Masai Ujiri expects intensity from his Toronto Raptors when they open the NBA playoffs Saturday at home and basically promised it during a chat with the media on Friday afternoon. He can’t, however, guarantee full health for his players. On the eve of the Raptors’ opening round best-of-seven series with the Milwaukee Bucks, a creeping cold and flu bug is running through the team, with P.J. Tucker the latest victim. DeRozan still wasn’t quite 100 per cent on Friday and coach Dwane Casey is a bit off his health game as the Raptors took all possible precautions to make sure the bug wouldn’t spread further.

Source: thestar April 14, 2017 16:41 UTC