INDIANAPOLIS — Ivica Zubac will not be suiting up in the Pacers’ first game against the Clippers since the trade that sent him to Indiana, but point guard Andrew Nembhard and forwards Pascal Siakam and Aaron Nesmith are listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game in Los Angeles according to the NBA’s official injury report and could all return to the lineup after all three sat out Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies.
Zubac has yet to play a game for the Pacers since he was acquired on Feb. 5. The listed reason is the left ankle he sprained in late December. Siakam has missed the last three games with a left wrist sprain. Nesmith has missed the last five with a right ankle sprain. Nembhard missed Sunday’s game with lower back and neck soreness. Siakam (23.9 points per game), Nembhard (17.4 ppg) and Nesmith (13.2 ppg) are the Pacers top three scorers this season — outside of Bennedict Mathurin, who was traded to the Clippers in the deal for Zubac — and were all starters during the Pacers’ NBA Finals run last season.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles tendon tear) and forward Johnny Furphy (ACL tear) are out for the season with their injuries. Clippers guard Brad Beal (hip fracture) and forward John Collins (neck strain) have been ruled out.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Ivica Zubac still out, but three Pacers starters upgraded to questionable
Reporting by Dustin Dopirak, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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