The Toronto Raptors‘ franchise player won’t be participating in their second pre-season game.

Scottie Barnes has been ruled out of the Raptors’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday for an undisclosed reason, the team confirmed.

Jakob Poeltl will also sit out, missing a second straight game with lower back stiffness.

Barnes, 24, scored only one point, adding five assists, four rebounds and three steals in the Raptors’ first pre-season game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.

The fifth-year forward averaged 19.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 block last season, yet his efficiency declined on both two-point and three-point shots.

Poeltl, 29, averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 2024-25.

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