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INDIANAPOLIS -- Jarace Walker is not listed as in concussion protocol on the injury report for the Pacers' home game Sunday against the Heat, but he does have a low back bruise and is one of six rotation players listed as questionable for the game.
Forwards Pascal Siakam (right knee injury management), Aaron Nesmith (low back soreness) and Obi Toppin (low back soreness/right foot injury management) and guards Andrew Nembhard (low back injury management) and T.J. McConnell (right hamstring strain) are also listed as questionable. All five of those veterans have taken part in the last three games, but the Pacers have been cautious with their minutes for various reasons throughout the season. Each has missed multiple games for injury reasons with Toppin having missed four months with a stress fracture in his right foot.
Walker, however, has missed just one game this season. He had to leave Friday's game against the Clippers in the first quarter when he threw down a hard dunk but hit his head when he landed. He stood up and was able to walk under his own power but seemed woozy. He missed the rest of the game with "concussion evaluation," but coach Rick Carlisle said after the game that there was a possibility Walker wouldn't be formally entered into concussion protocol.
Siakam (23.7 points per game), Nembhard (17.0 points per game), Nesmith (13.8 ppg) and Walker (11.5 ppg) are the Pacers' top four scorers among players who are still on the roster and have appeared in at least 40 games. Toppin is averaging 10.1 points per game in 16 games. McConnell is averaging 9.3 points and 5.1 assists per game off the bench.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles tendon tear), center Ivica Zubac (fractured rib) and forward Johnny Furphy (ACL tear) are out the rest of the season. Forward Jalen Slawson is listed as doubtful as a two-way contract player as he is limited in the number of games he is allowed to be active with the Pacers.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Jarace Walker injury update: Not in concussion protocol, questionable
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Forwards Pascal Siakam (right knee injury management), Aaron Nesmith (low back soreness) and Obi Toppin (low back soreness/right foot injury management) and guards Andrew Nembhard (low back injury management) and T.J. McConnell (right hamstring strain) are also listed as questionable. All five of those veterans have taken part in the last three games, but the Pacers have been cautious with their minutes for various reasons throughout the season. Each has missed multiple games for injury reasons with Toppin having missed four months with a stress fracture in his right foot.
Walker, however, has missed just one game this season. He had to leave Friday's game against the Clippers in the first quarter when he threw down a hard dunk but hit his head when he landed. He stood up and was able to walk under his own power but seemed woozy. He missed the rest of the game with "concussion evaluation," but coach Rick Carlisle said after the game that there was a possibility Walker wouldn't be formally entered into concussion protocol.
Siakam (23.7 points per game), Nembhard (17.0 points per game), Nesmith (13.8 ppg) and Walker (11.5 ppg) are the Pacers' top four scorers among players who are still on the roster and have appeared in at least 40 games. Toppin is averaging 10.1 points per game in 16 games. McConnell is averaging 9.3 points and 5.1 assists per game off the bench.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles tendon tear), center Ivica Zubac (fractured rib) and forward Johnny Furphy (ACL tear) are out the rest of the season. Forward Jalen Slawson is listed as doubtful as a two-way contract player as he is limited in the number of games he is allowed to be active with the Pacers.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Jarace Walker injury update: Not in concussion protocol, questionable
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