{"id":323304,"date":"2026-04-23T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=323304"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:19:09","slug":"raptors-try-to-claw-back-into-playoff-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/raptors-try-to-claw-back-into-playoff-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors try to claw back into playoff series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By The Canadian Press<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 23, 2026 4:05 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min 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