The Raptors Will Be Without Kyle Lowry For An Extended Period Of Time

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When the cameras caught Kyle Lowry with a giant ice pack wrapped around his wrist during the All-Star Game in New Orleans, Raptors fans heaved a collective gasp. Their fears weren’t quelled any when the team announced he would miss their first game following the break last Friday night in Boston.

It was at that point that Raptors coach Dwane Casey admitted that Lowry’s wrist injury was more serious than anyone initially thought, while acknowledging that his All-Star point guard could miss extended time. Now, according to a new report, we have a much clearer idea as to the nature of the problem and what the time-table might be for his return.


The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted a follow-up soon after with more specific information about Lowry’s eventual return, clarifying that he could indeed back before the end of the regular season.

Any absence at all certainly puts the Raptors in a bind as they currently hold the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference standings, three games out of the No. 2 spot. Overtaking Washington or Boston in the season’s home stretch looks increasingly unlikely.

The good news is that Lowry will be back in time for the playoffs, where the Raptors have a bit of an edge in terms of experience and success over the current incarnations of both the Wizards and the Celtics. That said, a wrist injury is never anything easy to gauge, and Lowry’s shot could need some work. Obviously he needs to wait until he’s healthy to come back, but if he is able to get back with a few regular season games to go in order to get those live reps, it’ll help Toronto’s playoff hopes that much more.

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