The Indiana Pacers ' 2025-2026 season is off to a rough start. Not only are the defending Eastern Conference champions 0-4, but the injury bug has already hit the team hard. Shooting guard Bennedict Mathurin is week-to-week with a toe injury . Point guard Andrew Nembhard has missed three of the first four games with a shoulder injury.

Now, Obi Toppin , who missed the last game with a foot injury, has been diagnosed with a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle revealed that Toppin is headed for surgery to place a screw in his foot, per Pacers beat writer Dustin Dopirak.

The veteran coach also let the media know that there was no point in asking about his status until at least February 1st. That is an ominous sign for In

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