TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 21 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 20 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 107-100 on Sunday night to open a five-game homestand.
Brandon Ingram added 19 points to help Toronto end a two-game losing streak. Immanuel Quickley had 17 points.
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Utah Jazz's Ace Bailey (19) is blocked on a drive to the net by Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Utah Jazz's Ace Bailey (19) is blocked on a drive to the net by Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) reacts after a 3-point basket against the Utah Jazz during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Utah Jazz's Cody Williams, right, is blocked at the net by Toronto Raptors' Ja'Kobe Walter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) grimaces after being fouled during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Scottie Barnes celebrated being added to his second NBA All-Star Game with 14 points and nine rebounds. Barnes hurt his left foot with 4:48 remaining after a steal. He departed 22 seconds later, only to return for the final 3:05.
Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Utah. The Jazz have lost a season-worst six straight games.
Isaiah Collier added 19 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
The Raptors matched their 30 wins of a season ago with 31 games remaining.
Jazz: At Indiana on Tuesday night.
Raptors: Host Minnesota on Wednesday night.
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Utah Jazz's Ace Bailey (19) is blocked on a drive to the net by Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Utah Jazz's Ace Bailey (19) is blocked on a drive to the net by Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) reacts after a 3-point basket against the Utah Jazz during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Utah Jazz's Cody Williams, right, is blocked at the net by Toronto Raptors' Ja'Kobe Walter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) grimaces after being fouled during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.
Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers, musicians and groups since the president ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump made no mention in his post of the recent cancellations.
His proposal, announced days after the premiere of “Melania, " a documentary of the first lady was shown at the center, he said was subject to approval by the board of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies. Trump himself chairs the center’s board of trustees.
“This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,” Trump wrote in his post.
Neither Trump nor Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell, a Trump ally, have provided evidence to back up their claims about the building being in disrepair, and last October, Trump had pledged the center would remain open during renovations. In Sunday's announcement, Trump said the center will close on July 4th, when he said the construction would begin.
The sudden decision to shutter and reconstruct the Kennedy Center is certain to spark blowback as Trump upturns the popular venue, which began as a national cultural center but Congress renamed as a “living memorial” to President John F. Kennedy in 1964, in the aftermath of the slain president's death. Opened in 1971, it is open year-round as a public showcase for the arts, including the National Symphony Orchestra.
Since Trump returned to the White House, the Kennedy Center is one of many Washington landmarks that he has sought to overhaul in his second term. He demolished the East Wing of the White House and launched a massive $400 million ballroom project, is actively pursuing building a triumphal arch on the other side the Arlington Bridge from the the Lincoln Memorial, and has plans for Washington Dulles International Airport.
Leading performing arts groups have pulled out of appearances, most recently, composer Philip Glass, who announced his decision to withdraw his Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” because he said the values of the center today are in “direct conflict” with the message of the piece.
Last month, the Washington National Opera announced that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following Trump’s takeover of the U.S. capital’s leading performing arts venue.
The head of artistic programming for the center abruptly left his post last week, less than two weeks after being named to the job.
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center could not immediately be reached and did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
Late last year, as Trump announced his plan to rename the building — erecting his name on the building's main front ahead of that of Kennedy — he drew sharp opposition from members of Congress, and some Kennedy family members.
Kerry Kennedy, a niece of John F. Kennedy, said in a social post on X at the time that she will remove Trump’s name herself with a pickax when his term ends.
Another family member, Maria Shriver, said at the time that it is “beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy,” her uncle. “It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.”
One lawmaker, Rep. Joyce Beatty, the Ohio Democrat and ex-officio trustee, sued in December, arguing that “only Congress has the authority to rename the Kennedy Center.”
Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.
First lady Melania Trump walks from the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
