
Rajakovic also said that Barnes has been dealing with this hand injury for months, but he has been playing through it. Unfortunately, it hasn't gone well recently; he scored a season-low five points on Thursday after scoring nine points in each of Toronto's last two games. If he misses Friday's game, Jonathan Mogbo is the likely replacement in the starting unit if Barnes is sidelined.
With Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl getting the night off, Shead and Robinson will once again be back in the starting lineup. Jamison Battle will return to playing a reserve role with Barrett back.
Barnes will be good to go after initially being listed as questionable. He'll occupy his typical spot in the starting lineup, though he has only scored nine points in each of Toronto's last two games. He'll look to get back on track in this game, even if his minutes continue to be limited.
Barnes (hand) has been cleared to play in Thursday's game against the Trail Blazers, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Barnes is dealing with a finger joint contusion while Rhoden has a finger joint sprain. Barnes is the bigger loss if he's out as Rhoden hasn't been a consistent part of the Raptors' rotation. Rhoden could be in line for a decent workload Thursday if he's available given all the injuries Toronto is dealing with.