Raptors star Brandon Ingram got injection in injured ankle
Ingram has been sidelined since badly spraining the ankle while landing on an opponent's foot back on December 7 when he was still a member of the New Orleans Hornets. Toronto traded for Ingram on Feb. 6, but while he's been improving, he was not able to suit up for his new team.
'While we were in New York, we had a chance to go and see a foot specialist with the team,' Rajakovic explained. 'And he was able to give us the great news that our diagnosis and all the program and everything we've been putting in, it's the right things. It's what he needs. He's been recovering really well. He did recommend for us to consider PRP injection,' Rajakovic said.
'The reasoning behind it is it's going to speed up his recovery. And now with five, six days over here to the rest of the season, it's going to give him a time to really rehab and rest well and to be ready for our summer program.'
A platelet-rich plasma injection is a treatment that uses the patient's own blood to speed up healing for tissue repair and regeneration.
The Raptors organization is optimistic there will be no issues moving forward and that Ingram will be a key piece that will help significantly improve the team's middling offence moving forward.
Rajakovic said that while he does not 'have a crystal ball in front of me' in terms of predicting further injuries to Ingram's ankles, 'we're doing everything in our power to prevent that. Obviously he had a bad injury. We're aware of that. We are doing everything in our power to get him back on the court and for his recovery. He's doing amazing job. He's very compliant. He is putting a lot of work in. I strongly believe that it's going to be behind us,' he said.
Toronto was also without Jakob Poeltl, Ochai Agbaji, Jamal Shead, Gradey Dick and Ja'Kobe Walter on Wednesday.
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