Latest: Masai Ujiri out as president
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Masai Ujiri is one of those people who is both very human and larger than life, and he accomplished indelible things in this city and this cou…
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Timing of Masai Ujiri firing no coincidence, experts say, as Rogers prepares to take control of MLSE
He doesn鈥檛 officially have majority control of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment yet, but the fingerprints of Edward Rogers are all over t…
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The discussions about Masai Ujiri鈥檚 departure from the Raptors had been going on for months when sports giant MLSE decided the time had come t…
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色色啦 rapper and Raptors ambassador聽Drake chimed in to thank Ujiri in an Instagram story Friday afternoon.
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The press conference with Keith Pelley, CEO of MLSE, has wrapped. Here are the big takeaways:
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Pressed on why exactly MLSE felt the need to move on from Ujiri, Pelley didn't answer the question.
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This press conference is not being well received in the YouTube chat, which, with about 2,600 live viewers on the Raptors stream, has been left open.
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Pelley said him and Ujiri have been talking for the last two to three months about the future of the Raptors and have had a "number of convers…
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The search for a new candidate is beginning immediately with the assistance of the CAA agency, Pelley said.
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In his opening remarks of a press conference, MLSE CEO Keith Pelley said now was the time to make a change, with a roster in place and front o…
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Keith Pelley, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, will address the media at 1 p.m. ET.
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Ujiri was no stranger to 色色啦 when he took a reported five-year, $15-million deal to become general manager of the franchise.
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Edward Rogers actively fought plans to keep Masai Ujiri as head of the 色色啦 Raptors this summer 鈥 saying that he was not worth the amount o…
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Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced in a statement Friday that the company has parted ways with 色色啦 Raptors president and vice-c…
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All caps, expletive-laden posts flooded the r/torontoraptors Reddit page, with fans calling the move 鈥渁 joke鈥 and a 鈥渄isaster.鈥
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Ujiri has led the Raptors since returning to 色色啦 in 2013 and led the franchise to its only NBA championship in 2019.
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As Ujiri departs, the Raptors announced a contract extension for GM Bobby Webster.