Pacers’ Myles Turner ruled out for game
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Myles Turner was ruled out for Wednesday night in Brooklyn, when the Indiana Pacers lost to the Nets 115-111.
The news came as the team had just six games left before the playoffs begin.
The team posted before Wednesday night’s game that Turner was out with a “sprained right hand second finger.” The team also posted that Pacers’ G League player Oscar Tshiebwe would be available. Bennedict Mathurin has been out since early March for what was described as season-ending surgery on a labral tear to his right shoulder.
In the second quarter of Monday’s 133-111 home win over Brooklyn, Turner injured his finger while being fouled on a dunk attempt. The 6-feet-11 center missed the dunk, and was forced to go to the locker room to have his crooked right index finger put back into place.
Turner returned to the court to shoot his two free throws, which he shot left-handed, and made one. The Pacers called a timeout to get him off the floor and he never returned in the second half.
Indiana did have a 28-point halftime lead, so the team had to reason to rush Turner back into the game.
After the game, Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle said that the X-rays came back negative for a fracture, and the injury was a simple dislocation.
Turner had been listed as “Questionable” earlier Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Carlisle was noncommittal on when Turner will return, but was optimistic that the injury is short-term when talking to Kevin Bowen on “The Wake Up Call with KB & Andy” on 93.5/107.5 The Fan.
“It is going to be a pain-tolerance thing most likely,” Carlisle said. “That’s how these things usually are. Dislocated fingers are really painful. We will have to see, and if he can’t go than we will have to lean on Smith and Jackson.”
Turner took to social media with a unique request after Monday’s game.
Tipoff on Wednesday is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
This article will be updated with Turner’s status as soon as more information becomes available.
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