Toronto Raptors
Organization
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division and play their home games at Scotiabank Arena. Founded in 1995 as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada, the franchise won its first NBA championship in 2019.
13 episodes featuring Toronto Raptors
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Clippers confront the cost of denial
The conversation tests what Steve Ballmer and the Clippers owed fans after alleged misconduct, limited penalties, and an investigation that kept expanding.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 7m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Knicks’ title window meets an unpredictable East
The episode tests whether New York’s emerging contender can outlast a conference where health, contracts, depth, and aging stars could reorder the field.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 39m
We Fixed It, You're Welcome
Sports streaming makes fans pay for access and convenience
As leagues chase global audiences and media revenue, fragmented rights deals are making it harder for local fans to follow their teams.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 9m
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Clippers probe raises stakes beyond NBA punishment
The episode maps how alleged salary-cap circumvention could evolve from a league dispute into a yearslong federal fraud investigation.
Sep 17, 2026 · 60 min
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Baseball’s biggest bets collide with Clippers’ long rebuild
The episode connects two kinds of sports dysfunction: a Clippers franchise short on assets and an MLB season testing how teams, rules, and money shape competition.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 12m
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Wachtell report exposes Clippers’ sponsor-payment questions
The episode tests what the league’s investigation established, what it left unresolved, and how accountability reaches Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard.
Sep 9, 2026 · 54 min
Pablo Torre Finds Out
NBA report penalizes Clippers over Leonard arrangements
The episode examines an unprecedented league punishment while showing how the report leaves questions about ownership, sponsors, and accountability unresolved.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 47m
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
NBA punishment puts fan costs ahead of owner accountability
The episode examines whether the NBA protected franchise power while making Clippers fans pay through lost draft capital and weaker competitiveness.
Sep 3, 2026 · 57 min
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Barkley dissects Clippers dysfunction and the NBA’s next era
The conversation connects the Clippers’ punishment to broader questions about competitive integrity, roster building, aging stars, media careers, and the league’s future.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 42m
Pablo Torre Finds Out
A shelved cartoon exposes Hollywood’s corporate logic
Eric Bauza’s account of Coyote vs. Acme connects animation’s cultural inheritance to the financial, labor, and technological pressures reshaping Hollywood.
Sep 1, 2026 · 44 min
Pardon My Take
Gruden backs Minnesota’s Kyler Murray decision
The episode turns a quarterback controversy into a broader argument about player development, coaching judgment, and NFL job security.
Aug 12, 2026 · 2h 29m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
LeBron’s Philadelphia arrival ends the Process debate
The episode turns a sprawling sports mailbag into a question about legacy, franchise direction, and whether Philadelphia’s long rebuild has finally run its course.
Aug 10, 2026 · 2h 28m
The Dan Le Batard Show
NBA trade drama collides with football’s ALS debate
The episode moves from speculative basketball deals to a difficult question about how sports media should cover football’s health consequences.
Jun 30, 2026 · 44 min