{"id":625382,"date":"2026-02-26T05:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/625382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:09:20","slug":"a-key-indiana-pacers-player-just-got-an-upgrade-on-the-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/625382\/","title":{"rendered":"A key Indiana Pacers player just got an upgrade on the injury report"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Indiana Pacers<\/a> player who has been out quite some time might return Thursday, Feb. 26, against the Charlotte Hornets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Obi Toppin<\/a>, who last played on Oct. 26 and has appeared in three games this season, is listed as questionable on the latest injury report.<\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old, sixth-year forward has been practicing since last week. Should he play Thursday, it would mark a layoff of exactly four months. He had been out with a stress reaction in his right foot.<\/p>\n

‘Kam Jones got us going’: Pacers rookie making most of opportunity<\/a><\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Cameron Payne (20) and Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker (33) guard Indiana Pacers guard Kam Jones (7) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Cameron Payne (20) and Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker (33) guard Indiana Pacers guard Kam Jones (7) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers forward Jarace Walker (5) reaches out for a high-five Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) goes up for a basket against Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (9) and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) reacts to a 3-pointer attempt Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle looks down Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) goes up for a basket against Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe (77) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Dominick Barlow (25) and Indiana Pacers center Jay Huff (32) go up for the ball at tipoff Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers center Micah Potter (11) falls back after guarding Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Dominick Barlow (25) guards Indiana Pacers forward Jarace Walker (5) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers center Jay Huff (32) goes up for a basket against Philadelphia 76ers forward Dominick Barlow (25) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) rebounds the ball Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers center Micah Potter (11) points while running back on defense Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) goes up for a basket against Philadelphia 76ers guard Cameron Payne (20) and Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes (5) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker (33) and Philadelphia 76ers center Adem Bona (30) guard Indiana Pacers guard Kobe Brown (24) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard (2) goes up for a basket against Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, during the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Dustin Dopirak<\/a> covers the Pacers all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV<\/a> and with the Pacers Insider newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Obi Toppin injury update: Pacers F upgraded to questionable<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Indiana Pacers player who has been out quite some time might return Thursday, Feb. 26, against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774],"tags":[280,1784,7,473,113,126,3866,532,1252,4233,6,3308,114,279,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-625382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indiana-pacers","8":"tag-aaron-nesmith","9":"tag-andrew-nembhard","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-charlotte-hornets","12":"tag-indiana","13":"tag-indiana-pacers","14":"tag-indianapacers","15":"tag-ivica-zubac","16":"tag-johnny-furphy","17":"tag-kam-jones","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-obi-toppin","20":"tag-pacers","21":"tag-pascal-siakam","22":"tag-tyrese-haliburton"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116135210711745160","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}