In the Toronto Raptors‘ final seeding game of the NBA restart, they will be without Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet, all of whom have been listed as out due to “rest” on the league’s official injury report.
Serge Ibaka and OG Anunoby, both dealing with sore right knees, will also miss today’s game, head coach Nick Nurse announced prior to tip off. Both continue to experience swelling, Nurse said, but MRIs have not revealed any structural damage and he expects both of them to be available for the playoffs on Monday.
With the two-seed in the Eastern Conference already secured and a first-round match-up against the Brooklyn Nets starting next week, Toronto appears to be taking a cautious approach with its core group, opting to rest them in a game with no impact on the standings.
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