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Updated: June 27, 2025 at 1:12PM EDT
Published: June 27, 2025 at 1:01PM EDT
MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley speaks at a press conference after Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors parted ways, LIVE here.
The head of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is speaking to reporters after the Toronto Raptors’ parent company parted ways with vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri on Friday.
Ujiri joined the team’s front office in 2013 and led the NBA’s sole Canadian franchise to its first-ever championship in 2019.
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1:08 P.M. ‘Today is not an easy day’
“Today is not an easy day, but as you know, change is never easy,” MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley said Friday at a news conference.
“Masai Ujiri has had a monumental impact on the Raptors and on our community during his 13 seasons with this organization. His legacy will be indelibly etched in our city in perpetuity, based on him playing such a significant role in bringing the 2019 NBA championship to our city, and also how he transformed our brand and worked through the Raptors to create a connection with so many fans in Toronto.”
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