Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan to miss Lakers game after injuring groin

Raptors All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan will miss Toronto’s game against the Lakers on Sunday at Staples Center after injuring his groin in a game Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
In a statement on their website, the Raptors said “test results revealed a torn left adductor longus tendon. There is no timetable for his return to basketball activity. His status will be updated as appropriate.�

Word initially was that DeRozan had strained his groin but it was learned Saturday that the injury was more severe.

DeRozan was injured in the third quarter of a 106-102 loss at Toronto. Although he remained on the court for a few more minutes, he eventually left the court to go to the locker room and did not return.

DeRozan had helped the Raptors open the season with a franchise-best 13-2 record before the loss to the Mavericks. The 25-year-old from Compton is averaging 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in a team-leading 33.6 minutes a game.

The Lakers host the Raptors at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.