<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/brandon-ingram-has-glorilla-acting-special-in-new-viral-post');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brandon Ingram has GloRilla acting special in new viral post');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Brandon-Ingram-has-GloRilla-acting-special-in-new-viral-post.jpg"></figure><h1>Brandon Ingram has GloRilla acting special in new viral post</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T08:46:25-08:00">December 9th, 8:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T08:46:25-08:00">December 9th, 8:46am</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>GloRilla lit up X with a clip that pulled both hip hop fans and NBA followers straight into her world. The Memphis star bounced around the room in a silly groove to her track “Special” while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/raptors-news-glorilla-opens-up-on-brandon-ingram-reveals-who-made-first-move">Brandon Ingram</a> watched from the couch. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSBM9asgdVE/" rel="noopener">The video lasted only 15 seconds</a>, yet it set the internet spinning since the couple rarely shows their private moments. That scarcity only made the clip spread faster as thousands joked, reacted, and shared.</p><p>GloRilla moves through the frame in a loose white T-shirt that looks like it belongs to Ingram, dancing with an energy that feels playful and unfiltered. She throws in goofy faces, jumps around to the beat, and clearly enjoys the moment. Ingram, meanwhile, sits back in a white tee and shorts, smiling here and there as he lets her take the spotlight. No serious conversation, no staged setup, just two people enjoying each other.</p><p>Fans ran wild with it. Some joked that Ingram might “lock in” this season with energy like that at home. Others pushed their own relationship theories. Most simply enjoyed the crossover between an NBA scorer and a rising rap force.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSBM9asgdVE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>GloRilla explains their bond</b></h2><p>The viral moment arrived shortly after GloRilla opened up a bit more about Ingram. In a conversation with Complex’s Jordan Rose, she addressed her frequent courtside appearances and the Raptors’ recent success. “I’m just a big fan of basketball,” she said when asked about her presence at games.</p><p>Rose joked about her impact on the team’s streak and Ingram’s recent game winner. GloRilla kept it light, saying, “I ain’t gonna speak on what they got going.” When Rose noted how happy she seemed, she talked about their approach. “I’m not gonna speak too much about our relationship because I kind of like our privacy. We don’t really be too much in the public,” she said.</p><p>She did mention they met last Thanksgiving after she attended a Memphis versus New Orleans matchup. When Rose asked who took the first step, she laughed and answered right away. “Him. But that’s it, that’s all I’ma say.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brandon Ingram has GloRilla acting special in new viral post

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/raptors-news-glorilla-opens-up-on-brandon-ingram-reveals-who-made-first-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'GloRilla opens up on Brandon Ingram, reveals who made first move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GloRilla-with-Brandon-Ingram.jpg"></figure><h1>GloRilla opens up on Brandon Ingram, reveals who made first move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T13:41:32-08:00">December 4th, 1:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T13:41:32-08:00">December 4th, 1:41pm</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>GloRilla decided to let fans peek into her world a little more than usual. In a new sit down with Complex, the Memphis star spoke on rumors that have followed her for months, from questions about her connection to Toronto Raptors forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-glorilla-share-moment-9th-straight-win">Brandon Ingram</a> to whispers about how often she shows up courtside at games. Styled in a glittering Michael Jackson inspired outfit, she <a href="https://www.bet.com/article/zrla8u/glorilla-revealed-that-brandon-ingram-made-the-first-move" rel="noopener">walked into the interview ready to address</a> everything without giving too much away, per BET.</p><p>Near the seven minute mark of her conversation with Jordan Rose, GloRilla laughed when he asked about her relationship with Ingram. She kept it playful, saying she is a huge basketball fan and nothing more. When Rose joked about the Raptors’ nine game winning streak and Ingram’s recent game winner, she nodded to the team’s strong run but refused to attach herself to the narrative. “They are a great team, that is all I got to say,” she replied.</p><p>The moment fans waited for came when Rose asked how she and Ingram met. GloRilla giggled, then explained that she values privacy. She did share one detail. They first crossed paths last year during Thanksgiving when she attended a Memphis versus New Orleans matchup, back when Ingram played for the Pelicans. When Rose followed up by asking who made the first move, she answered right away. “Him,” she said with a grin. Then she shut the door on the topic and moved forward.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GloRilla on her relationship with NBA star Brandon Ingram.</p><p>Shop GloRilla’s artist collection on Complex <a href="https://t.co/6KcuAt4k9b">pic.twitter.com/6KcuAt4k9b</a></p><p>— Complex (@Complex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1996281084124991680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>GloRilla sets her boundaries while teasing new music</b></h2><p>Away from relationship questions, GloRilla also talked about her recent momentum in music and her growing confidence. She highlighted her spot in the Best Rap Album conversation and admitted that award shows still make her nervous because of the lights, the cameras, and the celebrities watching. She also confirmed that she and Young Thug reconnected after a private apology and described how surreal it felt to party with Beyoncé.</p><p>Even while guarding parts of her personal life, GloRilla continues to own every room she enters, balancing transparency with mystery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

