Raptors’ Barnes, Trent Jr. and Young doubtful for Game 2 against 76ers
The Toronto Raptors might be without guard Gary Trent Jr., forward Scottie Barnes, and Thaddeus young for Game 2 in their NBA playoff series with Philadelphia 76ers.
Barnes (ankle), and Young (thumb), were both injured in Saturday’s 131-112 Game 1 loss to the Sixers. Trent Jr. is suffering from a non-COVID-related illness.
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse saidAll three players were unlikely Monday to play in Philadelphia.
Nurse stated to reporters that it didn’t look good on Sunday for any of the men. They’ll all be listed as “probably doubtful.” This doesn’t look great for them all. However, we will continue to evaluate it and see where it leads us.
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Barnes, a candidate for NBA rookie of year, had a great playoff debut with 15 points and 10 rebounds. But Joel Embiid, a 280-pound Sixers centre, stepped on Barnes’ foot. He sent him sprawling to the ground in pain with just nine minutes to go.
On the play, he suffered a left ankle injury.
Young quit the game in the second quarter after hyperextending his left thumb.
Credit Trent Jr.
Trent Jr., an ailing player who averaged 18.3 point per game during the regular season, was struggling in the playoff opener. He scored just nine points from 2-for-11 shooting over 26 minutes.
“Give him a lot credit for going out and giving an effort last evening, because he was clearly struggling, as you can all see,” Nurse saidTrent Jr. We’ll be able to see where we are with him as we move forward.”
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Fred VanVleet (all-star guard) was injured in a fall and missed the final 24 games of Toronto’s regular season. saidRaptors have a long history of dealing with traumas and other adversities.
VanVleet saidThe team has been resilient to all kinds of adversity throughout the year, and they will need to do so again on Monday night when they take to the floor empty-handed.
VanVleet acknowledged that the Raptors looked defeated by the 76ers Game 1 and that VanVleet felt the team was “a little soft and a bit slow” in their road opener. This is attributed to the Raptors inexperienced lineup.
“We are a young group, let’s not forget this. We played well, and got hot towards the end. However, this was a wake-up call for many guys.” saidVanVleet had 18 points and six assists during the opener.
The series will be heading to Toronto for Game 3 and Game 4 on Wednesday and Saturday.
SourceCBC Sports
