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 Feb. 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.

Toppin was limited to 17 minutes during last Sunday's loss at Minnesota before exiting because of the injury . He was averaging 14 points and 6.7 rebounds.

The Pacers are decimated by injuries. Entering the season, Indiana already expected to be without point guard Tyrese Haliburton , who is out for the se

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