Raptors wing RJ Barrett suffered a left ankle injury in late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s eventual loss at Boston, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.
According to Lewenberg, Barrett turned his left ankle and appeared to be in a good deal of pain as he limped back to the locker room. He was formally ruled out for the remainder of the game and will undergo additional testing, Lewenberg adds (via Twitter).
The injury occurred when Barrett jumped and landed on **Sam Hauser**‘s foot, causing his ankle to roll, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Twitter link).
Toronto was already shorthanded entering Friday’s game, as starters Jakob Poeltl (back), Scottie Barnes (right knee sprain) and Brandon Ingram (right thumb sprain) were all sidelined. It was Poeltl’s ninth straight absence, though he’s said to be close to returning and went through a light practice on Thursday.
Barnes and Ingram, meanwhile, had each appeared in every game for the Raptors this season heading into Friday. Both players were listed as questionable prior to being downgraded to out and are considered day-to-day, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link).
More to come…