The short-handed Toronto Raptors will have a key piece available to them when they take on the Detroit Pistons in a pivotal matchup Tuesday evening.
Canadian forward RJ Barrett saw his injury designation upgraded from "probable" to available, the team announced early Tuesday afternoon.
Barrett had been dealing with shoulder stiffness, but after missing much of the first half of the season, he's been reliably in the lineup, playing in 26 of the Raptors' last 27 games.
In 49 games played this season, Barrett has averaged 18.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 49.3 per cent shooting from the floor.
Immanuel Quickley will miss his fifth consecutive game with a nagging bout of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
As well, sharpshooting forward Jamison Battle, who didn't travel with the team to Detroit, will also miss Tuesday's game.
Brandon Ingram (heel inflammation) and Collin Murray-Boyles (back spasms) remain listed as "questionable."
Quickley has averaged 16.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.0 assists through 67 appearances this season. He also leads the Raptors with his 2.6 three-point makes per game, converting triples at a 37.4 per cent clip.
Battle leads the Raptors in three-point percentage, shooting 42.2 per cent from the deep through 55 games played in his second NBA season.
As for Murray-Boyles, the rookie had recently returned from a lingering thumb injury that had forced him to sit out 11 consecutive games. He had played three straight since his return against the Utah Jazz, but left Friday's contest after just 12 minutes of action due to back spasms and did not return. He didn't play Sunday in Toronto's historic win over the Orlando Magic.
The 22-year-old has averaged 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 blocks through 50 games this season.
Ingram also missed Sunday's game. The two-time all-star leads Toronto in scoring this season, averaging 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists through 70 appearances.
After initially not appearing on the injury report, Alijah Martin and Jonathan Mogbo are out against the Pistons on assignment with Raptors 905 as they take on the Motor City Cruise in the G League playoffs Tuesday evening.
Raptors take on the Pistons Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportnet ONE and Sportsnet+.
