FINAL UPDATE: Raptors Injury Report Against The Lakers

The Toronto Raptors have announced their injury report for Friday's game.

FINAL UPDATE: Will Barton is available.  

Will Barton (illness) listed available to play Friday.

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On Friday night, the Toronto Raptors will be in California to take on the Los Angeles Lakers.  

For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 2:30 Eastern Time).  

The Raptors have ruled out Dalano Banton, Jeff Dowtin Jr., Ron Harper Jr., Christian Koloko, Otto Porter Jr. and Joe Wieskamp. 

Will Barton is listed as probable. 

NBA's official injury report 

The Raptors enter the night with a 32-35 record in 67 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.   

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and are 6-4 in their last ten games.    

On the road, the Raptors have struggled, going 12-22 in the 34 games they have played away from Toronto, Canada. 

In 2022, they made the NBA Playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference (they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round), so this year has been disappointing. 

Currently, the Raptors are in the play-in tournament, and they are 5.5 games behind the Brooklyn Nets for the sixth seed (the final guaranteed playoff spot). 

As for the Lakers, they are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and 7-3 in their last ten games.  

They are 32-34 in 66 games, which has them tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the ninth seed in the Western Conference (they are also in the play-in tournament as of right now).

At home, the Lakers have been solid, going 17-15 in the 32 games they have hosted in Los Angeles, California. 

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