Bosh to miss at least two more games
TORONTO (CP) - Chris Bosh is battling yet another injury.
The Raptors all-star forward sat out Sunday's 93-83 loss the Portland Trail Blazers with a bone bruise on his left knee, and will miss at least the next two games.
Bosh is believed to have injured the knee in a collision with Bulls forward Ben Wallace in Friday's 93-90 loss at Chicago.
''I was able to finish the Chicago game with a little bit of pain, but I woke up yesterday morning to some swelling .. so, another thing,'' Bosh said.
Bosh will remain behind for treatment while the team hits the road for games in Miami and Orlando. He'll be re-evaluated later in the week.
Bosh has been averaging 20.5 points and 12.2 rebounds to lead the Raptors this season, despite being hit with one nagging ailment after another. He missed much of the pre-season with plantar fasciitis, then was hobbled with a sore right knee, then missed two days of practice last week with an eye infection.
''It's tiring just having to deal with so many things, but it's part of it. I just have to accept it right now,'' said Bosh. ''It's just how it is right now. I just have to continue to take care of my body.
''The good thing about it is, it's not very, very serious, it could be worse.''
Sunday was the first game Bosh has missed this regular season. He's listed as day to day. The Raptors return home to host the New Jersey Nets on Friday.
''I'd like to get some practising under my belt, because I haven't really been happy with the way I've been playing the past two or three games,'' said Bosh. ''I just want to recoup and start playing like an all-star.''
Rookie Andrea Bargnani replaced Bosh in the starting lineup Sunday, earning his first career start.
Bosh missed the final 13 games of last season with a hand injury, and the Raptors went 1-12 in his absence.