GloRilla opens up on Brandon Ingram, reveals who made first move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-pascal-siakam-reacts-to-game-winner-vs-bulls-after-just-being-brandon-ingram-victim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Pascal Siakam reacts to game-winner vs. Bulls after just being Brandon Ingram victim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Pacers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Pascal Siakam reacts to game-winner vs. Bulls after just being Brandon Ingram victim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T08:11:14-08:00">November 30th, 8:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T08:11:14-08:00">November 30th, 8:11am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indiana needed someone to steady a season that has been defined by injuries, close losses, and frustration. On Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Pascal Siakam finally delivered the moment the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-cold-blooded-take-attacking-pascal-siakam">Pacers had been chasing</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-indiana-difficult-reality-raptors-loss">Siakam drilled a fading jumper</a> with one-tenth of a second left to lift Indiana to a 103-101 win over the Chicago Bulls. The shot came only three days after Toronto forward Brandon Ingram beat the Pacers at the buzzer and did so by shooting over Siakam in a play that lingered with the All-Star through multiple sleepless nights. This time, Siakam made sure he was on the other side of the highlight.</p><p>Siakam <a href="https://x.com/TonyREast/status/1994976025252618644" rel="noopener">admitted</a> he thought about that Toronto loss as he rose for the final shot. He said he spent nights replaying what he could have done differently against Ingram. So, Siakam did not want to relive that pain. When the ball dropped through the net, he felt relief more than celebration.</p><h2><b>It’s hard not to celebrate Pacers superstar Pascal Siakam</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Siakam.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It did not stop his teammates from mobbing him. Siakam offered Andrew Nembhard a handshake before the bench swarmed the pair. Nembhard jumped onto Siakam and even stole his headband during the pileup. Siakam laughed later and said he would look for the culprit on film.</p><p>The Pacers needed the moment as much as he did. Indiana has been forced to lean on Siakam with Tyrese Haliburton recovering from an Achilles tendon tear suffered in last season’s Finals. Siakam leads the Pacers in scoring and rebounding and has felt the weight of a 4-16 start. Coach Rick Carlisle said the final play was designed for Siakam because max players are trusted to deliver in those situations.</p><p>The Bulls had taken control with a seven-point lead late in the fourth quarter before Indiana clamped down and allowed just four points in the final four minutes. Siakam scored key baskets down the stretch, then created space with a shot fake before burying the winner over two defenders.</p><p>Carlisle called it well deserved. For the Pacers, it felt overdue. And for Siakam, it felt like redemption.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Pascal Siakam reacts to game-winner vs. Bulls after just being Brandon Ingram victim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-even-scottie-barnes-knows-brandon-ingram-needs-4th-quarter-help');   ga('set', 'title', 'Even Raptors Scottie Barnes knows Brandon Ingram needs more 4th quarter help');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Barnes.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Even Raptors Scottie Barnes knows Brandon Ingram needs more 4th quarter help</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T00:00:45-08:00">November 30th, 12:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T00:20:37-08:00">November 30th, 12:20am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Even Raptors Scottie Barnes knows Brandon Ingram needs more 4th quarter help

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-120-million-brandon-ingram-gamble-looking-like-a-steal-are-they-a-real-contender');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ $120 million Brandon Ingram gamble looking like a steal. 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Are they a real contender?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-27T21:01:27-08:00">November 27th, 9:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-27T21:01:27-08:00">November 27th, 9:01pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors entered the 2025-26 season having won just 55 games over the past two seasons. For reference, their 2019 title-winning squad won 58 games, and the year after that, they won 53 in 72 games. That’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-darko-rajakovic-bold-dynastic-vision">how far the Raptors have fallen</a>, and it was not quite clear when they would be returning to their usual contending ways from 2014 to 2022.</p><p>It was a bit of a head-scratcher then when it was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-pelicans-trade-brandon-ingram-nba-deadline">Raptors became the team to trade for Brandon Ingram</a>. Ingram was falling out of favor with the New Orleans Pelicans, and he was approaching free agency. The Pelicans were then hesitant to offer him a contract extension, paving the way for Toronto to acquire him.</p><p>To protect their investment, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-120-million-contract-extension">Raptors came to terms with Ingram</a> on a three-year, $120 million contract extension even though the versatile scoring wing, at the time, was out with persistent ankle issues. Ingram even played in just 18 games last year for the Pelicans, making that a risky maneuver for Toronto.