The Toronto Raptors are currently gearing up for their upcoming game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday evening on the road. The Raptors have been without Scottie Barnes for the last few games due to a groin injury.

Unfortunately, that will continue on Thursday thanks to the latest injury update for the team.

“Scottie Barnes, Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Kawhi Leonard are OUT for Raptors tonight. Malachi Smith up with NBA team, McCullar with 905, Bittle still out,” reported NBA insider Blake Murphy of Sportsnet on X, formerly Twitter.

Meanwhile, LeBron James will be out for the 76ers, with Joel Embiid listed as questionable.

The Raptors will be on the second leg of a back-to-back in this one, having lost in narrow fashion on Wednesday night at home to the Boston Celtics despite a valiant effort with their shorthanded roster. Toronto currently sits at a tepid 5-6 on the campaign, with Kawhi Leonard having missed most of the year so far due to a lingering knee swelling issue that was recently announced to be keeping him out for another chunk of games moving forward.

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While Barnes' supposed three-point improvement from the preseason has turned out to be fool's gold, he has still performed well in just about every other area when he's been on the floor so far this year, and the team will certainly hope that he is able to return to the lineup sooner rather than later, especially if Leonard remains out.

In any case, tipoff between the Raptors and 76ers is set for 7:00 pm ET.