Canada's Court

Canada's Court

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Canada's Court episodes

  • Shad on the Toronto Raptors, Canadian Basketball & His New Album | Canada’s Court Interview
    Join Canada's Court host Philip Drost for an in-depth basketball and hip-hop conversation with Juno Award–winning artist Shad. In this episode, Shad breaks down the Toronto Raptors’ upcoming season, shares his optimistic playoff predictions, and talks about the surprising parallels between basketball, creativity, and music.
    Shad also opens up about his new album Start Anew—a project that hits especially hard for sports fans dealing with heartbreak. Hear Shad reveal his NBA hip-hop comparison, the basketball references he’s dropped in past tracks, and how Canadian basketball culture continues to inspire his work.
    If you love Canadian hoops, the Raptors, NBA talk, or insightful artist interviews, this conversation is a must-watch.
    33 min
  • Prepare for the 2025 March Madness Tournament with Coach O and Philip Drost

    Canadian basketball fans listen up, here’s your prep podcast for the NCAA’s 2025 March Madness tournament. Who are the Cinderella teams to watch? Who has a chance at winning the entire tournament? Who are some of the Canadians to watch throughout the tournament. Host Philip Drost and Canada’s Court regular Coach O, Olivier Jean Charles, are here with the breakdown.

    Listen to all the latest of episodes of Canada’s Court with host Philip Drost. Episodes include interviews around the NBA, the Toronto Raptors, the WNBA, the NCAA and Canada Basketball. Hear interviews with Raptors greats such as Jose Calderon and Amir Johnson, as well as Canadian pros such as Todd MacCulloch, Bridget Carleton and Kayla Alexander.

    33 min
  • The trade deadline looms for the Toronto Raptors. Where do they go from here?
    It’s been a tough first half of the season for the Toronto Raptors, with a lot of injuries and even more losses. But a couple weeks of some strong wins over tough opponents such as the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and the Golden State Warriors have people wondering what the potential of this team is as the trade deadline looms overhead. Philip Drost and Coach O discuss what the Raptors need to consider going forward, and how this season of development has gone so far.
    42 min
  • Scott Morrison coaches with the Utah Jazz. It was a journey to get there
    Scott Morrison of Prince Edward Island is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz. But when he left his job in Australia, he wasn’t sure where he was going to work. Before that, he had applied for a couple NBA head coaching positions, including with the Boston Celtics. As he tells host Philip Drost, it’s been a journey that has helped him learn to be happy where he’s at.
    0 min
  • José Calderón on the greatest Toronto Raptor, 2019 Championship & Kobe's 81
    José Calderón reflects on his eight seasons with the Toronto Raptors on the latest episode of Canada's Court. In conversation with host Philip Drost, José discusses splitting time with T.J. Ford, Kobe Bryant's 81 point game, and setting the record for the best free throw percentage in a single season. He also weighs on who might be the greatest Toronto Raptor of all time, among names such as Vince Carter, Kyle Lowry and Chris Bosh.
    24 min
  • Canada Basketball Olympic roundtable with Will Lou, Chelsea Leite and Coach O
    There were high expectations for Canadian basketball going into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but each team met its own disappointment. The men fell in the quarterfinals after conquering the ‘Group of Death’, the women went winless in the group stage, and women’s 3x3 fell just short of the podium. In a roundtable discussion about the Olympics, host Philip Drost is joined by Will Lou of the Hello and Welcome podcast, Chelsea Leite of Raptors HQ, and Coach O of the Project 365 Podcast.
    54 min

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Canada's Court is your podcast for in-depth interviews with top Canadian athletes.