Scottie Barnes Shares 1st Update Since Hand Surgery

Scottie Barnes is feeling good.

It’s been a strange past few weeks for the Toronto Raptors forward who underwent his first surgery as an NBA player nearly two weeks ago to fix a fracture in the third metacarpal bone in his left hand.

“Getting better day by day. Just takes some time but otherwise I’m feeling really good,” he told reporters in Detroit.

There remains no official timeline for Barnes to return this season, though it seems unlikely he will be back this season. A typical recovery would likely take Barnes right up to the end of the season and considering the way this season has gone for the Raptors, it’s unlikely Toronto will push to have him back.