Best-case scenario that Scottie Barnes returns later in first-round series
Source: Twitter @Schultz_Report
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To little surprise, Scottie Barnes has been announced as a finalist for Rookie of the Year, along with Evan Mobley and Cade Cunningham. Award winners will be announced during the playoffs. – 6:17 PM
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NBA announces award finalists. #Rockets Jalen Green is not a finalist for rookie of the year. Finalists are Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham & Evan Mobley. Here are all the Awards finalists, winners to be announced throughout the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/KdJs4bCOlN – 6:16 PM
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Scottie Barnes is unsurprisingly a finalist for Rookie of the Year pic.twitter.com/kJUcQ9XCvW – 6:15 PM
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#Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., Thad Young are doubtful for Game 2 vs. Sixers inquirer.com/sixers/raptors… via @phillyinquirer – 5:21 PM
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Breaking: #Raptors’ star rookie Scottie Barnes is out for Game 2 against the #76ers, per source.
X-Rays were negative on Barnes’ left ankle, which he injured in Game 1. Best case scenario, I’m told, is Nick Nurse/Toronto remain hopeful he will return later in the series. – 4:40 PM
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The Raptors say Scottie Barnes suffered a left ankle sprain and Thaddeus Young sustained a hyperextension injury to his left thumb. Both are currently doubtful for Game 2. – 4:11 PM
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The Raptors announce that after MRIs, Scottie barnes has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle and Thaddeus Young with a left thumb hyperextension. Along with Gary Trent Jr. (not-COVID illness), they are doubtful for Monday’s Game 2. – 4:11 PM
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The Raptors officially say both Scottie Barnes and Thaddeus Young are doubtful for Game 2 against Philadelphia tomorrow. – 4:09 PM
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The Toronto Raptors’ forward Scottie Barnes (left ankle sprain), guardGary Trent Jr. (non-COVID illness) and forward Thad Young (left thumb hyperextension) are all doubtful for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the #Sixers. – 4:05 PM
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Scottie Barnes could be out for some time during this series for the Raptors. Philly reacted to the news and how it impacts them. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/17/six… via @SixersWire – 4:04 PM
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Toronto Raptors announce that Scottie Barnes and Thaddeus Young are both listed as doubtful for Game 2 of their first-round series vs Sixers on Monday. MRIs revealed that Barnes has a sprained left ankle and Young has a hyperextension in his left thumb – 4:04 PM
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Official updates by Raptors forR1, G2:
Doubtful:
Scottie Barnes (left ankle sprain)
Gary Trent Jr. (non-COVID illness)
Thad Young (left thumb hyperextension) – 4:03 PM
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The Raptors say Scottie Barnes (left ankle sprain), Gary Trent Jr. (non-COVID illness) and Thad Young (left thumb hyperextension) are all DOUBTFUL for Tuesday’s Game 2 at Philadelphia.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com – 4:02 PM
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#Raptors‘ Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., and Thad Young are all doubtful against the #Sixers tomorrow night – 3:36 PM
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Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., Thaddeus Young doubtful for Game 2 vs. 76ers nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/17/rap… – 3:12 PM
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New ESPN story: An already difficult challenge of getting back into this series was made more difficult for Toronto Sunday when Nick Nurse said Gary Trent Jr., Scottie Barnes and Thaddeus Young were all doubtful to play in Game 2 Monday night. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 2:17 PM
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So … word out of Raptors avail in Philly (I’m not there; thanks COVID) .. is Gary Trent Jr. is doubtful for G2 due to non-COVID illness; Thad Young (thumb) is also doubtful and I’m just gonna declare Scottie Barnes as OUT because I have eyes. MRI results are still pending. – 1:50 PM
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Scottie Barnes currently having an MRI on his ankle. Results expected by 5 pm. Thad had an MRI earlier but still waiting on results. – 1:02 PM
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The Raptors say Gary Trent Jr. (non-COVID illness) is not at practice today. Thad Young is in the building with a wrap on his sprained left thumb. Scottie Barnes is also not at practice, and got an MRI done earlier today, with results still pending. – 12:57 PM
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Scottie Barnes is not at practice. He’s getting an MRI on his left foot. Raptors are expecting the results later today. – 12:53 PM
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New ESPN story: A horrible, no-good, very bad Game 1 for the Toronto Raptors only got worse when Scottie Barnes limped off with an ankle sprain. Plus, Nick Nurse had some things to say about how Joel Embiid was officiated. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 11:08 AM
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Think most know how good Scottie Barnes is. But, he plays all 5 positions at once, on both ends. Toronto doesn’t have another guy like that. His being affected by the sprained ankle could change this series. – 9:57 AM
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X-rays negative on Raptors Scottie Barnes but MRI Sunday will tell story nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/17/x-r… – 8:02 AM
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The Raptors know Game 1 heartbreak well, but this was especially painful.
