TORONTO — The injury bug has followed the Toronto Raptors into the new NBA season.
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett will miss the rest of Toronto's pre-season with a sprained right shoulder sustained in the Raptors' 125-98 exhibition victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said that although Barrett won't be able to play in Toronto's four remaining pre-season games, he'll still be busy.
"When situations like that happen, you've got to look on what are the silver linings," said Rajakovic."What are some things that players can do meanwhile to address things that otherwise they may not be able to address? He averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 33.5 minutes across 32 starts for Toronto after being acquired from the Knicks in a trade on Dec. 30.
"In a perfect world, we would like all the guys always to be healthy and always available, but that's just not reality," said Rajakovic."We've got to deal with it.The wave of injuries comes after Toronto's 2023-24 season was scuttled by similar woes in March. All-star forward Scottie Barnes and starting centre Jakob Poeltl missed the rest of that campaign after surgeries.
"But and I put in a lot of work this summer. We put in some work together where we worked on our stuff, so I imagine it’s going to come back quickly."
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