The Raptors will have to wait to see how all of the pieces they acquired at the trade deadline will fit with their existing rotation. Last night, it was announced that All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry will miss an indefinite amount of time with a lingering wrist injury. Prior to the club’s Friday night contest against Boston, head coach Dwane Casey told Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet that “it’s not a one-day thing.”
The guard apparently first injured the wrist prior to the All-Star break but didn’t realize it at the time. “Honestly, I thought I’d slept on it wrong — I thought it would go away,” Lowry said. “It was a little sore, but I paid no attention to it.”
Lowry, who’s averaged a career best 22.8 points per game in in 56 games for the Raptors, participated in both the Three-Point Contest and All-Star Game last weekend but has otherwise rested. The pain, however, continues to plague him now that the club has returned to action with new acquisitions Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker in tow.
As of Saturday morning, an official medical diagnosis hasn’t been announced and may not until after the weekend but the guard has been sent for medical imaging.
I’m excited about the Raptors this year. They made good trades and I think they can put up a serious fight in the playoffs.
Not without Lowry
Well yah but his injury doesn’t look serious. Just a nagging thing that should be fine within a week or so of full rest.
Agreed. The definitely need Lowry but they have the roster to match up against almost any lineup. They might not have the outside shooting to necessarily keep up with GS or Cleveland if it turns into a shootout, but defensively the team should be more than fine.
I’m not buying this injury, just like I didn’t buy Chris Paul and Blake Griffin injures in the same exact game last year in the playoffs, to make the Blazers win so the Warriors could manage them without Steph. There’s a lot of politics in professional sports, so players fake injuries to give other teams the upper hand. Just when the Raptors put together a great team that can possibly beat the Cavaliers Lowry gets injured, bologne. SMH Like the cliche line NBA players commonly use, “the NBA is a business”.
Lol that’s a terrible example, Chris Paul broke his hand and Blake Griffin tore his quad, they wouldn’t fake those injuries in the playoffs of all places. But I mean I guess you’re a Knicks fan so everything’s gotta be rigged to explain how bad they are.
Lmfao
Lmao demolished
Do people not realize that players get paid for playoff games? Toosmart, what sort of evidence do you have to back your claim and what would be the motive to lose a playoff series? You sound like a Flat Earther