Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam and center Marc Gasol will be sidelined indefinitely with injuries, just as the Raptors appeared to have entrenched themselves among the Eastern Conference elite.
The team announced Thursday night that Siakam suffered a stretched groin following an awkward landing in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 112-99 win in Detroit. Gasol will miss “a period of weeks” with his left hamstring injury, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Gasol also suffered his injury Wednesday, heading to the locker room in the first quarter before being quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. Bench scorer Normal Powell followed him to the locker room in the fourth quarter, and has been diagnosed with a sublaxtion of the left shoulder; he is also out indefinitely.
The 34-year-old Gasol is averaging 6.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 27 starts for the Raptors this season. Powell, a 26-year-old guard, has put up 14.4 points in 28.9 minutes per game, mostly off the bench.
