The Toronto Raptors player Pascal Siakam will be out of action for at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a right abductor strain, the team announced on Sunday morning. He is expected to be reevaluated at the end of the two-week period in order to measure his recovery progress.
Siakam incurred his injury during the third quarter of the Raptors’ 111-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The 28-year-old player immediately left the court after suffering his injury.
Losing Siakam will place a large strain on the Raptors, particularly since he is the team’s leading scorer this season. Prior to his injury, Siakam had been averaging 24.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 7.7 assists for the season, all of which are career-high figures for the power forward.
In addition to attaining the Raptors’ top-scoring average, the Cameroonian national possesses the top rebounding average and shares the top assist average with teammate Fred VanVleet.
Currently, the Raptors are sitting in fifth place on the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 6-4.
