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Looney was injured in Game 2 with what the team
termed a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture on his
right side. He was expected to miss the rest of the series but
apparently has made a swift recovery. "We're going to try to
give him a go," Kerr told reporters on Friday after Looney was
made available to play.
Looney entered averaging 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in 18
postseason games. He averaged 6.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 80
regular-season games.
--General manager Jon Horst signed a multi-year contract
extension to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks did not specify the contract length, but ESPN's Adrian
Wojnarowski reported it is three years.
Horst, 36, has held the job for two years, and the Bucks have
posted a 104-60 (.634) record in that time. In the 2018-19
season, the Bucks had their first 60-win season (60-22) since
1980-81.
--The Dallas Mavericks will play the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 12
in the first of two matchups in Mexico City that the NBA
announced.
The San Antonio Spurs will meet the Phoenix Suns two days later
in the second game. It's the fourth consecutive season in which
two NBA games will be played in Mexico City, all at Arena Ciudad
de Mexico. It's the first time four different teams will play in
Mexico in the same season, however.
Both games will be televised on ESPN Deportes, Televisa and NBA
League Pass International. This year's games will be the 29th
and 30th in Mexico since 1992, representing the most NBA games
played in one country outside of the U.S. and Canada.
--As part of a promotional partnership between the fast-food
chain and the team, McDonald's locations in Eastern Canada give
away orders of free medium french fries whenever the Raptors hit
at least 12 3-pointers in a game.
According to The Financial Post, McDonald's estimated 700,000
orders, but with the team playing so well, that number has
ballooned to nearly three times the original estimate, resulting
in approximately $5.4 million (just over $4 million USD) worth
of fries.
Chuck Coolen, head of marketing for McDonald's in Eastern
Canada, explained that the marketing plan's initial forecast was
based on a previous promotion with the NHL's Montreal Canadiens
and was finalized nearly a year ago -- just 18 days before Demar
DeRozan was traded for Kawhi Leonard last summer.
--Field Level Media
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