"INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin will undergo surgery to repair a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, the team announced Friday. "Probably not recommend talking about this again until probably February 1 [in] three months," coach Rick Carlisle said before the Pacers played the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. "That's his situation." According to Carlisle, Toppin will have surgery Monday in New York to place a screw in his foot."
"Entering the season, Indiana already expected to be without point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the season with a torn Achilles, and backup T.J. McConnell, who was expected to miss the first month with a left hamstring strain. But now Bennedict Mathurin is considered week to week with a right big toe sprain, and fellow starting guard Andrew Nembhard left the team's season opener with a strained left shoulder."
Obi Toppin will undergo surgery to repair a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, with a screw to be placed in New York. Coach Rick Carlisle indicated a likely three-month recovery window with reassessment around February 1. Toppin exited a recent game after 17 minutes and had been averaging 14 points and 6.7 rebounds off the bench. The Indiana roster is dealing with multiple injuries: Tyrese Haliburton is out for the season with a torn Achilles, T.J. McConnell is expected to miss a month, Bennedict Mathurin is week-to-week with a toe sprain, and Andrew Nembhard, Johnny Furphy and Kam Jones are also sidelined.
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