</p><p>This only further complicated the Raptors’ cap sheet, as they were now on the hook on big-money ideals for the likes of Ingram, Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, and RJ Barrett. They also signed Jakob Poeltl to a contract extension, clogging their cap sheet even further.</p><p>Little did everyone know at the time that this was simply Masai Ujiri’s genius at work. Now, the Raptors didn’t exactly let go of Ujiri because of his roster-building vision. They were also not opposed to him clogging the team’s cap sheet. They simply did not come to terms with him on a new contract extension.</p><p>But Ingram is proving to be every bit the star the Raptors needed to take the next step. Do they have what it takes to contend in the Eastern Conference?</p><h2><b>How is Brandon Ingram changing the Raptors’ fortunes?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-drives.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On Wednesday night, with an opportunity to go 4-0 in NBA Cup group stage action, the Raptors found themselves in a closer-than-anticipated contest against the moribund Indiana Pacers. The game was tied at 95 with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game. The Raptors have many capable players, with Barnes and Quickley being two of those players.</p><p>Instead of going at it himself, Quickley deferred to Ingram — handing over the ball near the halfcourt line for him to take on Pascal Siakam in isolation. Ingram then took his time almost nonchalantly before attacking Siakam, stopping on a dime from midrange and pulling up for his favorite 14-footer, swishing home the go-ahead bucket for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-pacers-game-winning-jumper">Raptors en route to a 97-95 victory</a>.</p><p>This moment was very telling. Quickley easily could have called his own number and tried to get the Raptors the win himself. Barnes, as the Raptors’ supermax guy, could have demanded the ball in the post to try and at least attract the defenders to create an open look.</p><p>But for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-cold-blooded-take-attacking-pascal-siakam">Raptors’ first instinct to be to give the ball to Ingram</a> and let him go to work is pretty telling of how the team views him. He is the team’s go-to-guy, and Barnes even said as much when he revealed that part of the team’s game plan is to “give Ingram the ball and get out of the way.”</p><p>Ingram is the kind of wing shot creator every contending team needs these days. He can score from all three levels, and he thrives whenever he’s the go-to-guy on a team that can give him sufficient support in the other areas of the game he tends to lack in. For instance, the Pelicans-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series in 2024 exposed a lot of deficiencies in Ingram’s game.</p><p>If he’s outright the best player on the team, Ingram can struggle. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-lu-dort-gives-lowdown-on-guarding-pelicans-brandon-ingram">Luguentz Dort locked him up</a> during that playoff series, and with the Pelicans lacking other sufficient shot-creators outside of him and CJ McCollum, Ingram looked lost — averaging just 14.3 points on 34.5 percent shooting from the field.</p><p>But this Raptors team can surround him with the exact kind of weapons he needs to succeed. He has incredible defensive players around him in Poeltl and Barnes. Ingram can struggle with getting to the basket at times; Barrett is the team’s best slasher and allows the team to put pressure on the rim. He’s not the team’s primary ballhandler as well; Quickley is blossoming into a responsible floor general who is organizing the team’s offense. There’s no coincidence that the Raptors are posting the league’s fourth-best offense at the moment.</p><p>There are so many complementary skillsets on this Raptors roster, and they are thriving as a result. They needed a tall perimeter shot-creator who can get his buckets during clutch moments, and that’s exactly what Ingram brings to this roster.</p><h2><b>Can Toronto compete in the East?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Indiana-Pacers-at-Toronto-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-26-nba-power-rankings-week-5">Eastern Conference is wide-open</a> at the moment. The New York Knicks are reeling. The Boston Celtics are shorthanded. That Detroit Pistons team has been very impressive, but they don’t have a track record of success. Is anyone even going to trust the Cleveland Cavaliers in a playoff scenario?</p><p>The good thing about this Raptors roster is that there is so much playoff viability for their main guys on the roster. Barnes is a two-way force who can defend anyone on the floor.</p><p>They also have the upside of a few young, two-way players such as Collin Murray-Boyles, Ja’Kobe Walter, and Ochai Agbaji on the squad. Walter, in particular, played so well against the Pacers that he ended up earning crunch-time minutes (he was a plus-21 on the night). Gradey Dick also looms as an X-factor, a potential scoring machine who’s yet to hit his stride this season.</p><p>It’s too early to tell whether or not this Raptors team can truly contend or whether they’re just a mere pretender. But their net rating of <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=NET_RATING" rel="noopener">plus-6.5</a> to begin the year is a promising sign that they’re not just lucking into these wins. They’ve won nine straight and are up to 14-5 on the season, and things are looking up in the North.</p><p>The Raptors are doing plenty of sustainable things in their everybody eats offense led by Ingram. And considering how well they’ve been playing in dominating against a soft schedule, they might be able to translate this kind of play when they compete against more difficult opposition.</p><p><b>Verdict: Real contender, especially in the East</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ $120 million Brandon Ingram gamble looking like a steal. Are they a real contender?

