Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry confirmed he won't play in today's Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

Lowry first suffered a left ankle injury in the third quarter of Game 2 of the series, coming back in and shortly out again with the pain and discomfort not allowing him to play. He expressed concern on Saturday, saying he thought he made it worse by working out.

Prior to Lowry's confirmation, his head coach, Dwane Casey, also wasn't sold on his participation in a win-or-go home scenario at the Air Canada Centre.

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The Raptors will need DeMar DeRozan to have another explosive outing and starter Cory Joseph to perform much better than the six-point dud he turned out in Game 3, if they hope to stave off elimination.

The Cavs have been an unstoppable freight train thus far in the postseason, winning their first seven games, and look even more confident that the last series. They've won the first three games of this series by an average of 18 points per game.

Led by LeBron James‘ 36.3 points per game in the series, the Cavs will go as far as the King leads them, looking for another extended rest between series by wrapping up this one on the road.

Lowry is expected to opt out of his $12 million-option at the end of this season, which could present plenty of questions for Toronto's front office in order to re-sign the 31-year-old to an extension.