Raptors' Watanabe, Mykhailiuk enter health and safety protocols

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetJanuary 04, 2022 - 12:36pm

Toronto Raptors' Yuta Watanabe reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers. (Chris Young/CP)

The Toronto Raptors have placed Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk into the league’s health and safety protocols.

The two players will be unavailable for Toronto’s game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

Per Raptors, Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk are out vs. Spurs for health and safety protocols. Raptors streak of having their top-8 available stands at 1. I believe everyone on the roster (two-ways excepted) has now been in H&S except Chris Boucher.

— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) January 4, 2022

The Raptors are coming off their first couple games with a relatively full roster after having key players, among others, including Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby exit the league’s protocols.

Watanabe is currently averaging 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in the 14 games he has appeared in. Mykhailiuk is averaging 6.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 33 games played this season.

The Raptors (16-17) currently sit in 10th place in the Eastern Conference while the Spurs (14-21) find themselves in the 11th spot in the West.

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