Toronto Raptors completed the First Round sweep against Brooklyn Nets with a 150-122 victory on Sunday night, but this win came with a price. Raptors’ All-Star guard Kyle Lowry suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter of the game and had to leave the game.
Lowry got injured late in the first period when he stepped on Nets’ Chris Chiozza’s foot while bringing the ball up the floor. The 34-year-old player was visibly limping after this but tried to remain on the court.
On the following possession, Lowry realized he can’t continue and made an intentional foul in order to sub himself out of the game. He immediately headed to the locker room and didn’t return.
By the end of the game, Raptors announced that Lowry suffered a “turned ankle.” The team’s head coach Nick Nurse confirmed this during a press conference, saying that the veteran point guard will undergo an MRI on Monday in order for the team to determine the extent of the injury.
The lucky break for the Raptors is the fact that they will get a few days to rest while awaiting their second-round duel against Boston Celtics. If there is no structural damage to Kyle Lowry’s ankle, this should give him enough time to return in time for Game 1.
Lowry averaged 16.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 5.3 assists through the first three games of the series against Brooklyn.
