A dismal game in the U.S. capital last night lowlighted what appears to be a growing problem for the Toronto Raptors. Lucas Nogueira got tangled up with a Wizard, landed badly, and didn’t get up. He was helped off the floor, and the initial report was an ankle sprain.
The preseason is a time when a plethora of injuries appears, most of them fictitious. A trainer may tell his head coach that Fred McBuckets has a slight hamstring pull, and that’s enough for Freddie to be told to find a seat and get comfortable. After all, what coach wants his top player(s) aggravating a small pain while playing an Argentinian club team?