Raptors' Siakam to miss five months after shoulder surgery

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) reacts after committing a foul during the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Amalie Arena. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Raptors' Pascal Siakam to miss five months after shoulder surgery

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 6/11/21

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will miss the next five months after undergoing shoulder surgery last week to repair a torn left labrum, the team announced Friday.

Pascal Siakam injury update. pic.twitter.com/GX8LrbnDqt
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 11, 2021

The timetable means that Siakam can play again in early November, about two weeks after the NBA opens the 2021-22 season.

The 27-year-old suffered the injury on May 8 against the Memphis Grizzlies and missed the final four games of the season.

Siakam led the Raptors in scoring this season, averaging 21.4 points per game on 45.5% shooting from the field and 29.7% shooting from deep. He also averaged 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game and led the Raptors in minutes (2,006) and games started (56).

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90.

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