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He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors extended their winning streak to nine games with a thrilling 97-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena. The game was decided in the final second as Brandon Ingram, the Raptors’ 6-foot-8 small forward, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-pacers-game-winning-jumper">drilled a 15-foot pull-up jumper with 0.6 seconds remaining</a>, giving Toronto the lead and securing the win.</p><p>Jakob Poeltl’s late defensive stop set up the final play, allowing Ingram to receive a pass from Immanuel Quickley and take his time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-cold-blooded-take-attacking-pascal-siakam">against former Raptors forward Pascal Siakam before hitting the game-winner</a>. Ingram finished with a team-high 26 points and eight rebounds in 38 minutes. The 28-year-old one-time NBA All-Star is currently averaging 21.8 points, 5.9 boards, 3.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, hitting 48.6% of his shots.</p><p>After the game, Ingram <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993886651119231385" rel="noopener">celebrated the victory</a> with his rumored partner, rapper GloRilla, who has been present at multiple Toronto games this season. The Grammy-nominated artist, wearing a fiery red-and-orange look in sparkling gold heels, shared a courtside hug and custom handshake with Ingram, finishing with a light kiss on his forehead. Watch the wholesome moment below.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brandon Ingram and GloRilla were HYPED after the Raptors' 9th straight win 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/iFA9RNaJ6S">pic.twitter.com/iFA9RNaJ6S</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993886651119231385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although the pair has not publicly confirmed a romantic relationship, multiple public appearances, including a summer vacation in Mexico, have led to speculation.</p><p>Scottie Barnes contributed a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Quickley added 15 points, six assists, and five rebounds in a game where the Raptors shot just 5-for-26 (19.2%) from three-point range, a significant drop from their season average of 37.8%, tied for sixth-best in the NBA.</p><p>Toronto fought on despite multiple injuries. RJ Barrett missed the game with a sprained knee, and rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-gradey-dick-out-pacers-head-injury">Gradey Dick exited in the first quarter after a hard fall</a> while going for an offensive rebound, not returning for the rest of the contest. Collin Murray-Boyles, starting in Barrett’s absence, played only eight minutes due to foul trouble, prompting increased minutes for Ja’Kobe Walter, who posted 13 points in a season-high 32 minutes. The Raptors outrebounded Indiana 48-43 and outscored them in the paint 46-40.</p><p>For the Pacers, TJ McConnell led all scorers with 16 points, while Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard added 15 and nine points, respectively. Jarace Walker finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, narrowly missing a double-double. Despite an early double-digit lead and several lead changes in the fourth quarter, the Pacers could not close the game as Toronto’s defense held them to just five points in the final minutes.</p><p>The win was not only the Raptors’ 14th of the season but also completed a perfect 4-0 record in the Emirates NBA Cup group stage, securing homecourt advantage for the upcoming quarterfinal matchup.</p><p>Toronto, now 14-5 overall, will travel to Charlotte to face the Hornets on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram, GloRilla share moment after 9th-straight Toronto win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-cold-blooded-take-attacking-pascal-siakam');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram drops cold-blooded take on attacking Pascal Siakam');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Indiana-Pacers-at-Toronto-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram drops cold-blooded take on attacking Pascal Siakam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T22:14:59-08:00">November 26th, 10:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T22:14:59-08:00">November 26th, 10:14pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brandon Ingram did not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-pacers-game-winning-jumper">just hit a game-winner.</a> He broke down exactly why it was there and why Pascal Siakam never really had a chance.</p><p>Ingram’s cold-blooded jumper with 1.9 seconds left lifted the Toronto Raptors to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-indiana-difficult-reality-raptors-loss">97-95 win over the Indiana Pacers </a>on Wednesday night, pushing their win streak to nine games and keeping Scotiabank Arena buzzing like it was 2019 again.</p><p>The matchup everyone circled before the game ended up deciding it. Brandon Ingram vs. Pascal Siakam, one-on-one at the elbow with the clock melting away. Siakam was sitting on five fouls. Ingram knew it.</p><p>“I knew he was in foul trouble and I knew he didn’t want to be overly aggressive, so he was at my mercy at that point,” Ingram <a href="https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1993887224761594097?s=20" rel="noopener">told reporters</a> after the win.</p><p>The numbers back up how ruthless that read was. According to the ESPN box score, Brandon Ingram finished with 26 points, eight rebounds, and two steals on 11-of-23 shooting, including 3-of-5 from deep, while carrying the Raptors’ offense late. Pascal Siakam countered with 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists, but picked up his fifth foul midway through the fourth and clearly had to dial back his physicality on that final possession.</p><p>The Toronto Raptors needed every bit of it. They trailed by as many as 12 in the third quarter before climbing back and keeping the game within one possession for most of the fourth. But the Indiana Pacers actually held the scoring edge late, outscoring Toronto 25-21 in the final frame, according to the ESPN box score.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-declaration-toronto-success">Scottie Barnes added 24 points and 10 rebounds</a>, while Immanuel Quickley chipped in 15 points and six assists as Toronto shot 49 percent from the field.</p><p>On the other side, the Indiana Pacers got solid efforts across the board, but their late-game execution slipped in the final minute, opening the door for Brandon Ingram’s winner.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram drops cold-blooded take on attacking Pascal Siakam

