Overview
- Indiana diagnosed a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in Toppin’s right foot, and he will have a screw inserted.
- Carlisle told reporters not to expect further status updates until Feb. 1, a timeline widely read as sidelining him into the All-Star break.
- Toppin was already dealing with a right hamstring strain on the same leg, adding complexity to his rehabilitation.
- The Pacers are short-handed with Bennedict Mathurin (foot), Andrew Nembhard (left shoulder) and T.J. McConnell (left hamstring) out, with Tyrese Haliburton potentially out for the season after an Achilles tear.
- Toppin, who signed a four-year, $60 million extension, averaged 14.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in his first three games before the setback.