NBA Injury News: Will Raptors’ Fred VanVleet Play vs Cavaliers?

Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors (34-29) will travel to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to take on Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-27) in part of the NBA Sunday slate. Will Fred VanVleet be available to play?

VanVleet is currently dealing with a knee injury that has kept him sidelined since the Raptors lost 127-100 to the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 26. He finished with 24 points and 9 assists but shot just 8/22 (36.4%) from the floor and 5/14 (35.7%) from beyond the arc.

According to the NBA’s official injury report for the Raptors vs Cavaliers matchup, Toronto will not have either VanVleet or Malachi Flynn available—leaving them without a regular point guard option to turn to.

The Raptors have gone 2-2 in the games they’ve played since Fred VanVleet was last in the lineup. With both point guards out, Toronto is expected to start Dalano Banton.

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Grant Afseth

Grant Afseth is an NBA reporter for NBA Analysis Network and Dallas Mavericks reporter for DallasBasketball.com. He previously covered the Indiana Pacers and NBA for CNHI's Kokomo Tribune and various NBA teams for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. Follow him on Twitter (@grantafseth), Facebook (@grantgafseth), and YouTube (@grantafseth).

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