The loss was bad, but the injury to Scottie Barnes was worse. Now they cross their fingers and hope for good news: https://t.co/HhZaQoInAV pic.twitter.com/ur0QOPNHWR – 12:26 AM
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The Sixers played a near perfect Game 1. The Raptors are going to have do something about that in Game 2, and likely do it without the help of Scottie Barnes: sportsnet.ca/nba/article/ra… – 11:36 PM
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Newser on the Scottie Barnes injury: theathletic.com/news/raptors-s… – 9:56 PM
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Re: Scottie Barnes: Happy to hear there is no fracture considering Embiid came down on the foot. However, the severity of the associated ligament damage remains key to determining recovery. A low-grade sprain would be the best-case scenario. – 9:18 PM
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Nick Nurse says X-Rays negative on Scottie Barnes’ ankle. Will undergo further imaging tomorrow. Thad Young’s thumb not broken either. Good early news for Raptors. – 9:06 PM
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Nick Nurse says Scottie Barnes got an x-ray and they were negative. Further imaging tomorrow. Same update on Thad Young. – 9:05 PM
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X-Rays on Scottie Barnes’ ankle were negative. He’s going for further imagining tomorrow. Same with Thad Young – 9:05 PM
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Final: 76ers 131, Raptors 111. Tyrese Maxey stole the show with 38 points, while Tobias Harris had 26, James Harden had 22-5-14 and Joel Embiid had 19-15-4. Pascal Siakam had 24 for Toronto, though the focus for the Raptors will be on the health of Scottie Barnes moving forward. – 8:49 PM
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Ballgame. 131-111, 76ers win. Philly leads 1-0 and in the immediate aftermath, awaiting word on Scottie Barnes – 8:48 PM
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Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes helped off floor in Game 1 after 76ers’ Joel Embiid steps on his ankle
https://t.co/Pa43Np0Cbc pic.twitter.com/u3pKtNuT0v – 8:47 PM
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Even in just 32 minutes, Scottie Barnes exited with the 6th-most points for a Raptor in their playoff debut (15), tied with Jose Calderon for the most assists (8), and tied with T-Mac for the 2nd-most rebounds (10… JV had 18). – 8:42 PM
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Scottie Barnes has been tough as nails all season. Think of all big hits he’s taken from the likes of Jokic or Adams or even tonight from Embiid. Never takes a backward step. Seeing him in that much pain tells a scary story. Can only hope it’s not as bad as it looks. Tough kid. – 8:33 PM
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Left ankle sprain for Scottie Barnes. He won’t return tonight and is headed for imaging, per Raptors. – 8:32 PM
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Prayers up for Scottie Barnes 🙏 – 8:27 PM
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Scottie Barnes going straight back to the locker room. Embiid pivoted into the lane and stepped on the foot of Barnes, who was coming to help. Fluke play but that did not look good, and an ankle/foot sprain (hopefully that’s all it is) would be a big setback for the Raptors. – 8:26 PM
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Scottie Barnes is being helped off the court and to the locker room after a scary collision with Joel Embiid. He was down for a while. – 8:24 PM
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Scottie Barnes has to be helped off the court. – 8:24 PM
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Scottie Barnes is now walking off with help from the staff. He looks like he’s in a ton of pain. That’s tough to see for the Raptors. – 8:24 PM
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Scottie Barnes left foot 😥 – 8:23 PM
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No, come on Basketball Gods. Don’t take Scottie Barnes out after one game! – 8:23 PM
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Scottie Barnes is down, holding his left foot. Pascal Siakam put his face in his hands when seeing it. – 8:23 PM
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Yikes. Looks like a sprain for Scottie Barnes – 8:22 PM
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Fred Van Vleet has fouled out of the game with his sixth personal.