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/?p=3612248');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sinks Pacers with game-winning jumper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandon-Ingram-fined-25-000-for-sideline-outburst.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sinks Pacers with game-winning jumper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T19:22:36-08:00">November 26th, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T19:23:11-08:00">November 26th, 7:23pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-shares-simple-plan-to-let-brandon-ingram-cook">Brandon Ingram continues to be the Toronto Raptors’ talisman</a>. On Wednesday night, the Raptors found themselves in a closer game than anticipated against the flatlining Indiana Pacers. The game was tied at 95 with the shot clock off and the game clock winding down. Immanuel Quickley brought the ball up the court, but he handed the ball over to Ingram — recognizing who the closer for this Raptors team truly is.</p><p>Ingram got the ball with around nine seconds remaining in the clock and the Raptors gave him space to operate in isolation against a former face of the franchise in Pascal Siakam. Almost nonchalantly, Ingram sized Siakam up and drove towards his left, getting the step against the Pacers forward. He then <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993877687845138778" rel="noopener">stopped on a dime</a> and pulled up for his favorite 14-footer — calmly swishing the ball through the hoop and sending Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy.</p><p>The game, however, wasn’t over yet. There were six tenths of a second remaining on the clock, which was more than enough time for the Pacers to catch and shoot. Bennedict Mathurin caught the pass and quickly launched a deep three, which missed everything but the glass — sealing the 97-95 win for the Raptors.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BRANDON INGRAM WITH THE GAME-WINNER 🔥<a href="https://t.co/KekSCdhchD">pic.twitter.com/KekSCdhchD</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993877687845138778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sinks Pacers with game-winning jumper

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-pacers-game-winning-jumper');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sinks Pacers with game-winning jumper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandon-Ingram.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sinks Pacers with game-winning jumper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T19:21:04-08:00">November 26th, 7:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T19:32:09-08:00">November 26th, 7:32pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors won their ninth straight game after defeating the Indiana Pacers, 97-95, in the NBA Cup behind the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-reveals-kobe-bryant-influence-behind-hot-streak">cold-blooded jumper of Brandon Ingram</a> on Wednesday.</p><p>Ingram stirred Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy after <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993877687845138778" rel="noopener">sinking the game-winning bucket</a> from the elbow over former Raptors star Pascal Siakam with only 0.6 ticks left.</p><p>The Pacers had the chance to steal the win or send the game into overtime but Bennedict Mathurin missed the shot.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BRANDON INGRAM WITH THE GAME-WINNER 🔥<a href="https://t.co/KekSCdhchD">pic.twitter.com/KekSCdhchD</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993877687845138778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the Detroit Pistons losing to the Boston Celtics, the Raptors are now the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. They improved to 14-5, including 7-2 at home.</p><p>Ingram scored a game-high 26 points to carry Toronto. He added eight rebounds, two steals, and one block. He got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-watch-scottie-barnes-blow-jared-mccain-kiss-dunk">ample support from Scottie Barnes</a>, who finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals.</p><p>It’s clear that when the 28-year-old Ingram is healthy, he remains one of the most lethal scorers in the league. He was traded to the Raptors in February but wasn’t able to suit up in a single game due to an ankle injury. He has yet to play at least 65 games since his rookie year with the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>The former Duke standout has yet to miss an outing this season, averaging a team-high 21.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.1 steals.</p><p>Not many gave the Raptors a chance before the season, but Ingram, Barnes, RJ Barrett, and Immanuel Quickley leading the core, they have surprised everyone.</p><p>They will look to nail their 10th straight victory on Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-reveals-kobe-bryant-influence-behind-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram reveals Kobe Bryant influence behind hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-dribbles.jpg"><figcaption>© Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram reveals Kobe Bryant influence behind hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-25T04:30:35-08:00">November 25th, 4:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-25T00:49:53-08:00">November 25th, 12:49am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-shares-simple-plan-to-let-brandon-ingram-cook">Brandon Ingram seems to be the missing piece the Toronto Raptors needed</a> to take the next step in their contending journey. After winning 25 and 30 games, respectively, over the past two seasons, the Ingram-led Raptors have been cruising to start the 2025-26 season. On Monday night, they took a 110-99 win over a fellow Eastern Conference contender in the Cleveland Cavaliers to move to 13-5 on the year — coming to within two wins away from reaching the halfway mark of their total wins last season.