RJ Barrett (ankle) and Jakob Poeltl (again) will each be out when the Raptors face the Indiana Pacers Wednesday evening, per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange. Additional, Sandro Mamukelashvili is questionable with an sickness.
Barrett suffered the harm late in Friday’s 125-117 loss to the Boston Celtics. He limped to the locker room and was unable to complete the competition.
Barrett beforehand missed 15 video games with a knee harm, and the Raptors went 6-9 in his absence.
The Canadian is averaging 19.6 factors, 5 rebounds and three.7 assists by means of 23 video games this season.
The seven-foot Poeltl has been nursing a decrease again harm all season. He performed solely seven minutes earlier than having to exit in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 21.
The 30-year-old’s manufacturing decreased this season whereas he’s handled the again points. Poeltl is averaging 9.7 factors, 7.7 rebounds and a pair of.1 assists by means of 21 appearances on the heels of a career-best season in 2024-25, which earned the 30-year-old a three-year, $84-million extension within the low season.
The Raptors, who’re third within the Atlantic at 24-17, face the 9-31 Pacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
