INQUIRER Sports

TORONTO—Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.

On Friday, a person close to the Blazers confirmed that Turkoglu ended contract talks with them.

Turkoglu opted out of his Orlando contract last week when the team acquired Vince Carter from New Jersey.

Turkoglu was due $7.3 million next season, the final year of his $36 million, six-year deal with Orlando.

In Los Angeles, Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. Jackson turns 64 in September and said on the team’s website Friday he got the go-ahead for another season after consulting the team doctor.