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Hello and Welcome

by The Nation Network

Will Lou, Alex Wong, and producer Jerome Cheng have you covered on all things Raptors, in addition to the NBA and other culturally relevant topics. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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React: JAMAL SHEAD. ALIJAH MARTIN. JAKOB POELTL. CMB. RJ. WHAT A SCRAPPY WIN.

Will Lou reacts to the Toronto Raptors' 121-107 win against the Milwaukee Bucks. He breaks down the gutsy shorthanded effort by Jamal Shead and company in a much-needed c

Nov 7
1 h 07 min

Increasingly crazier Raptors trade targets + ticket giveaway + addictive game "Krillion"

Alex Wong presents Will Lou with increasingly crazier Toronto Raptors trade targets, and then go around the NBA with topics including Jaylen Brown's personal harp player,

Nov 6
2 h 36 min

How much of this will Kawhi fix? Raptors showing worrying signs to start season

Will and Alex are joined by Vivek Jacob to chat about the team’s 4-4 start, when Kawhi is expected to return, most pleasant surprise and biggest concern so far, and more.

Nov 5
1 h 51 min

React pod: Raptors melt down completely in third quarter against Nuggets

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 128-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets. He discusses the concerning meltdown of the second half and then gets a bit silly w

Nov 5
58 min

Is Scottie making the superstar jump? Raptors fight back in LA

Will and Alex come to you live fresh from the Raptors' 47-point fourth quarter comeback against the Clippers. Can they beat a quality team on the road? Is Scottie making

Nov 3
1 h 28 min

React pod: Scottie wakes up and pulls out crazy comeback over Clippers

Will Lou reacts to the Toronto Raptors' 125-118 comeback win against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight. Will gives huge credit to Scottie Barnes for playing through injury

Nov 3
1 h 01 min

React pod: Darko snaps as Raptors can't cope with insane Luka Doncic heater

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 131-125 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He wants the Raptors to regain their focus after two lackluster performances. T

Nov 2
1 h 02 min

React pod: Raptors comeback falls short despite Scottie dropping 41

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic in their rematch. He discusses the incredible showing by Scottie Barnes, and then lam

Oct 31
1 h 25 min

NBA 6-pack: Sixers and Rockets off to quick starts + $345 Clippers season tickets

Will and Alex open up another NBA 6-pack and discuss Philadelphia and Houston’s hot starts, the most washed NBA jerseys ever, the 2024 redraftables, Ernie Johnson leaving

Oct 30
1 h 41 min

Kawhi reportedly out 3-4 weeks, and what do you do with Jakob Poeltl?

We knew Kawhi would be out at times and here we are. 3-4 weeks, so how are the Raptors trending? Will and Alex go live to discuss. #raptors #torontoraptors #kawhi #nba To

Oct 29
1 h 31 min

React pod: Raptors bounce back with huge win over Orlando

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 129-99 win over the Orlando Magic. He praises Scottie Barnes for his bounceback outing, RJ Barrett for his strong showi

Oct 29
1 h 10 min

Are the Raptors good enough without Kawhi?

Will and Alex discuss Toronto’s disappearing act in Minnesota, why a loss like this might actually be good (zag!) and early-season thoughts on Scottie, IQ, Jakob and Jama

Oct 27
1 h 37 min

React: Scottie scores ZERO, Kawhi out with knee swelling, and Raptors get reality check

Will Lou goes live to break down the Toronto Raptors' 117-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He vents his frustrations with Immanuel Quickley, laments Scottie Barnes

Oct 26
1 h 16 min

React pod: Scottie and RJ carry Raptors despite refs almost ruining the win

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 112-102 win over the Washington Wizards. He breaks down the Raptors' stellar moments on defense, laments the officials

Oct 24
1 h 09 min

Can you name 100 Raptors in 4 minutes challenge + NBA opening week takeaways

Will and Alex wrap the week with the NBA 6-Pack. The OKC Thunder are on a revenge tour, James Dolan phishing, Least Valuable Player and much more! Lets get it. #nba #wemb

Oct 23
2 h 03 min

Let's overreact about the Toronto Raptors after Game 1

A 40-point blowout and the return of Kawhi Leonard will have you feeling a type of way. Will and Alex go live the day after the Toronto Raptors' dominant win over the Chi

Oct 22
1 h 09 min

React Pod: Kawhi Leonard is home and Raptors win by FORTY-THREE over Bulls

Will Lou goes live after the Toronto Raptors' 135-92 win over the Chicago Bulls in the regular season opener. He breaks down the emotions around Kawhi Leonard's return, h

Oct 22
1 h 16 min

Darko for COY? CMB most improved? Toronto Raptors & NBA Season Award Predictions

Will and Alex come to you live to do some annual predictions. How many games will the Raptors win? What can we expect from Kawhi? Will the Raptors make a move? That, plus

Oct 19
1 h 54 min

React pod: Who should the Raptors keep as third stringers battle Pistons starters

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 129-125 loss to the Detroit Pistons for the last game of preseason. All of the main rotation guys sat out so it's just

Oct 17
47 min

Banter Pod with with Libaan Osman: Trying out for the 905, and the biggest dating icks

Libaan Osman went to open try outs for the Raptors 905 and wrote about it for the Toronto Star (https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/i-tried-out-for-the-raptors-905-and

Oct 16
3 h 07 min

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