Sergey Karasev (oblique) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Raptors, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN reports.

Karasev (oblique) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Raptors, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN reports.

Analysis:

Karasev left Tuesday's loss to Miami in the second half with soreness in his left side, and the team's medical staff has now diagnosed him with a strained oblique. The second-year guard has played his way into favor with coach Lionel Hollins, drawing starts in each of the last four games. With that streak coming to an end Wednesday, Alan Anderson or Bojan Bogdanovic figure to fill in at shooting guard. Bogdanovic has started 19 games this season, though Hollins said Tuesday that the rookie was "treading water" as a starter, which is why he made the move to insert Karasev.