The latest on Pacers F Pascal Siakam's injury status vs Cavaliers
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Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam will miss Sunday's 6 p.m. game against the Cavaliers in Cleveland with a left ankle sprain according to the NBA injury report released Saturday.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Siakam suffered both a left ankle sprain and a low back bruise in the fourth quarter of Friday's game against the Hornets in Charlotte. Siakam was removed from the game late in the fourth quarter after he'd already registered 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists. It was his 14th game with at least 30 points this season and his 49th game with at least 20 out of his 62 appearances this season.
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Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith has been also been ruled out for his fourth straight game with a cervical strain. Point guards Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell will miss their third straight games. Nembhard's injury is listed as back, thoracic and lumbar injury management and McConnell's is bilateral hamstring injury management. Third-year wings Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard are listed as questionable, Walker with a sacral contusion and Sheppard with right hip sprain. Walker missed the last two games with what was listed as a low back bruise, so he has been upgraded.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles tendon tear), center Ivica Zubac (fractured rib) and forward Johnny Furphy (ACL tear) are out for the season.
Cavs center Jarrett Allen (right knee injury management), forward Evan Mobley (left calf injury management), guard Sam Merrill (left hamstring injury management) and forwards Dean Wade (right ankle sprain) and Jaylon Tyson (left great toe bone bruise) have also been ruled out for the game.
Siakam has scored in double figures in all 62 of his games this season and leads the Pacers with 24.0 points per game. His 6.6 rebounds per game are also the most among Pacers players with at least 20 appearances, his 3.8 assists per game are third on the team behind only point guards Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell and his 1.1 steals per game are most among players with at least 20 appearances. He's shooting 48.4% from the floor and 35.8% from 3-point range.
With Siakam, Nembhard and Nesmith ruled out, the Pacers will be missing their top three scorers in terms of average among players who have appeared in at least 30 games. Walker ranks fourth on that list. Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith and McConnell are four of the team's top six scorers in terms of total points. Walker ranks third. Nembhard and McConnell are first and second on the team in assists.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pascal Siakam injury update: Pacers all-star out vs Cavaliers