John Wall is expected to play Saturday against the Toronto Raptors despite missing shootaround this morning with a migraine, according to Chris Miller of NBC Sports Washington.
John Wall missed morning shootaround with a migraine, but is expected to play tonight vs. @Raptors #WizRaptors #NBATwitter
— Chris Miller 🎥🎙🏀 (@cmillsnbcs) October 20, 2018
Wall has struggled with migraines throughout his career. And has played through the issue before, however, it’s worth monitoring with how it affects his minutes.
Wall led the Wizards with 26 piints and nine assists, adding three rebounds, three blocks and a steal in Thursday’s loss to the Miami Heat. He is Washington’s leader and his speed and ability to control the pace of the game on the offensive end powers the Wizards offense. Not to mention his ability to guard opposing team’s top guards. Any amount of time he misses vastly affects the Wizards.
Wall and the Wizards are looking to bounce back after a devastating 113-112 loss to the Heat as Kelly Olynyk put back a Dwyane Wade miss — contested by Wall — with 0.2 seconds on the clock to stun Wadhington. Now comes Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors into Capital One Arena. Washington will need Wall at close to 100 percent if they want to collect their first win.
