The Toronto Raptors are scheduled to face the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, but it sounds like they'll be doing so without the services of Kawhi Leonard, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
According to Charania, the Raptors have elected to hold Leonard out of Monday's game for rest.
Toronto is resting Kawhi Leonard for tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 29, 2018
Though they've been dealing with a few injuries, the Raptors are off to a great start this season. In fact, their 6-0 start is a new franchise record. Furthermore, Toronto is one of two teams remaining without a loss this season. The Bucks (6-0) are the other.
Leonard logged 35 minutes in Friday night's 116-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, eight rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
In his five appearances with the Raptors this season, Leonard has racked up averages of 26.6 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field (45.5 percent from beyond the arc), 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.6 steals in 34.8 minutes per outing.
OG Anunoby has been ruled out of Monday's game for personal reasons, which leaves the Raptors a bit thin at small forward. Pascal Siakim, who tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in 37 minutes against the Mavs, could see an up-tick in usage rate as a result.
Fred VanVleet (turf toe) missed Toronto's last two games, but he was a limited participant in Sunday's practice session. For now, he's listed as questionable against the Bucks.
The Bucks are also dealing with a few injuries. On Monday morning, Malika Andrews reported that Giannis Antetokounmpo has been placed in the NBA's concussion protocol program and will be held oout of Monday's game against the Raptors.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been placed in NBA’s concussion protocol and will not play tonight against Toronto.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) October 29, 2018
From Milwaukee PR: “Antetokounmpo sustained a blow to the head in Saturday night’s win over Orlando.” He initially passed neurological tests, but reported new symptoms — including a lingering headache — yesterday.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) October 29, 2018
Monday night's Raptors-Bucks game is set to tip inside Fiserv Forum at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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