Not that it was of major concern for the Raptors, but seeing Norman Powell find himself on Friday night against Melbourne United had to feel like a relief. Yes, there are caveats to his three quarters of work: it was against a non-NBA team, it was a preseason game, Toronto had decided to rest or sit six of the squad’s 20 training camp players. Still, Norm came to play, and play he did.
Until he suffered a right thigh contusion late in the third quarter and was forced to shut it down for the night.