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Pacers' Obi Toppin to have surgery on right foot
Obi Toppin will miss at least three months following surgery for a stress fracture, adding to the Pacers’ injury challenges with multiple starters sidelined, coach Rick Carlisle said.
- Coach Rick Carlisle announced in Indianapolis that Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin will have surgery Monday to place a screw in the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot.
- Toppin was removed from Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after exiting with the injury, initially thought to be a hamstring issue, and was later listed out for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with a stress reaction in right foot.
- He was limited to 17 minutes during the Minnesota game and then sat out a 107-105 loss to Dallas; as an overall pick in the 2020 draft, Obi Toppin has played at least 62 games each season.
- Toppin is one of seven Pacers players out for Friday, and his absence is second only to Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton's season-ending Achilles tear.
- Carlisle said the surgery will take place in New York, marking another setback for an injury-plagued Indiana Pacers roster that includes Bennedict Mathurin week-to-week, Andrew Nembhard's shoulder strain, and T.J. McConnell yet to play.
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Pacers’ Obi Toppin needs surgery that’ll sideline him until February
Obi Toppin will be out for a while. The Pacers forward is set to undergo surgery to place a screw in his right foot, sidelining him until at least February, head coach Rick Carlisle revealed on Friday.
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Pacer Forward Obi Toppin Set to Have Surgery on Right Foot
Source: David Berding / Getty INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers said Friday forward Obi Toppin has a partial stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. He is set to travel to New York for surgery on the injury, which he sustained on Sunday during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. So far this season, Toppin has played in three games, averaging 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. This is his third season w…
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