Tag: RJ Barrett

Raptors Stay Calm and Close on Playoff Berth After Heat Response

Toronto Raptors
April 2026

Toronto have kept control of their playoff push with back-to-back strong wins over Miami, first by 26 points and then again to move closer to a top-six finish. The Raptors are showing maturity at the right time, with Brandon Ingram finding rhythm before the postseason. Toronto beat Miami 121-95 on Tuesday and had already strengthened their top-six chase with a 128-96 win over Memphis. The larger point from the report you pasted is that the Raptors are handling pressure professionally, and the verified recent results support that trend even if the exact Thursday score details were not confirmed in the sources I checked.

Raptors’ Barrett out at least a week after knee injection ahead Knicks Cup clash

RJ Barrett
December 2025

Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett will miss at least another week after receiving a platelet rich plasma injection in his sprained right knee, extending an absence that has already seen him sit out eight games ahead of the team’s NBA Cup quarterfinal against the New York Knicks. Barrett, averaging 19.4 points on 50.6 percent shooting, will be re evaluated after missing at least two more games, with Toronto sliding after five losses in six and juggling NBA Cup scenarios that could send them to the semifinals or a consolation matchup.

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