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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Questionable for Thursday

  21H ago • By RotoWire

  Barnes (ankle) is expected to be listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Nets, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports. Barnes, who was diagnosed with an ankle sprain Dec. 9, was expected to miss several weeks of action. However, he appears to be way ahead of schedule and is officially day-to-day. Barnes was having a solid season before his injury, averaging 20.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.7 blocks and 1.9 three-pointers.

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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Out of walking boot

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Barnes (ankle) is out of his walking boot and was moving without restriction during the non-contact parts of Sunday's practice, Aaron Rose of SI.com reports. Barnes was running and jumping without issue and went through a full workout with an assistant coach, but he's still a few weeks away from full-contact drills. Rose relays that Barnes is expected to return to game action around New Year's Day, which is certainly a positive development after the All-Star was in immense pain after spraining his ankle during Monday's loss to the Knicks.

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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Re-evaluated in one week

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  The Raptors announced Wednesday that Barnes will be re-evaluated in one week with a right ankle sprain, Eric Koreen of The Athletic reports. Despite a re-evaluation coming up in one week, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Wednesday that Barnes is expected to miss several weeks of action and that's what fantasy managers should be prepared for. Davion Mitchell could see more playmaking responsibility in the meantime, while players such as Ochai Agbaji, Kelly Olynyk, Ja'Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead could see increased roles.

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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Facing multi-week absence

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Barnes is expected to miss several weeks after spraining his right ankle in Monday's 113-108 loss to the Knicks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Toronto has yet to provide an update on the results of the MRI that Barnes underwent Tuesday, but the projected multi-week recovery timeline provided by Sharania suggests that the forward is dealing with at least a moderate ankle sprain. Barnes had been seeing most of his playing time at point guard of late while Immanuel Quickley (elbow) has been out indefinitely, but Davion Mitchell could now be on track to step in as Toronto's primary facilitator until one of Barnes or Quickley return. The absence of Barnes could also open up some extra minutes for players such as Ochai Agbaji, Kelly Olynyk, Ja'Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead.

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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Set for more imaging on ankle

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Barnes is scheduled to undergo further imaging on his sprained right ankle Tuesday, Eric Koreen of The Athletic reports. Barnes exited Monday's 113-108 loss to the Knicks midway through the third quarter, when he stepped awkwardly on New York's Karl-Anthony Towns while attempting to block a shot. The 23-year-old required assistance off the court and was unable to put any weight on his right foot, though the Raptors received some good news when initial X-rays after the game revealed no fracture. The Raptors are labeling Barnes' injury as a sprain, but the severity of the injury won't be known until his MRI results are in. Barnes did not practice Tuesday and was spotted in a walking boot, so fantasy managers should still be preparing for him to sit out Thursday's game in Miami -- and likely additional games after that -- even if the MRI brings favorable results.

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