Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will earn himself even more fans with his expression of gratitude on Sunday.

Barnes experienced the playoff atmosphere in Toronto as a rookie, and he has also been through seasons where they won only 20 or 30 games. The former Rookie of the Year and one-time All-Star can attest to how engaged the crowd is, regardless of the magnitude of the game.

With 15 points in tonight's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Scottie Barnes has officially moved to number nine on the Raptors all-time scoring list.

Nuggets wing Peyton Watson and Raptors forward Scottie Barnes have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, according to NBA Communications (Twitter links).

Teams are known to place bets on athletic, 6-foot-8 forwards. In their fifth seasons, Barnes and Johnson are showing why.

Scottie Barnes has been honoured with winning the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 12 of the current regular season. It comes after a three-and-one record-wise week for Toronto, and Barnes missed the lone loss of the week in Boston against the Celtics, as Barnes and Brandon Ingram picked up injuries in the…

Barnes averaged a team-high 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, six assists and 36.4 minutes in three games, all Raptors wins. He missed Toronto’s 125-117 loss at Boston on Friday with a right knee sprain.

Tyrese Maxey leads the Philadelphia 76ers to a blowout win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday to get back in the win column.