By Daniel Bates On the brink of elimination, the Toronto Raptors will reportedly be without one of their most important shotmakers Monday. Per ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps, “Fred VanVleet says he won’t play tonight, says he’s taking it day by day from here.” The Raptors guard suffered a left hip flexor injury in Toronto’s 110-102 Game 4 win. It happened in the second quarter, and thankfully the MRI didn’t reveal anything “too major.” That said, VanVleet was visibly upset after the injury. As he seemingly knew that it would be the end of his night as he walked straight to the locker room. Over …