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The Raptors welcome the Warriors to Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, with tip-off at 3:30 p.m. ET. Barrett’s availability will be a key storyline heading into the matchup, as Toronto looks to regain momentum with one of its stars back on the court.
The Washington Wizards come back home to face the Toronto Raptors for a post-Christmas tilt in DC. The Raptors, 18-13, have had a strong start to the season. After already beating the Wizards in their first matchup, the Raptors are looking to win this one and take the season series.
Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic told reporters Friday that Barrett (knee) has been progressing "really well" and considered day-to-day moving forward, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Raptors wing RJ Barrett has missed extended time due to a right knee sprain, but he’s inching closer to a return.
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Raptors must adapt with Poeltl day-to-day and Barrett still ramping up
The Toronto Raptors are learning to play basketball like two different teams: one that has Jakob Poeltl, and one that doesn’t.
Fred VanVleet shared a story about former teammate Kawhi Leonard saying something surprising on his first day with the Toronto Raptors.
When will the Raptors return to the NBA’s biggest day in terms of viewership and exposure is anyone’s guess. But does it really matter? People pined for the Raptors to play on Christmas Day primarily due to insecurity. They wanted to feel a sense of belonging, for some stupid reason.
The Toronto Raptors are on the couch for Christmas Day as they were not asked to appear on the NBA's slate for December 25. This is a familiar position for the
The Raptors can’t win by out-talenting anyone, especially down RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl. They have to win on the glass, in the possession battle, by deciding the tempo battle in transition and especially the half court.
When they previously hooked up on Nov. 21 in Toronto, the Raptors whipped the Washington Wizards by 30 points. The teams met again in D.C., on Boxing Day and, based on the Wizards’ 138-117 manhandling of the Raptors, it was hard to glean whether Washington was this good or perhaps Toronto took its five-win opponent for granted.
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