Raptors’ OG Anunoby not surprised he hit the ground running in return from injury

OG Anunoby had 14 points and a block in a little over 26 minutes in his return from a broken finger that had him sidelined since Feb. 16. He didn’t expect anything less from himself.

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Video Transcript

- OK. Go ahead with questions there for OG, please.

- Welcome back.

- [LAUGHS] Not a question.

- How did the-- how is the finger doing so far?

OG ANUNOBY: It's getting better. It's improving.

- Are there particular moments when you feel it? Like while you're shooting or dribbling or?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, shooting, dribbling, catching. Those are the main parts. Defense, trying to get a steal, like, rebounds, I feel it all the time. Yeah.

- [LAUGHS]

- How difficult was it to sort of weigh the pros and cons and knowing when the right time to come back was? 'Cause I know you were-- you guys were hoping that it would completely heal, but I guess that it has not [INAUDIBLE].

OG ANUNOBY: Just knowing the season's about to end soon and the playoffs are gonna start and wanting to get a rhythm before the playoffs started, so.

- Did you surprise yourself a little? You went four of eight from 3 your first time out. Was that--

OG ANUNOBY: No.

- No?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah.

- You were expecting it to be that good right off the bat?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah.

[LAUGHTER]

- Nick said weeks ago that the doctor said you might have been dealing with this for three or four months. How long have you been in pain for or dealing with this for?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, I've been in pain for a while. I don't know exactly how long, but it was hurting for a while.

- For, like, three or four months? Like, months now?

OG ANUNOBY: I don't know. Something. I don't know. Yeah, it's been hurting for a while for sure, so.

- Has it been sort of the same? Did it get really bad during the all-star break, sort of prompt the shut down for a while?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, just getting worse and worse, so.

- It was the second MRI that found the actual fracture?

OG ANUNOBY: No, the X-ray, not MRI.

- X-ray.

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah.

- OK, go online. Go ahead, Josh.

- Hey, OG. Welcome back. How much do you feel like that finger was impacting you before the break?

OG ANUNOBY: Oh, I mean, for sure. I mean, it was broken, so--

- [LAUGHS]

OG ANUNOBY: --it definitely affected me.

- [INAUDIBLE].

- And changing the subject away from the finger, it seemed like you and Pascal were playing really well off of each other tonight. I mean, obviously, you guys have a lot of experience playing with one another. How much do you feel like you're able to open things up for each other offensively, both as scorers and playmakers?

OG ANUNOBY: I think we complement each other well. You know, we're both 6'8", 6'9", athletic, can shoot. So it's tough for teams to guard. And then Scottie, Precious, Chris, Fred, Gary, Thad, whole team, like, all of us, we complement each other well and I think we're tough to guard.

- Thanks, OG. Have a good night, man.

OG ANUNOBY: Thank you.

- We're gonna try the last one from Chris. So just go ahead, Chris [INAUDIBLE].

- Hey, OG. Welcome back, first of all. How good for you-- how good was that feeling that you made the first bucket since your return? How good was that for you? And how good was the whole game for you overall?

OG ANUNOBY: I think it was a good start. It's been a while, so even just playing was a good start. So just being out there was fun. It's been a while.

I miss playing. I miss playing with my teammates, seeing them, interact with the coaches and stuff on the court. It's fun. So I missed it a lot.

- And seeing this team playing with those teammates, how good you feel you can be until the end of the season?

OG ANUNOBY: I think we're getting better and better the season goes on and our goal is just to peak by the playoffs. So continue improving, continue to get better every day.

- Thank you very much.

OG ANUNOBY: Thank you.

- Other than the finger, how's your condition? Do you feel like 26 minutes was a good number?

OG ANUNOBY: Oh, yeah, I feel fine.

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OG ANUNOBY: Thanks, guys.