The Indiana Pacers are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak and will stay on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at 10:30 p.m. ET. This is Indiana’s second game of its four-game road trip.
Friday night will be the first time the Pacers and Lakers will go head-to-head this season. Los Angeles won each of their two games against Indiana last season and has won seven of their last 10 matchups (not even including the 2023 In-Season Tournament Finals).
The Lakers are fresh off a 120-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, which ended their winning streak at three games. With a little over a month to go in the season, they are 37-25 and own the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference.
Here is the full injury report for the Pacers and Lakers ahead of Friday’s game.
3/6 Pacers injury report vs. LakersJohnny Furphy (knee) – OUTTyrese Haliburton (Achilles) – OUTAndrew Nembhard (back, neck) – PROBABLEAaron Nesmith (ankle, back) – PROBABLETaelon Peter (two-way) – QUESTIONABLEPascal Siakam (wrist) – PROBABLEJalen Slawson (two-way) – QUESTIONABLEEthan Thompson (two-way) – DOUBTFULIvica Zubac (ankle) – OUT
Johnny Furphy (torn ACL) and Tyrese Haliburton (torn Achilles) will miss the rest of the season for the Pacers due to their respective injuries.
The Pacers have listed Andrew Nembhard (low back and neck soreness), Aaron Nesmith (right ankle and lower back injuries), and Pascal Siakam (left wrist sprain) as PROBABLE. All three players suited up during Indiana’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday despite being on the injury report.
Ivica Zubac has yet to make his Pacers debut due to a left ankle sprain. He remains out against his former team, but according to head coach Rick Carlisle, Zubac is expected to play for them this season.
3/6 Lakers injury report vs. PacersDeandre Ayton (knee) – OUTLeBron James (elbow, foot) – OUTMaxi Kleber (back) – OUT
LeBron James (left elbow contusion and left foot arthritis) and Deandre Ayton (left knee soreness) both left the Lakers’ loss to Denver on Thursday night early, and they have both been ruled out against Indiana. In Thursday’s loss, James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leader in field goals made.
The Lakers will also still be without Maxi Kleber, who has missed each of the team’s last two games due to a back strain.