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Tristan Thompson responds to Raptors coach Darko Rajaković's suggestion Cavaliers star lacked class

13 February 2025 at 16:13

On Wednesday, Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajaković described veteran Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson as a "no-class" player after the Cavs' 131-108 win over the Raptors.

Rajaković also suggested Thompson's actions showed a lack of respect. 

"I think what Tristan did there was no class and disrespectful," Rajaković said during a postgame press conference. "I'm not going to stand for that, for sure. I love when my team stands up for themselves. That was no class."

Rajaković was irked by Thompson's two-handed slam in the final seconds of the game.

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Raptors players Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead confronted Thompson immediately after the final buzzer sounded, and some fans directed boos at the Cavs big man.

Thompson took to social media Thursday to share his response to Rajaković's remarks. Thompson asserted that the Raptors engaged in a "full court press" even as Toronto was trailing by double-digits late in the game.

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"You wanna full court press with under a minute left in the game when you get cracked by 30 this will happen to you. Lose for draft lottery and be happy buddy boy. Hopefully you and most of your guys see the light at the end of Bobby and Masai long term plan. Bless up stay warm in MY CITY," Thompson wrote on X Feb. 13.

Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said he didn't understand Thompson's thought process at the time, but he also did not believe there were "bad intentions" behind the dunk.

"I'm not sure what he was thinking," Atkinson said. "Sometimes, though, you're playing the game, and you just have a reaction. I know with Tristan, there's no bad intention there. I think just sometimes you're playing, and the goal of the game is to score. Unfortunate."

Thompson, who is from Canada, had four points in four minutes. He is averaging 1.7 points and 3 rebounds per game in 28 games this season.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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Raptors fans boo 'Star-Spangled Banner' in latest anti-American display in Canada after Trump's tariffs

2 February 2025 at 15:21

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was once again booed in Canada ahead of a sporting event.

The latest anti-American display took place at the Scotiabank Arena before the Toronto Raptors took on the Los Angeles Clippers. Fans booed the American national anthem as a 15-year-old female sang it. A mix of boos and cheers were heard before she received a resounding applause for the Canadian national anthem, "O, Canada."

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The theme of Canadians booing the American anthem began Saturday night as the Ottawa Senators and the Calgary Flames hosted NHL games.Β 

The boos seemingly occurred as President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to place tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% on imports from China. Any energy resources from Canada would be hit at a 10% rate.

In a statement obtained by Fox News Saturday, the Trump administration said the order is in response to an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, (that) constitutes a national emergency."

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Ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation, Trump said he would "love" if Canada could become theΒ "51st state."

Trudeau has since lamented the tariffs that the Trump administration has levied.

In a fact sheet released by the White House on Saturday, the U.S. is implementing tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China to hold them accountable "to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country." This "extraordinary threat," the White House said, "constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act."

However, Trudeau claimed that "less than 1% of fentanyl and less than one% illegal crossings into the United States come from Canada."

FOX Business’ Christopher Guly and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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