</p><p>Ingram has been quite the addition for the Raptors, as he’s given them a go-to scoring option on the wing who can get his shot off at any given moment. This is a valuable skillset to have for go-to scorers on the perimeter; RJ Barrett is at his best when he’s driving headfirst towards the basket, while Scottie Barnes is a post-up brute at heart.</p><p>One such weapon that’s made Ingram so unstoppable, particularly on Monday night, is his brilliant use of the head fake. And after the Raptors’ win on Monday, Ingram revealed that <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1993220720785342952" rel="noopener">he is taking inspiration</a> from the late great Kobe Bryant in his use of spectacular footwork and deception.</p><p>“Kobe [influenced me.] I don’t pumpfake four times like he did, but I know when an aggressive defender is guarding me and using his hands and just trying to be handsy. I just kinda know when to use it,” Ingram said, via the official NBA account on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Who influenced BI's pumpfake and footwork?</p><p>Kobe Bryant 👀 <a href="https://t.co/hdH9kO2aft">https://t.co/hdH9kO2aft</a> <a href="https://t.co/M8ZMzE8YoQ">pic.twitter.com/M8ZMzE8YoQ</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1993220720785342952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-toronto-ties-milestone-after-dominating-donovan-mitchell-cavs">Raptors are on a roll</a>, and with Ingram’s scoring prowess taking another leap, it will be hard to stop their ascent.</p><h2><b>Brandon Ingram brings balance to the Raptors roster</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-drives.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In today’s NBA, having someone who can create his shot regardless of how a possession is going is invaluable. This is what makes the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic so unstoppable. Now, Ingram is not in the same level as those players, but he brings a similar skillset of being able to create shots and having the ability to drill those difficult shots he creates.</p><p>Ingram’s arrival has brought a greater sense of balance into the Raptors’ roster, and it’s resulting in wins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram reveals Kobe Bryant influence behind hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-shares-simple-plan-to-let-brandon-ingram-cook');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Scottie Barnes shares simple plan to let Brandon Ingram cook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-drives.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Scottie Barnes shares simple plan to let Brandon Ingram cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-24T20:45:47-08:00">November 24th, 8:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-24T20:45:47-08:00">November 24th, 8:45pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Toronto Raptors acquired Brandon Ingram back in February, there wasn’t much fanfare that came as a result of the trade. After all, Ingram was on the mend with recurring ankle woes, and the New Orleans Pelicans couldn’t seem to get him consistently healthy. But Ingram is proving to be a transformative presence for the Raptors. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-goes-viral-again-but-not-because-of-another-water-bottle" rel="noopener">Ingram hasn’t yet missed a single game</a> this season for the nascent Raptors, and on Monday, he led them to a 110-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>On Monday night, Ingram put up a season-high 37 points for the Raptors that doubles as his career-high for his new team, as he made mincemeat of a shorthanded Cavs squad that had troubles dealing with him defensively. He made 15 of his 30 field goals on the night, and with RJ Barrett out, he took it upon himself to be the main man on offense for his team.</p><p>And letting Ingram destroy his defenders appears to be <a href="https://x.com/william_lou/status/1993145693645525192" rel="noopener">the game plan</a> for the Raptors, if Scottie Barnes’ postgame comments are any indication.</p><p>“Give him the ball, get out the way, he’s gonna put it in the basket,” Barnes said, per William Lou of hello and welcome Podcast.</p><p>Ingram seems to be at his best when he’s a featured part of the offense, and the Raptors have certainly understood what it takes to bring out the best in him. And to Ingram’s credit, he’s been getting the job done. With games like these, the team is only going to trust him more and more that he has what it takes to lead the team back to the postseason — and perhaps make some noise once they get there.</p><h2><b>Brandon Ingram’s career gets revived with the Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-vs-76ers.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As has been the case for former Pelicans players, their careers seem to get better once they get away from New Orleans. Dyson Daniels emerged as one of the best defenders in the league when the Atlanta Hawks acquired him. And now, Ingram is playing some of the best basketball of his career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-trade-grade-for-blockbuster-brandon-ingram-deal-with-pelicans">repaying Toronto’s faith in him</a>.</p><p>They will look to keep it going on Wednesday when they face the moribund Indiana Pacers in NBA Cup action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Scottie Barnes shares simple plan to let Brandon Ingram cook

