Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley aggravates injury, to miss Cavs series

Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley aggravates injury, to miss Cavs series

TORONTO — Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley aggravated his strained proper hamstring whereas working his approach again from the damage and won’t be out there throughout Toronto’s first-round playoff series towards Cleveland, the staff stated Friday.

Quickley averaged 16.4 factors, a career-high 5.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 70 video games within the common season. He scored at the least 20 factors in 20 video games and recorded eight double-doubles.

After lacking a number of late-season video games due to plantar fasciitis in his proper foot, Quickley injured his hamstring in Toronto’s regular-season finale towards Brooklyn.

Jamal Shead has began in Quickley’s place towards the Cavaliers.

Toronto beat Cleveland 126-104 on Thursday, snapping a 12-game playoff shedding streak towards the Cavaliers and slicing the series deficit to 2-1.

Game 4 is Sunday afternoon in Toronto.

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