The Pacers continue to sink and lose one of their stars 3 months

The 2025/26 season of the NBA is going to be very tough for the Indiana Pacers. From being one game away from winning the championship, they have now shifted to competing with Tyrese Haliburton throughout the season, losing their first 5 games and suffering more severe injuries, like that of Obi Toppin.

The  Pacers cannot seem to get back on track in this tumultuous start to the season. The franchise confirmed on Friday that Obi Toppin will need to undergo surgery on his right foot to repair a partial stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal, an injury that will keep him out of action for a minimum of three months.

The surgical procedure is scheduled for Monday, and the team's head coach, Rick Carlisle, wanted to lower any expectations of an early return: "I probably don't recommend talking about this again until February 1, three months from now," the coach remarked when asked by the media.

Toppin got injured last Sunday during the game between the Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves, a match where he could only play 17 minutes before visibly leaving the court affected.

Another blow for the struggling Pacers

The news is another heavy blow for a Pacers team already facing a long list of significant absences. The 2025/26 season began uphill for Indiana, after confirming before the start of the season that Tyrese Haliburton, their franchise player, would be out for the entire season due to the Achilles tendon tear suffered in the previous NBA Finals.

Since then, injuries have piled up in Rick Carlisle's locker room: Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, and rookie Taelon Peter have also dealt with various physical issues in just two weeks of competition.

The outcome is reflected in the standings: the Pacers have started with a 0-5 record, sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. The lack of continuity in the lineup has hindered the team from finding an identity on both ends of the court, and the constant rotation changes have affected the group's chemistry.

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