Trio of Raptors doubtful for Game 2 against Sixers

Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has revealed that rookie forward Scottie Barnes, veteran forward Thaddeus Young and starting shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. are doubtful to suit up for Game 2 against the Sixers Monday, reports Tim Bontemps of ESPN.

Per Bontemps, Nurse has indicated that all three players will be monitored over the course of the next day.

Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports reported that Trent left the club’s practice Sunday as he deals with an illness. Nurse revealed that the ailment, a non-coronavirus illness, has kept Trent’s attendance in practice erratic.

Barnes, who tweaked his ankle during the Raptors’ 131-111 Game 1 loss to the Sixers Saturday, is undergoing an MRI. Young, dealing with a left thumb sprain, already got an MRI of his own and is currently waiting on results.

Losing Barnes and Trent, both of whom started for Toronto Saturday, would be a big blow for the fifth-seeded Raptors, already the underdogs in the series. Young played six minutes yesterday as a reserve.