Quickley questionable for final pre-season game
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Even off the court, Immanuel Quickley is always looking to make an assist.
TORONTO – Even off the court, Immanuel Quickley is always looking to make an assist.
Quickley was upgraded to questionable by the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, a day before they’re scheduled to play their final game of the pre-season. The 25-year-old guard has missed Toronto’s first four tune-up games with a sprained thumb but stayed busy reviewing film, working out, and doing what he could on the court.
“Just trying to find different ways to get better, different ways to help other guys get better,” Quickley told reporters after practice. “We have a lot of rookies. Every time somebody has to sing ‘Happy Birthday,’ it’s like seven or eight rookies.
“I have an obligation to help seven or eight guys any time I get a chance. So I try to do that.”
Quickley has been a constant presence throughout Raptors training camp and Toronto’s pre-season. He was often seen at OVO Athletic Centre doing drills, always with a cast on his left hand.
“I had like four or five different casts to try out, just trying to find a good one that can protect me,” he said. “Feel pretty good, otherwise.
“I’m just trying to get my wind back and stuff like that, try to get my legs under me.”
Quickley was asked directly if he could play a game with the cast on but he was unsure.
