How long is OG Anunoby out? Injury timeline, return date, latest updates on Raptors forward

It appears that Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby will be out for a while with a hip injury.

What's next for Anunoby? Here's everything we know about his injury and the latest news on when he may return to the court.

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What is OG Anunoby's injury?

Anunoby is dealing with a left hip pointer. According to UPMC, the injury is a "deep bruise to the ridge of bone on the upper outside of your hip." 

He is said to have suffered the injury during a workout the day before Toronto's game against Utah.

Anunoby had appeared in the first 15 games of the season for the Raptors. He was averaging a team-high 20.1 points to go along with 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks prior to his injury.

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How long will OG Anunoby be out?

It's currently unknown how long Anunoby will be sidelined. While the initial update Raptors head coach Nick Nurse gave was that "it'll be a while," he said on Dec. 7 that Anunoby and Khem Birch will be out for the "foreseeable future."

"No updates. They're out and they're out for the foreseeable future," Nick Nurse on Kehm Birch (knee) and OG (hip)

— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) December 7, 2021

It appeared as though a return against the Warriors was a possibility for Anunoby, but he was downgraded from questionable to doubtful in the hours leading up to the game. He was later ruled out.

Raptors upcoming schedule 2021-22

Toronto's meeting with Golden State is the fourth stop of a six-game road trip for the Raptors, which opened with a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Raptors were 7-8 prior to Anunoby's injury and are currently 1-1 in his absence. 

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