As the Raptors inch back toward full health for the first time in months, would it be OK to receive the news with mixed feelings?
Not that we should ever want players to be injured. Not that there’s any evidence that Toronto’s NBA entry is better without some of its top players than with them. It’s just that, well, it’s a shame to see this story come to an end.
The story of this fine season has been the manner in which the Raptors have not only responded to the competitive challenges of the post-Kawhi era but how they’ve done so despite being hit hard by so many injuries.