{"id":624510,"date":"2026-02-25T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/624510\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:30:33","slug":"toronto-raptors-all-star-scottie-barnes-questionable-wednesday-with-right-quad-contusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/624510\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes questionable Wednesday with right quad contusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto Raptors<\/a> All-Star forward Scottie Barnes<\/a> suffered a right quad contusion in the team\u2019s game on Tuesday and is considered questionable to play on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, TSN\u2019s Josh Lewenberg reports.<\/p>\n

Scottie Barnes sustained a right quad contusion late in tonight\u2019s game and will be questionable for tomorrow vs San Antonio.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Barnes played just under 32 minutes in the 116-107 loss to the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> on Tuesday, scoring 15 points with seven assists, three steals and four blocks.<\/p>\n

Barnes\u2019 elite defensive presence helped contribute to a team-high plus-18 rating for the game in a nine-point loss where no other player on the team had a positive plus-minus rating.<\/p>\n

It was yet another dominant performance on the defensive end for the fifth-year player, who is a two-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year winner.<\/p>\n

After Barnes missed the Raptors\u2019 first two games following the All-Star break earlier in February, Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley<\/a> credited the team for stepping up with their leader out of the lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a lot of guys step up. Obviously, Scottie [Barnes] not playing, we miss him, probably Defensive Player of the Year, so we just had to all step up, and we did that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The calls for Barnes to be in the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year have been consistent from Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic, who has been preaching a defensive approach to the game since he was hired entering the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cScottie is defensive player of the year,\u201d Rajakovic said after a victory over the Indiana Pacers<\/a> earlier in February. \u201cHe\u2019s an all-star. He\u2019s going to be a Finals MVP. He\u2019s going to be an MVP one day. Write down the date I said that.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the season, Barnes has averaged 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game over 56 games. On the defensive end, he has averaged 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.<\/p>\n

The Raptors dropped to 4-14 against top-10 opponents in the league with the loss to the Thunder, and get another test against an elite foe in the Spurs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

You can watch the game LIVE on TSN1\/4\/5, streaming on TSN.ca and the TSN App, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. PT.<\/a><\/p>\n