The Benefit of Rest for OG Anunoby

Article Written by Hudson Stewart (@hudson_stewart6)

In the 2nd quarter of the Raptors 117-104 win over the Orlando Magic, rookie small forward OG Anunoby was forced to leave the game due to a right ankle injury. OG didn't return for the 2nd half of that game and he didn't play in win over the Wizards the following Friday, which ended his streak of starting all 60 games for the Raptors so far this season. There isn't an update on whether or not Og will play on Sunday against Charlotte, but it appears that his injury isn't too serious.

Regardless if OG is healthy enough to play or not, I don't see any reason why the Raptors should play him in any of their next two games. Their next two games are against the Charlotte Hornets, who are 28-35, and the Atlanta Hawks, 19-44, and last in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors should have no problem winning those two games, regardless of whether or not OG plays. If he is healthy enough to play, what I would do is sit him out against Charlotte and Atlanta, and then bring him back to play on Wednesday in Detroit. This gives him the entire weekend to recover, and it also prevents him from playing in a back-to-back scenario on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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This article was originally posted on South of the 6ix on March 4, 2018 2:13 pm