Raptors Rule Out Immanuel Quickley for Remainder of First-Round Series vs. Cavaliers
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The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Immanuel Quickley will sit out the rest of the club’s first-round playoff matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers after re-injuring his strained right hamstring.
Quickley, 26, aggravated the injury while ramping up his activity following a regular-season finale setback against Brooklyn. The hamstring issue follows a late-season spell on the sidelines caused by plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
During the regular season, the fourth-year guard averaged 16.4 points, a career-high 5.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds across 70 games. He reached the 20-point mark 20 times and posted eight double-doubles.
Rookie Jamal Shead has filled the starting role in Quickley’s absence. Shead helped Toronto defeat Cleveland 126-104 on Thursday, a win that snapped the Raptors’ 12-game postseason skid against the Cavaliers and trimmed the series deficit to 2-1.
Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Source: ESPN