More importantly for Toronto, Scottie Barnes is down on the floor in what looks like considerable pain, grabbing his foot/ankle – 8:22 PM
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Scottie Barnes is down after that last play, grabbing his left foot. Looks like someone stepped on his foot. – 8:22 PM
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Scottie Barnes is on the ground grabbing at his foot and it looks like he’s in serious pain – 8:22 PM
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Looks like a rolled ankle for Scottie Barnes. He’s writhing in pain.
Fred VanVleet just fouled out fo the game. – 8:21 PM
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Scottie Barnes is down and grabbing his left foot. Looks to be in a lot of pain. – 8:21 PM
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Scottie Barnes hit with a F1. – 7:41 PM
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Flagrant 1 on Joel Embiid, probably for swiping down on Scottie Barnes on his layup attempt – 7:06 PM
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Looks like Scottie Barnes is OK on the bench. Appeared he got caught in the head by either Joel Embiid’s hand or leg on that play. Referees now reviewing for a flagrant foul. – 7:05 PM
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Joel Embiid with a foul against Scottie Barnes and they’re gonna review it for a flagrant #Sixers – 7:03 PM
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Paul Reed played five minutes, which are at worst going to be even depending on these Scottie Barnes free throws.
Feel like Sixers game ops should alert the crowd to this statistic and he should receive a standing ovation. – 7:00 PM
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Philly up 35-27 after 1 over Toronto. 10 points for Tyrese Maxey, and 7 each for Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid for the 76ers, and 7 for Scottie Barnes to lead Toronto. Sixers had 13 3-point attempts in first quarter. Philly averaged just under 32 3PA per game in regular season. – 6:50 PM
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Scottie Barnes has become one of my favorite players. – 6:48 PM
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Anthony Edwards set Wolves high for points in playoff debut. If you’re wondering what Scottie Barnes needs to do for Raptors …
Tracy McGrady – 25
Chris Bosh – 22
Jonas Valanciunas – 17
Vince Carter – 16
DeMar DeRozan – 14
OG Anunoby – 12 – 5:50 PM
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Raps are going with their top five players to start but not any of their biggest guys (who in fairness are not that big) against Embiid: Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam. – 5:39 PM
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#Sixers starters: Danny Green, Tobias Harris, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, James Harden
#Raptors starters: Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., Fred VanVleet – 5:33 PM
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Starters: Tyrese Maxey, James Harden, Danny Green, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid for Philly.
Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes for Toronto. – 5:33 PM
More on this storyline
Josh Lewenberg: Per Raptors, Scottie Barnes has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, Thad Young with a hyperextension to his left thumb. Both are doubtful for tomorrow’s Game 2. -via Twitter @JLew1050 / April 17, 2022 Tim Bontemps: Nick Nurse says it’s likely that Scottie Barnes, Thad Young and Gary Trent are all doubtful for Game 2, but that the team will monitor them all over the next 24 hours and see where things go. -via Twitter @TimBontemps / April 17, 2022 X-rays on Barnes’ ankle came back negative, but Raptors coach Nick Nurse said further imaging would be done Sunday. He gave the same report on Raptors forward Thaddeus Young, who left the game in the second quarter with a left thumb sprain. “It’s tough, man,” Raptors forward Pascal Siakam said of Barnes’ injury. “Obviously, he works extremely hard, and he’s been playing awesome this season. And I know he was super excited about the playoffs and wanting to be there and play. “So, yeah, man, we’ll see. Obviously we hope to have him next game. But yeah, it’s definitely tough to see him go down. And I know that it’s hard for him, because he wanted to be out there with us.” -via ESPN / April 17, 2022