The Raptors just can’t get lucky with injuries. After Jonas Valanciunas missed nearly two months of time with a thumb injury, before being traded away, the Raptors released news today that guard Fred VanVleet will miss three weeks with a similar injury.
Fred VanVleet will be in a thumb splint for 3 weeks after suffering a “partial ligament injury” on Saturday.
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) February 11, 2019
As the team says, VanVleet will be in the splint for three weeks before being re-evaluated.
The unfortunate part of all this, of course, is the timeline.