"The news we have all been waiting for, Toronto's only 7-footer, is finally making his return to the lineup tonight against the 1st seeded Detroit Pistons in the first matchup between the two Eastern Conference foes. Jakob Poeltl is available for the first time in 25 games. He'll be on a minutes restriction, being that he hasn't played in 7+ weeks. No CMB for the Raps and Detroit will be without their suspended frontcourt duo, Duren and Stewart."
"Poeltl was initially slated to return during Toronto's most recent five-game road trip that saw them go four and one, culminating with a win in Oklahoma, but a setback on his nagging back injury that has been causing problems since training camp has pushed the Austrian's return back all the way to tonight. It'll be his first official NBA competition since December 21, 2025, when he was only able to play for seven minutes before leaving the game early on."
"The rest of the injury report for the Raptors includes almost all of the G Leaguers of A.J. Lawson, Chucky Hepburn and Jonathan Mogbo being out due to being on their assignment tonight. Collin Murray-Boyles is also out after suffering a thumb injury again, but this time it was just a sprain instead of a contusion, which happened on Super Bowl Sunday in a win against the Indiana Pacers, a game that saw him only play eight minutes."
Jakob Poeltl returns to the Toronto Raptors lineup tonight against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons after missing 25 games with a recurring back injury. His return was delayed by a setback and will be limited by a minutes restriction following more than seven weeks out; his last NBA action was seven minutes on December 21, 2025. Detroit will be without suspended frontcourt players Jalen Duren and Marvin Stewart. The Raptors will be missing several G League players who are on assignment and Collin Murray-Boyles, sidelined with a thumb sprain suffered on Super Bowl Sunday. TABLE Fare + Social offers pregame dining near the arena.
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