RJ Barrett sustained a right knee injury during the Raptors versus Nets game on November 23, and initial reports indicated he would miss at least a week pending re-evaluation. Thankfully for fans, an official Toronto Raptors press release would highlight that medical imaging revealed "no structural damage" to his right knee, and instead, it was diagnosed as a sprain. A sprain sounds easier on the ears than torn or broken, but it remains a costly injury for Barrett to fully recover from.
In the immediate aftermath, I highlighted that this stretch opens the door for others in the Raptors' pecking order to step up in his absence, notably Gradey Dick, Ja'Kobe Walter, and most prominently Ochai Agbaji — who hasn't quite lived up to the golden opportunity, to say the least.