Jamison Battle was tagged day-to-day with an undisclosed issue on Tuesday and ruled out for that night's preseason game against the Knicks. Toronto will lean on its regular rotation up front without his bench minutes.
What happened
Battle went on the Raptors' injury report as day-to-day with an undisclosed issue at 7:11 p.m. ET Tuesday, with no previous status listed for this entry. He was ruled out for that night's preseason game against the Knicks, Vivek Jacob of the Raptors' official site reports. It is a new issue: Battle had been tagged day-to-day on Oct. 1 with a back and torso problem, then cleared from that tag on Oct. 10. Three days after being cleared, he is day-to-day again and out for Tuesday's matchup.
What it means for the Raptors
Toronto hosts the Knicks on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET in a preseason game, with the regular season still ahead and the Raptors at 0-0. Battle played a bench role last season, 61 games at 8.5 minutes with 3.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists. With him out, forward and wing minutes have gone to Brandon Ingram (33.8 minutes, 21.5 points), Scottie Barnes (33.5, 18.1), RJ Barrett (30.3, 19.3) and Sandro Mamukelashvili (21.9, 11.2), with Immanuel Quickley (31.9, 16.4), Jakob Poeltl (25.0, 10.7), Jamal Shead (22.6, 6.6) and Collin Murray-Boyles (21.9, 8.5) also logging time. No regular-season games have been played yet, so there is no record with or without him this season.
What to watch
There is no timetable beyond the day-to-day tag, and no return date has been announced. The next injury report will say whether Battle is available for Toronto's remaining preseason games before the 2026-27 season opens. He is not the only Raptor listed day-to-day: Trey Jemison III, Chucky Hepburn and Nate Bittle are also on the report with their own issues.
Is Jamison Battle playing vs Knicks?
No. Battle was ruled out for Tuesday's preseason game against the Knicks with an undisclosed, day-to-day issue, per the Raptors' injury report.
When will Jamison Battle be back?
Not announced. He is listed day-to-day with no return date given.