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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus (2) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Ethan Thompson (55) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus (2) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Ethan Thompson (55) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus (2) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Ethan Thompson (55) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts after a play during the first half against the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Pacers center Micah Potter wore blue sneakers as a gender reveal during the team’s game in Cleveland on Sunday, April 5, 2026
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) goes for a loose ball against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) during the first half at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam has been ruled out for Tuesday’s 7 p.m. home game against the Timberwolves with a left ankle sprain according to the NBA’s official injury report, but Minnesota’s All-NBA guard Anthony Edwards has also been ruled out with right knee injury maintenance.
Siakam, who leads the Pacers with 24.0 points per game, has missed two straight games after injuring both his ankle and his lower back in Friday’s loss to the Hornets. Edwards, who has missed eight of Minnesota’s last 10 games, leads the Timberwolves with 28.9 points per game.
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Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (cervical strain) and point guards Andrew Nembhard (thoracic and lumbar injury management) and T.J. McConnell (bilateral hamstring injury management) have also been ruled out. Nembhard is second on the team in scoring and first in assists with 16.9 points and 7.7 assists per game. Nesmith is third on the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game and McConnell averages 9.4 points and 5.1 assists per game.
Third-year wings Jarace Walker (sacral contusion) and Ben Sheppard (right hip sprain) are both listed as questionable. Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels (left knee patella tendinopathy) has also been ruled out.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pascal Siakam injury update: Pacers all-star, Anthony Edwards out