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-spikes-water-bottle-ugly-play-76ers">Brandon Ingram became the subject of plenty of criticism</a> over the weekend after his outburst led to a deplorable action involving a game attendant. During the Toronto Raptors’ 130-120 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers this past Saturday, Ingram was so filled with anger to the point where he slammed a water bottle while he was on the bench — hitting a game attendant on the face in the process. Just to make matters worse, Ingram did not even issue an apology towards the person he hit, intentional or not.</p><p>As a result, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-fined-25000-sideline-outburst">NBA fined Ingram $25,000</a>, and this seemed to teach the 28-year-old forward a valuable lesson. It did seem like that outburst was very much out of character for the Raptors forward, and he expressed remorse later on for his actions. According to Danielle Michaud of SportsNet, Ingram <a href="https://twitter.com/IngramAlerts/status/1988410069466362092" rel="noopener">expressed regret</a> for the way his frustrations towards his own performance manifested and he had already apologized to the person he hit.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WE GOT AN APOLOGY!!</p><p>Brandon Ingram apologized multiple times to the guy that got hit <a href="https://t.co/YpDJXZYuSS">pic.twitter.com/YpDJXZYuSS</a></p><p>— IngramAlerts (@IngramAlerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/IngramAlerts/status/1988410069466362092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the heat of the moment, it’s very much understandable if one were to lose their cool like Ingram did. What made the situation just so unfortunate was that he didn’t show any hint of regret after he hit the game attendant and simply stewed even further in his frustrations.</p><p>But the Raptors forward does not exactly have a history of mistreating other people, so he deserves grace even after what he’s done. This is especially the case now that he’s apologized to the game attendant and made amends for his mistake. Nobody is perfect after all; the important thing is how one responds, and it looks like Ingram is responding well in the aftermath of his error.</p><h2><b>Brandon Ingram rights the ship as Raptors move over .500</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ingram’s Tuesday night went a lot differently than his Saturday did. He scored 25 points to lead the Raptors to a 119-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets, and after the game, he shared a heartfelt and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-goes-viral-again-but-not-because-of-another-water-bottle">fun moment with his girlfriend</a>, famous rapper GloRilla.</p><p>The Raptors moved to 6-5 on the year after their latest victory, and they will look to move even further above .500 when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors forward Brandon Ingram’s gesture to game attendant after water bottle incident

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-goes-viral-again-but-not-because-of-another-water-bottle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram goes viral again — but not because of another water bottle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-forward-Brandon-Ingram-3-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram goes viral again — but not because of another water bottle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-11T22:01:56-08:00">November 11th, 10:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-11T22:01:56-08:00">November 11th, 10:01pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-spikes-water-bottle-ugly-play-76ers">Brandon Ingram isn’t very popular among fans</a> at the moment. This past weekend, during the Toronto Raptors’ 119-109 a clip of Ingram slamming a water bottle out of anger on the sidelines. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-fined-25000-sideline-outburst">Raptors forward hit a game attendant with the water bottle</a> and splashed him, which was already deplorable in and of itself. But he chose to double down on this by not apologizing. He ended up being fined $25,000 by the NBA for this outburst.</p><p>But with Ingram having two full days of rest to clear his head, he seems to be in a much better state of mind for the Raptors. It sure looked like the fact that his significant other, famous rapper GloRilla, was in attendance for their 119-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday helped Ingram be a bit more loose.</p><p>Ingram even shared a fun moment with his partner following the game. Now, the Raptors forward is going viral for the right reasons as he patiently taught GloRilla what <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1988463541989314895" rel="noopener">their signature handshake</a> as boyfriend/girlfriend must be.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brandon Ingram’s handshake with GloRilla 🥹❤️ <a href="https://t.co/d684PrpRpp">pic.twitter.com/d684PrpRpp</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1988463541989314895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Everything went right for Ingram on Tuesday, which is quite the contrast from where his head was at this past Saturday. He did lead the Raptors in scoring with 25, and he also helped his team earn their sixth win of the season in 11 contests. And to end the night at Barclays Center with some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/brandon-ingram-smooching-glorilla-raptors-loss-mavericks">celebratory affection from his girlfriend</a>? That must feel good for the 28-year-old forward.</p><p>Ingram and the Raptors will be looking to continue their winning ways on Thursday, when they face a Cleveland Cavaliers team that will be on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><h2><b>Raptors look to make it work in the weakened East</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandon-Ingram-fined-25-000-for-sideline-outburst.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Raptors, somehow, have one of the most expensive rosters in the association. This suggests that they’re under pressure to at least play winning basketball and qualify for the playoffs, especially in the weakened Eastern Conference.