There’s no way to talk around it: the Raptors limped into the midpoint of the season with a bevy of COVID concerns and two losses in the past week. It’s easy to understand how one follows the other here, the defeats — one crushing, one spirited — coming because of the coronavirus-caused absences. To be clear: we don’t know what the viral circumstances are with the Raptors right now, but the coaching staff has been sidelined and a handful of players are still going through the league’s health and safety protocols. Thank goodness for the break, is all I’ll add here.
Power Ranking Poll Week 11: The Raptors get a rest after rough week
