TORONTO — Toronto Raptors ahead RJ Barrett will likely be sidelined for at the very least one other week following a platelet-rich plasma injection in his sprained proper knee, the workforce introduced Monday.
Barrett was injured in Toronto’s sport on Nov. 23 when he landed awkwardly after a dunk within the third quarter. He has missed eight video games and can sit out at the very least two extra this week earlier than he is reevaluated.
The seventh-year participant is averaging 19.4 factors per sport, third-highest on the workforce however truly his lowest mark because the 2020-21 season. Barrett, although, is off to a career-best 50.6% taking pictures charge from the ground.
The Raptors (15-10), who’ve misplaced 5 of their final six video games, host New York within the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup in-season match on Tuesday. In the event that they win, they will play within the semifinals on Saturday. In the event that they lose, they will face the Miami-Orlando loser on a yet-to-be-scheduled date.