</p><p>Their starting five is stacked, with Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and Jakob Poeltl joining Ingram. The second unit is filled with youthful verve, led by recent lottery picks Collin Murray-Boyles and Gradey Dick. And a 6-5 start is promising enough for a team that won just 30 games last year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram goes viral again — but not because of another water bottle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-fined-25000-sideline-outburst');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Brandon Ingram fined $25,000 for sideline outburst');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandon-Ingram-fined-25-000-for-sideline-outburst.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Brandon Ingram fined $25,000 for sideline outburst</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-10T17:30:10-08:00">November 10th, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-10T17:30:10-08:00">November 10th, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brandon Ingram received some repercussions for his poor <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-spikes-water-bottle-ugly-play-76ers">on-court behavior during one of the Toronto Raptors’ games</a> this season.</p><p>Ingram is going through his 10th season in the NBA, his second with the Raptors. This campaign marks his first official appearances on the court for Toronto as injuries stopped him from playing for the squad last season.</p><p>However, one game saw him get in hot water. During their loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Nov. 8, Ingram expressed his frustrations in both a verbal and physical way. While sitting on the bench, he took his water bottle and threw it onto the hardwood. It resulted in the bottle exploding, having water splash onto the people within the area.</p><p>The league <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1988012181984854192" rel="noopener">took note of this</a> as they made their punishment for Ingram official, per NBA insider Brett Siegel.</p><p>“The NBA has fined Raptors forward Brandon Ingram $25,000 for forcibly throwing his water bottle to the floor. Ingram’s outburst on the sideline came on Nov. 8 against the 76ers,” Siegel wrote.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here is what Ingram has been fined for:</p><p><a href="https://t.co/Igw0cPiacQ">pic.twitter.com/Igw0cPiacQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/kvPt2aUIb7">https://t.co/kvPt2aUIb7</a></p><p>— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1988012181984854192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What lies ahead for Brandon Ingram, Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Brandon-Ingram-fined-25-000-for-sideline-outburst-2.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Brandon Ingram can have frustrations towards his performance struggles during games. However, he cannot have that result in throwing water bottles that can hit someone or multiple people. It’s a lesson he’ll have to learn from as the NBA made that clear with the fine.</p><p>Despite the incident, Ingram has been playing at a solid level for the Raptors this season. He is averaging 21 points, 6.3 rebounds and four assists per game. He is shooting 51% from the field, including 31.7% from beyond the arc, and 90.2% from the free-throw line.</p><p>Toronto is off to a decent start to the 2025-26 season. They have a 5-5 record after 10 games, holding the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They are above the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics while trailing the 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>The Raptors will continue preparation for their next matchup. They are on the road when they face the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Brandon Ingram fined $25,000 for sideline outburst

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With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A tense moment unfolded during Saturday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers when Brandon Ingram, visibly frustrated, hurled a water bottle that bounced off the court and struck one of the arena floor cleaners. The incident, <a href="https://x.com/BrickCenter_/status/1987343925968089396?s=20" rel="noopener">captured on video</a> and posted to X by Brick Center, overshadowed what has otherwise been a competitive matchup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brandon Ingram 😭😭😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/YWM0UA9GJZ">pic.twitter.com/YWM0UA9GJZ</a></p><p>— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrickCenter_/status/1987343925968089396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-ultimate-flex-after-toronto-record-setting-night">Ingram has been solid this season for the Raptors</a>, averaging 21.1 points per game and shooting 54.5 percent from the field, via ESPN. He entered the game with the Raptors floating around an even record, still trying to figure out who they are.</p><p>On the Philadelphia end, the 76ers come into the game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/76ers-are-100-cooked-with-this-version-of-joel-embiid">with hopes of asserting dominance</a>, but matchups with Toronto have been more battle than blow-out in recent meetings. The head-to-head shows the Raptors have won three of the last five against the 76ers.</p><p>Back to the water-bottle incident, it came early in the second half after a defensive breakdown by Toronto, and the frustration was obvious. Ingram’s spike was more than an emotional outburst; it disrupted the sideline activity, brought attention from referees and league officials, and could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barrett-caught-video-destroying-sign-way-locker-room">become a talking point beyond the box score</a>.</p><p>The key now is whether the Raptors can refocus. Having their top scorer lose composure doesn’t help momentum when facing a playoff-caliber opponent. Meanwhile, the 76ers will aim to exploit lapses in focus and use this as a spark.</p><p>The bottle-spiking moment by Ingram doesn’t define the game yet, but it’s a warning sign. If Toronto wants to pick up the win tonight, they’ll need their leader on the court, not off, showing his frustration on the sidelines.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.7	5.8	4.0	0.7	1.1

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.7	5.8	4.0	0.7	1.1

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