{"id":663731,"date":"2026-03-17T22:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663731\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:45:25","slug":"indiana-pacers-vs-new-york-knicks-injury-report-whos-playing-injured-and-questionable-players-head-to-head-records-team-stats-and-more-march-17-2026-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/663731\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks injury report: Who’s playing, injured and questionable players, head-to-head records, team stats, and more (March 17, 2026) | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IndianaNew York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers (Image via Getty) The Indiana Pacers face the New York Knicks on March 17 in a game that matters for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. Both teams are trying to stay out of the Play-In spots, so this is not a routine regular-season matchup.The main focus is player availability. Both teams have several names on the injury report, and some decisions may not be final until just before tip-off. That could affect rotations and how each team approaches the game.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Game context and matchup (March 17, 2026)<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks have relied on defense and structured half-court offense this season, led by Jalen Brunson. The Pacers have played at a faster pace and depend on ball movement, even after injuries.This game looks different because of who is missing. Brunson is out for New York. Indiana is already without Tyrese Haliburton and Johnny Furphy for the season. That shifts more responsibility to other players.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Injury report and availability (March 17, 2026)<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tyrese Haliburton – Out for season (Achilles) \u2022 Johnny Furphy – Out for season (knee) \u2022 Pascal Siakam – Day-to-day (knee) \u2022 Aaron Nesmith – Questionable (ankle) \u2022 Ivica Zubac – Questionable (ankle) \u2022 Ben Sheppard – Questionable (ankle) \u2022 Quenton Jackson – Questionable (calf) \u2022 T.J. McConnell – Questionable (hamstring) \u2022 Andrew Nembhard – Questionable (calf) \u2022 Obi Toppin – Questionable (foot) \u2022 Micah Potter – Questionable (triceps)Haliburton and Furphy are confirmed out. Most of the rest of the rotation could still play.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jalen Brunson – Out (ankle\/neck) \u2022 Miles McBride – Out (hernia) \u2022 Trey Jemison III – Out \u2022 Mitchell Robinson – AvailableMikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson and Ariel Hukporti are all available.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Expected players (March 17, 2026)<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jarace Walker \u2022 Myles Turner \u2022 Pascal Siakam (game-time decision) \u2022 Aaron Nesmith (questionable) \u2022 Andrew Nembhard (questionable) \u2022 T.J. McConnell (questionable) \u2022 Obi Toppin (questionable) \u2022 Ivica Zubac (questionable) \u2022 Ben Sheppard, Quenton Jackson, Micah PotterIndiana\u2019s lineup will depend on how many of the questionable players are cleared.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mikal Bridges \u2022 OG Anunoby \u2022 Karl-Anthony Towns \u2022 Mitchell Robinson \u2022 Josh Hart \u2022 Jordan Clarkson \u2022 Ariel Hukporti \u2022 Dillon Jones, Pacome Dadiet, Mohamed Diawara, Tyler Kolek, KJ McCullar Jr.Without Brunson, ball-handling duties will be shared.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks 2025-26 rosters<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

\u2022 Guards: Haliburton, Nembhard, McConnell, Sheppard, Jackson \u2022 Forwards: Nesmith, Toppin, Walker, Furphy \u2022 Centers: Turner, Zubac, Potter<\/p>\n

New York Knicks<\/p>\n

\u2022 Guards: Brunson, McBride, Clarkson, Hart, Kolek \u2022 Forwards: Bridges, Anunoby, Jones, Dadiet, Diawara, McCullar Jr. \u2022 Centers: Towns, Robinson, Hukporti, Jemison<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Key players snapshot<\/p>\n

TeamStar\/primary options (if active)Key absences Pacers Jarace Walker, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard Tyrese Haliburton, Johnny Furphy Knicks Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson, Mitchell Robinson Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, Trey Jemison III<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Matchup outlook (March 17, 2026)<\/p>\n

Indiana has relied more on Jarace Walker for scoring in recent games. Without Haliburton, the offense runs more through forwards and the frontcourt.New York will adjust without Brunson. The offense should run through Towns, with support from Bridges, Hart and Clarkson. Robinson adds rebounding and defense inside.If Indiana gets some of its guards back, it can still play at pace. If not, the game is likely to slow down, which suits the Knicks.\"Banner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers (Image via Getty) The Indiana Pacers face the New York Knicks on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663732,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,53602,13947,304,6,85208,1136,191,22017,3810,3806,85209,15635],"class_list":["post-663731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-knicks","tag-basketball","tag-indiana-pacers-injury-report","tag-indiana-pacers-vs-new-york-knicks","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-nba-playoff-seeding","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-new-york-knicks-injury-report","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkknicks","tag-pacers-vs-knicks-march-17-2026","tag-tyrese-haliburton-injury-update"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116246946788475701","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663731","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=663731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}