The Toronto Raptors will be without three players, including two key rotational pieces, in their high-voltage regular-season showdown against the LA Lakers on Thursday.

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes turned serious when he talked about the absence of RJ Barrett due to knee injury.

As a centre, Jakob Poeltl isn’t usually expected to pick up the slack when a wing is hurt. But with Canadian swingman RJ Barrett still out for the Toronto Raptors, Poeltl is finding his role expanding.

Raptors forward RJ Barrett, who injured his right knee during Sunday's win over Brooklyn, underwent medical imaging that revealed no

RJ Barrett scored the tiebreaking basket with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes both had pivotal blocked shots in the final moments and the Toronto Raptors won for the eighth time in nine games by beating the