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The Toronto Raptors have ruled out Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard for Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Barnes has a left groin strain, and Leonard’s designation is left knee injury management on the NBA’s 10:45 a.m. ET injury report.
The game begins at 7 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto will also be without Nate Bittle, while Immanuel Quickley, Collin Murray-Boyles, and Trayce Jackson-Davis are questionable. As of 10:45 a.m. ET, Boston had not submitted an injury report for the game.
Through eight games, Barnes has averaged 23.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists. He did not play in Monday’s 118-102 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, which dropped Toronto to 5-5.
Leonard has not played since Oct. 23 and has appeared in two games this season. On Tuesday, the team issued a statement, Sportsnet reported.
“Leonard is continuing the reconditioning process after treatment to address left knee swelling,” the Raptors said. “An update will be provided in a week.”
Bittle is listed with a right avulsion fracture. The report does not identify the bone. Quickley is questionable with right hamstring injury management. Murray-Boyles and Jackson-Davis are questionable with illness.
In eight games, Quickley has averaged 17.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.8 assists in 31.8 minutes. He and Murray-Boyles also missed Monday’s game against Memphis.
Tyrese Haliburton Out, T.J. McConnell Questionable For Indiana Pacers Against Washington Wizards
At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Indiana Pacers ruled out Tyrese Haliburton with a left hamstring strain for Wednesday’s 7 p.m. ET game against the Washington Wizards. T.J. McConnell is questionable with a right hamstring strain.
In four games this season, Haliburton has averaged 21.8 points and 9.5 assists. McConnell has played in two games. On Monday in Dallas, Indiana lost 125-122 to the Dallas Mavericks. The Pacers enter Wednesday’s game with a 3-8 record.
Indiana also listed Johnny Furphy (right ACL repair) and Ben Sheppard (left meniscus surgery) as out.
Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets And Other Wednesday Injury Statuses
For their 9:30 p.m. ET game at the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors ruled out Jimmy Butler III (right ACL repair), Moses Moody (left patellar tendon repair), Gary Payton II (left knee inflammation), and Brandon Williams (left hamstring strain). Kristaps Porziņģis is listed as out and not with the team. Will Richard is questionable with a left thumb UCL tear. Williams strained the hamstring early in Monday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Warriors said he will be re-evaluated in a week.
Golden State has won eight straight games after an 0-3 start. In Monday’s win over New Orleans, Williams played just two minutes. After that game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke to reporters, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
“He’s a huge part of our team, and he’s giving us such a lift,” Kerr said.
Richard missed that game after hurting his thumb in Saturday’s overtime win over Orlando. Kerr said Richard would meet with doctors to decide between surgery and playing with a splint, as Fastbreak Journal previously reported.
Houston is 8-3 after Monday’s 110-100 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets ruled out Steven Adams with a right soleus strain and Clint Capela with a right ankle sprain. Adams has played in one game this season.
For a 7 p.m. ET game at the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers listed Jaylon Tyson as questionable with a right ankle sprain. Sam Merrill (right elbow injury management) and Nae’Qwan Tomlin (low back stress reaction) are out. New York had not submitted a report.
The Los Angeles Lakers listed Quentin Grimes as questionable with a right finger sprain and Walker Kessler as available with a left finger splint for their game at the Milwaukee Bucks, who had not submitted. The Lakers are 10-2.
In Chicago, the San Antonio Spurs listed Devin Vassell as questionable with left adductor tightness and ruled out Tobias Harris with a left calf strain. The Chicago Bulls listed Norman Powell (low back spasms) and Zach Collins (respiratory illness) as questionable.
New Orleans listed Trey Murphy III as probable with bilateral patellar tendinopathy and ruled out Yves Missi with a left knee contusion and bone bruise. The visiting Brooklyn Nets listed Egor Dëmin as probable with a right bone bruise and Nolan Traoré as questionable with right calf tightness and soreness.
The Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Portland Trail Blazers had not submitted Wednesday reports as of 10:45 a.m. ET. All four played Tuesday.
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