The Toronto Raptors team hand surgeon has been busy lately.
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in the fifth finger of his left hand, the team announced Tuesday. There is no announced timetable for his recovery, although with the Raptors virtually out of the playoff race, he is unlikely to play again this season.
The Raptors are already without Scottie Barnes who had finger surgery last week.
Poeltl injured his hand in the second quarter of Toronto’s win over Charlotte on Sunday.
Poeltl, 28, averaged 11.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season. The team that traded for – and is already expanding – big man Kelly Olynyk, we should see more of him throughout the season. The 23-39 Raptors are 12th in the East, 4.5 games behind Atlanta for the final play-in spot in the East.
