The ping pong balls were not kind to the Toronto Raptors. Despite entering the lottery with a 19.7% chance to stay at No. 7, Toronto fell to No. 9, getting jumped by both Dallas and San Antonio.

The ping pong balls did not fall the Toronto Raptors way. The Raptors fell to No. 9 despite entering the lottery with a 19.7 percent chance to stay at No.

The game, which has drawings twice per day, had to be postponed. It was for the 9 p.m. drawing. The door that was left open ...

According to the NBA, "Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14, without regard ...

The fate of a franchise can hinge on the mercy of a ping-pong ball. Since the league introduced the draft lottery in 1985, NBA teams have not-so-patiently hoped to see their combination come up ...

The ping pong balls were not kind to the Toronto Raptors. Despite entering the lottery with a 19.7% chance to stay at No. 7, Toronto fell to No. 9, getting jumped by both Dallas and San Antonio.