It’ll take some time to feel things out, but the promise of what could be on the other side, with everyone healthy and operating in a comfortable role, is what injury plagued teams like the Raptors rally around, writes ArdenZwelling.
TORONTO — Look, you can only have so many blazers. Even as a multi-millionaire professional athlete, you’re operating with a limited repertoire designed to be versatile and adaptable across a wide array of ensembles. So, when you’re one of the three to five injuredwho have been dressed smart casual on the bench over the last several weeks, some overlap is inevitable. And, evidently, some chirping.
That social club of tall men in neutral-toned blazers will soon disband, which is bad news for fashion watchers, but good news for Toronto’s capacity to win basketball games. Powell, out since Dec. 20 with a left shoulder subluxation, has been cleared to play and is expected to make his return Sunday against the. Meanwhile, Siakam has been ramping up his practice activity this weekend and if he isn’t quite ready to go Sunday, shouldn’t be too far behind.
Powell is the one injured player Nurse knows he’ll have in action Sunday, which is a minor surprise considering the 26-year-old guard was expected to be on the shelf much longer. Powell suffered a similar injury in the same shoulder last season, which held him out for six weeks. But this instance evidently wasn’t as severe and has allowed Powell to return in less than a month.
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