Raptors' Lowry injures ankle Sunday with Celtics series on horizon

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Aug 23, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) moves the ball down court against the Brooklyn Nets during the first half in game four of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at The Field House. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE (Sunday, Aug. 23 at 9:45 p.m. ET): Kyle Lowry will have an MRI on his left ankle.

--End of Update--

The Toronto Raptors will be without Kyle Lowry for the rest of Game 4 in their first round NBA playoff series versus the Brooklyn Nets.

Lowry suffered a left ankle injury during the first half of Sunday night's matchup. He tried to stay in the game but ultimately exited. A short while after, Toronto officially ruled out Lowry for the remainder of the game.

Here's a look at Lowry asking to come out after walking on the ankle for a bit:

Lowry will have imaging done on his ankle:

The question now is how will this injury impact Lowry's status for Toronto's second round series against the Boston Celtics?

The Celtics beat the Raptors in three of the four games during their 2019-20 season series, including an impressive 122-100 win for Boston in its fifth seeding games a few weeks ago. Lowry is arguably the Raptors' most valuable player due to his scoring, playmaking, defense, hustle and leadership. He's also one of the most experience players on Toronto's roster. 

Lowry averaged 19.4 points, 7.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game in the regular season.

Losing him for any amount of games in a series versus the Celtics would be a huge setback for the Raptors. And even a less-than-100 percent Lowry would be a blow to the Raptors lineup.

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