An emotional Vince Carter acknowledged his contentious exit from Toronto as his No. 15 jersey became the first number retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony during the team's game against Sacramento.

Vince Carter's messy ending to his playing days with the Toronto Raptors made Saturday's ceremony more special.

The Denver Nuggets and the Toronto Raptors will face off against one another for the second and final time this regular season tonight. The Nuggets were able to hold off the Raptors in their last matchup in an exciting overtime victory of 127-125.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon left Monday night's home matchup against the Toronto Raptors with a right calf strain and won't return to the game. Gordon left the court and walked on his own to the locker room with 7:44 left in the first quarter.

When the Nuggets are right, they play a beautiful game. They cut to the hoop, make deft passes, play tenacious defense, and hit the open shot. They pulverize opponents at Ball Arena, running them into the ground.

The Kings (3-2) have won three in a row after opening the season with close losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lakers. The Kings beat the Portland Trail Blazers at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Monday before starting a four-game road trip with wins over the Utah Jazz and Hawks.

DeMar DeRozan was born in Compton, California, and spent almost a decade playing for the Toronto Raptors. That combination makes you a significant asset when it comes to the possibly-ongoing beef between Kendrick Lamar,