T he Indiana Pacers, who are missing a whopping seven guards in their ongoing tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves, got a bit of injury luck when Minnesota's best player was ruled out for good in the first quarter of the action.

Julius Randle had 20 of his 31 points in the first half and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 19 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold on after an early exit by star Anthony Edwards to beat the depleted Indiana Pacers 114-110.

Anthony Edwards suffered a hamstring injury early in the Minnesota Timberwolves' game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

The Pacers have almost no one available on their injury report. McConnell, Haliburton and Jones have already been out. The others are absences that greatly deplete the Indiana rotation. They have two regular starters for Sunday night, Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam.

Both the Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves could be without multiple key players in Sunday's matchup due to injuries.

The Indiana Pacers have ruled out leading scorer Bennedict Mathurin for their game against Minnesota on Sunday night.

The Wolves have ruled Anthony Edwards out for the remainder of their matchup against the Indiana Pacers because of a hamstring injury. Edwards played just three minutes before exiting on Sunday, scoring five points and recording a rebound.

After last season’s inspiring playoff run, the Indiana Pacers’ 2025-26 campaign is off to a rough start. Their season opener against the OKC Thunder went to overtime but ended in defeat, and at 0-2 without Tyrese Haliburton,

The Minnesota Timberwolves may be without multiple key players, including Anthony Edwards, in Monday's game against the Denver Nuggets.