The Toronto Raptors have announced that Gradey Dick will be out of their next game against the Indiana Pacers due to a right groin contusion. This injury occurred during the Raptors’ win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday in the fourth quarter. Raptors coach Darko Rajaković has stated that Dick is considered “day-to-day.”
This will be the first game that Dick has missed since the All-Star Break, ending his active streak as the player with the most consecutive games played for the team. Dick had not missed a game since mid-January. The Raptors have also ruled out Immanuel Quickley for Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, while Canadian guard Bennedict Mathurin of the Pacers is out due to a right shoulder injury.
The Pacers have already released their injury report for the matchup and will be without several key players, including Victor Oladipo Jr., Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner. Despite these injuries, Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson, and Jacob Gilyard are all probable to play. Toronto currently holds the sixth-worst record in the NBA this season, with a 45.8% chance of landing a top-six pick in the NBA Draft lottery next month.
The Raptors are facing off against their Eastern Conference rivals as +13.5 point underdogs, with an implied win probability of 15.4%. The total for this game is set at 239.5 points, making it an interesting matchup to watch between two teams struggling to stay afloat at opposite ends of .
