The Toronto Raptors received a sigh of relief last night after the thumb injury suffered by star forward Chris Bosh revealed that it wasn't as serious as it could have been, the Toronto Star is reporting.

Bosh was hit on the thumb by teammate Pape Sow trying to corral a loose ball in the first minutes of the game in Milwaukee and was in obvious pain when he came to bench during a timeout.

Taped by trainer Gregg Spratt, Bosh went to the locker room at the end of the quarter and had x-rays which turned out to be negative.  The thumb has been diagnosed as a mild sprain.

"It's pretty sore right now," Bosh said after the game. "I like to give it a night's rest and see how it feels."