Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes can be sidelined for at the very least three weeks after he went down with a proper orbital fracture, the workforce introduced on Wednesday.
Barnes was knocked out of Monday’s 127-125 time beyond regulation loss to the Denver Nuggets after he took an elbow to his eye from Nikola Jokić within the paint. Jokić was combating with Raptors middle Jakob Poeltl for a rebound within the middle of the lane when his left elbow swung again and inadvertently drilled Barnes immediately within the eye.
Scottie Barnes left the sport with beneath 30 seconds remaining after this elbow to the face by Nikola Jokic.
The Nuggets simply pressured OT in Toronto.pic.twitter.com/n8lkziKtHF
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 29, 2024
Barnes remained within the recreation to complete out the play, however the Raptors then known as a timeout and he left for the locker room. The Nuggets pressured time beyond regulation throughout that sequence and finally grabbed the two-point win. That accomplished a 15-point comeback for Denver and gave it its first win of the season.
Barnes completed with a team-high 21 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists in that loss, which dropped the Raptors to 1-3 on the 12 months.
Barnes has averaged 19.3 factors, 7.8 rebounds and 6 assists this season. The previous Rookie of the 12 months put up a career-high 19.9 factors and eight.2 rebounds final season whereas incomes his first All-Star nod. Barnes, 23, signed a five-year max rookie extension this previous offseason, too.
If Barnes is out for simply three weeks, he might return in time for his or her matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 21. That might imply he missed simply 11 video games.
The Raptors will tackle the Charlotte Hornets subsequent on Wednesday evening in North Carolina. Toronto went simply 25-57 final season and missed the playoffs for a second straight 12 months.
