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UPDATE: RJ Barrett's Current Status For Raptors-Nuggets Game

RJ Barrett is on the injury report for Monday's game.

UPDATE: RJ Barrett is available (h/t Michael Grange of Sportsnet). 

On Monday evening, the Toronto Raptors will play Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Colorado.    

For the game, RJ Barrett is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available (he missed the team's last game). 

Via FantasyLabs NBA: "RJ Barrett (illness) probable Monday."

Barrett was traded (via the New York Knicks) in the middle of the season and is currently averaging 19.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest while shooting 48.8% from the field and 37.0% from the three-point range in 52 games. 

The Raptors are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 23-41 record in 64 games. 

They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a three-game losing streak.   

Most recently, the Raptors lost to the Portland Trail Blazers (in overtime) by a score of 128-118.  

Following the Nuggets, they will play their next game on Wednesday evening when they visit Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in Michigan. 

On the road, the Raptors are 10-22 in 32 games played away from Canada. 

As for the Nuggets, they are the second seed in the Western Conference with a 44-20 record in 64 games. 

They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and have gone 8-2 over their last ten games. 

Following the Raptors, the Nuggets will play their next game when they travel to Florida for a matchup with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Wednesday evening.