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Now add Obi Toppin to the list as he will miss at least a month, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. He had left Monday’s game against Minnesota due to the injury (one game after Mathurin left a game with his foot injury).
Beyond starting 3-1 with two victories against teams that swept them last season, the most shocking surprise has been the complete turnaround of the Miami Heat
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Indiana Pacers have so many injuries, they may soon qualify for NBA hardship exception signings
Almost half of the Indiana Pacers on the opening-night roster have missed time due to injury. Are they eligible for an NBA hardship exception?
Making matters worse is the fact that two of Indiana’s key players for this year, Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin, have both already gone down with injury, and on Tuesday, the team got an update on both players that wasn’t exactly encouraging.
As the Mavericks prepare for their fifth game of the year against the Indiana Pacers, the team announced that Davis had been added to the official injury report for the first time in the 2025-26 season (h/t Mike Curtis of Dallas Morning News). His status for the upcoming matchup is listed as probable with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy.
The last of five straight home games to start the season for the Mavs; can they beat the Eastern Conference champions?