The Toronto Raptors have announced that starting centre Jakob Poeltl stays and not using a timeline to return.
The 30-year-old Austrian hasn’t played since Dec. 21, missing 17 games, attributable to a lower back strain.
The Raptors say Poeltl has returned to Toronto and received targeted pain relief treatment. His status shall be updated when he returns to practice.
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The Raptors, who’re on a three-game winning streak are fourth within the Eastern Conference at 28-19, behind Recent York attributable to a tiebreaker. Toronto is one game behind second-place Boston and 6 games back of Detroit.
Poeltl has averaged 9.7 points and seven.7 rebounds in 21 games this season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2026.
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