-man camp roster for this summer, which features NBAers Kyshawn George and Leonard Miller + some vets of the program. They’ll train in Toronto this week before playing exhibition games in Miami & travelling to Nicaragua for the AmeriCup in late Aug
Canada Basketball announced a 14-man camp roster for this summer, which features NBAers Kyshawn George and Leonard Miller + some vets of the program. They’ll train in Toronto this week before playing exhibition games in Miami & travelling to Nicaragua for the AmeriCup in late Aug pic.twitter.com/1tF2YCWHLr
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) August 12, 2025
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NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the key to the city of Hamilton from Mayor Andrea Horwath at a public rally Thursday at Hamilton Stadium. Horwath also announced that the Oklahoma City Thunder star will have a street named after him after capping an epic season by leading the team to the NBA title. "Growing up as I traveled across the world, to countless states, cities and countries people always asked where I was from," Gilgeous-Alexander told a raucous gathering in the north end zone after hoisting the NBA championship trophy over his head. "I took pride in letting everyone know I was from Hamilton.
"Hamilton is different from every other city in Ontario. Hamiltonians carry a different sense of grit, determination, pride and energy than the rest of the province and honestly, I couldn't shy away from that. I carry that with me every day and everywhere I go so you guys can only imagine how (much) overwhelming joy there was when I found out I was getting a key to the city I love and a street named after me."
Libaan Osman: NEW: Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George will be suiting up for Canada Basketball at the FIBA AmeriCup in August, I’m told. He’s expected to have a featured role.