Toronto’s Fred VanVleet shows off the damage to his tooth

Toronto Raptors fans celebrated a pivotal Game 4 win over the Warriors, and sharpshooter Fred VanVleet will fortunately be available to play in a potential closeout game on Monday after a scary moment on Friday night.

Golden State’s Shaun Livingston inadvertently caught VanVleet with his elbow in the second half, and VanVleet was bloodied by the blow. The initial fear was that VanVleet may have suffered a concussion or potential eye damage – but ABC’s Doris Burke reported that after receiving seven stitches, VanVleet was available to return to the court.

Fred VanVleet headed back to the locker room after catching an elbow in the face from Shaun Livingston. pic.twitter.com/2zGmH8nQiR

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 8, 2019

Cameras caught what appeared to be a tooth on the floor near where VanVleet went down.

It looks like there was a tooth on the court after VanVleet headed back to the locker room 🧐 pic.twitter.com/jcWA1dXHsb

— ESPN (@espn) June 8, 2019

VanVleet didn’t lose an entire tooth, but his one of his front teeth is significantly chipped.

VanVleet sacrificed part of his tooth in Game 4, and Drake offered to help fix it 😂

(via @FredVanVleet) pic.twitter.com/lDY0kPqW7K

— ESPN (@espn) June 8, 2019

Raptors superfan Drake commented on VanVleet’s Instagram post: “Damn twin you can use my free health care.”

Does VanVleet feel more Canadian now that he's chipped a tooth? "No, I don't. If that's what being a Canadian means I'm not sure I want it. I don't play hockey. I got a lot of respect for those guys and what they do, but losing a tooth is not fun."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) June 8, 2019