Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes will sit out his second game in a row with a right thumb sprain.
will sit out his second game in a row with a right thumb sprain on Wednesday night in Washington against the Wizards."Just a sprain," Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said prior to Monday's win over the New York Knicks."Don't really have a timeline on it. Doesn't seem awfully bad."
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