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Raptors assistant coach Alex English reportedly owes more than $127,000 US in delinquent taxes, according to public records obtained by the Detroit News.

Toronto starts a three game western conference road swing down in New Orleans tonight where the Hornets are1-1 at home and 2-3 overall to begin the season unlike the cities NFL team which remains unbeaten.

Andrea Bargnani has continued to build on last season's breakthrough. Four games into the NBA regular season, the Toronto Raptors have an even record despite some rather uneven performances.

Chris Bosh scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors earned a 110-99 win over the Detroit Pistons at Air Canada Centre.

Amir Johnson is excited to see his former teammates tonight. The Pistons travel to Toronto tonight to face the Raptors, and will be reunited with former prodigy Amir Johnson.

Chris Bosh finally thinks he has the body to stack up among the true elite of the NBA.

Here is a viewpoint that most Raptors fans will hate: Sunday's game against Orlando was a good game for the Toronto Raptors.

Amir Johnson was big at the Sioux Falls Arena on Friday night in a way that his Toronto teammates Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu never will be, with a name recognition way beyond that of Raptors assistant coach Alex Englsih or the NBA once-weres coaching on the Minnesota bench .

So, with the raptors having released their inactive list for opening night, two out of three make sense.A The list is complete with the names of Reggie Evans, Sonny Weems, and Quincy Douby.

Three former Sioux Falls Skyforce players have made NBA opening-day rosters. The NBA Development League team says Alexis Ajinca and Stephen Graham made the roster of the Charlotte Bobcats, and Amir Johnson made the Toronto Raptors roster.

Bosh hosts the Cavs tonight at the ACC. Let's NBA! My life just got 30% better with the season starting today.

On most teams when a player expected to average 12 to 18 minutes per game is lost due to injury, it isna TMt considered to be a big deal.A There is almost always another player who can play additional minutes for a few games without a noticeable drop off in the teama TMs success.

If you're a student of mathematics, the outlook for the Toronto Raptors in 2009-10 is, in all probability, not good.

The Toronto Raptors finished the preseason with another loss, 90-98. This time to the lowly and under-manned Minnesota Timberwolves.

Johnson hopes to cement role with Raptors Toronto Raptors' Amir Johnson hangs from the hoop after scoring against the Washington Wizards during preseason action in Toronto on Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Sports mathematician Wayne Winston says former Raptor Anthony Parker "will be missed" but Amir Johnson is a "vastly underrated power forward" and of Hedo Turkoglu, "It was good to get him." JESSICA HILL/AP FILE PHOTO , RICK MADONIK/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO , FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO The Toronto Raptors will finish lower than sixth ...

Nathan Jawai got what he wanted a ' a chance to contribute. The former Raptor, traded from Toronto to Dallas in the summer, moved again this week, from the Mavs to the Timberwolves, where he expects to get an opportunity to play.

As a teenager growing up in Los Angeles, Amir Johnson must have felt like he landed on another planet when he set foot in Sioux Falls, S.D., early in his professional Basketball career.

Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani pose with menacing glares in an ad campaign for the upcoming Toronto Raptors season, the only three familiar faces from this time last year.

Okay, both teams didna t win the game.A But both teams should be happy with the result.A Certain players on the Raptors may disagree, but thata s not the story here.A Neither was the final score of 101 Celtics, 82 Raptors.