While Webster is the only general manager with Asian heritage in a league where fewer than 1 percent of players are Asian, he rejects any notion that he is an outlier. Instead, the easygoing, media-averse executive views his mixed background as a core strength. His exposure to multiple cultures in the small beach town of Kailua, Oahu, honed a work ethic that made him the NBA’s youngest GM, at age 32, when he was promoted in 2017. It also instilled an open-minded philosophy that has helped guide the Raptors through a major transition following Kawhi Leonard’s departure.
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“In our household, it was never so explicit: this is Asian, this is white,” Webster said. “There were never limits placed on me. If you’re a white kid, that’s a different experience. If you’re a full Asian kid, you’re like everyone else [in Kailua]. If you’re mixed, you’re cool. We had Jeremy [Lin] on the Raptors and I talk to him a lot. He looks Asian, and [dealing with stereotypes or bias] was much more on someone like him. I don’t think I look super Asian or white. Being both was freeing. Both communities always accepted me. I had the best of both worlds.”
Kyle Lowry: I don’t be tweeting like that but I’m hype as hell waiting to watch @Carmelo Anthony hoop again... I think every Nba player gone be watching this!!
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Josh Lewenberg: So, the Raptors had 7 players score in double figures, got a season-high 55 points from the bench, hit 20 3s (on 43 attempts), and recorded a franchise record 40 assists (on 50 made FGs). OG (24) and Davis (16) set career-highs in scoring, Norm (6) in assists. Dominant 132-96 win
Stanley Johnson out two weeks
Blake Murphy: The stress reaction is considered slight, but Stanley Johnson is expected to sit about two weeks to try to get to 100%, per a source.
Doug Smith: Busy beavers at Raptors PR break the news that Stanley Johnson is out tonight and Oshae Brissett called up to take the roster spot. Something about a groin stress reaction for Johnson
