Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes suffered an apparent foot injury in Monday night’s 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks.
Barnes tried to block Karl-Anthony Towns at the rim from behind in the third quarter of the game at Scotiabank Arena. Barnes was called for a foul on the play and collided awkwardly with Towns as he came onto the court.
Both Barnes and Towns fell after the collision, and Barnes immediately reached for his right leg. Barnes, who was clearly in a lot of pain, told trainers he couldn’t feel his leg while sitting on the court.
He was helped to his feet and hopped off the field into the locker room without putting any weight on his leg.
Scottie Barnes and Karl-Anthony Towns collided, resulting in Scottie injuring his right leg.
Hopefully it won’t be anything serious. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/VVROtaMjwn
— Omer Osman (@OmerOsman200) December 10, 2024
“I CAN’T FEEL MY LEG” 😳
Scottie Barnes had to go to the dressing room after injuring his leg
He and Karl-Anthony Towns collided
I hope he is ok 🙏 pic.twitter.com/QBmuEWnTZD
— CourtSideHeat (@courtsideheat) December 10, 2024
Barnes scored 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. The team ruled him out with a sprained ankle, but the details of his injury are not yet known.
Barnes entered Monday’s game averaging a career-high 21 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. The one-time Rookie of the Year missed several weeks early this season after suffering a fractured eyeball in October after taking a shot to the face of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić.
Although the game was close the whole way and RJ Barrett tied it with about 45 seconds left, the Knicks ended the night with a 5-0 run to get the win. Towns led the way with 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson, who left the game briefly after rolling his ankle on a fan’s leg on the sideline, added 20 points and 11 assists. The win, their fifth in their last six games, moved the Knicks to 15-9 on the season.
Barrett led the Raptors with 30 points and eight rebounds in the loss, which dropped them to 7-18 overall. Jakob Poeltl added 10 points and 12 rebounds and Ja’Kobe Walter finished with 19 points off the bench.
It’s unclear how long Barnes will be sidelined with his latest injury. The Raptors have just one game next week — Thursday’s matchup with the Miami Heat in South Florida — so Barnes may have an opportunity to miss minimal playing time.