CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Toronto Raptors coach Jay Triano says forward Hedo Turkoglu will be a reserve against Charlotte a night after being benched.
Turkoglu, who signed a five-year, $53 million free-agent deal with the Raptors last offseason, was a healthy scratch from Sunday’s loss to Miami. That came amid reports he was seen out on the town hours after missing Friday’s loss to Denver with a stomach virus.
Turkoglu said before Monday’s game he didn’t know he wasn’t going to play against the Heat, but “today’s a new day.”
Triano wouldn’t say how much Turkoglu would play. Asked if he was concerned if Turkoglu would accept his new role, Triano replied, “Probably more readily than not playing at all.”
Turkoglu is averaging 11.9 points.
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