Tristan Thompson fires back at Raptors after garbage-time dunk criticism

Tristan Thompson isn’t backing down after what was deemed a “disrespectful” and “no class” act in the Raptors’ home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

With a handful of seconds left in the blowout at Scotiabank Arena, the Brampton-born backup big man dunked, breaking one of basketball’s unwritten rules. The winning team usually holds on to the ball and lets time expire in that situation with a big lead, rather than running up the score.