Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby upgraded to questionable for Game 1 of NBA Finals

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby, who underwent an emergency appendectomy on April 12, was surprisingly listed as questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors vs Golden State Warriors

Game 1: Warriors @ Raptors - Friday, May 31, 2am
Game 2: Warriors @ Raptors - Monday June 3, 1am
Game 3: Raptors @ Warriors - Thursday June 6, 2am
Game 4: Raptors @ Warriors - Saturday June 8, 2am
Game 5 (if needed): Warriors @ Raptors - Tuesday June 11, 2am
Game 6 (if needed): Raptors @ Warriors - Friday June 14, 2am
Game 7 (if needed): Warriors @ Raptors - Monday June 17, 1am
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Anunoby has missed Toronto's entire playoff run after taking ill just before the postseason began.

Coach Nick Nurse said Monday he thought Anunoby was about 10 days away from being able to play, a timetable that would have put him in line for a potential return for Game 4 on June 7 against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.

"It's been hard not being able to play," Anunoby told reporters Wednesday. "But I've still been just supporting my team. Just watching a lot of film and watching the guys play. I'm learning a lot."

Anunoby said his appendix burst before surgery and that there were complications due to infection.

"It was bad luck, bad timing, but you can't control it," he said.

Anunoby, a defensive-minded player who was the No. 23 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Indiana, averaged 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 20.2 minutes in 67 regular-season games in 2018-19.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals takes place in Toronto in the early hours of Friday morning (2am) live on Sky Sports Arena.

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