The Toronto Raptors will try to stay alive in the NBA Cup without their starting point guard.
Immanuel Quickley will not play in the quarterfinals against the New York Knicks on Tuesday due to illness, the team announced before the game. Backup point guard Jamal Shead will play after being listed as questionable earlier in the day with a right quad contusion.
Quickley, the former Knick, is averaging 16.5 points and 6.2 assists per game while making 38.2 per cent of his three-point attempts.
The 26-year-old was the lone bright spot in a November loss to New York, putting up 19 points and eight assists at Madison Square Garden.
Toronto is already without Canadian wingman RJ Barrett (right knee sprain), who came to the Raptors with Quickley in the December 2023 trade that sent OG Anunoby the other way.
For the Knicks, star centre Karl-Anthony Towns is a game-time decision as he deals with a calf ailment.
The winner of Tuesday’s game will head to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup semifinals, where they’ll face the winner of a contest between the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic on Saturday.
The NBA Cup final is scheduled for Dec. 16.
