UPDATE: New Orleans Pelicans And Indiana Pacers Injury Reports

The New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers have announced their injury reports.

UPDATE: Kendall Brown, Oscar Tshiebwe and Isaiah Wong have all been ruled out (via the NBA's official injury report).    

UPDATE: Aaron Nesmith has been ruled out. 

Injury Report for tonight's matchup against the Pelicans:

Doug McDermott - Out (right calf strain)
Aaron Nesmith - Out (right ankle sprain) pic.twitter.com/wCC8JfkHuD

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 28, 2024

UPDATE: Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson are all available.    

Ingram, McCollum, Murphy III, and Williamson are AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Indiana

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 28, 2024

UPDATE: Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson are game-time decisions (h/t Will Guillory of The Athletic).   

Willie Green says the status for Zion, BI and CJ will be determined after they go thru pregame warmups

— Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) February 28, 2024

On Wednesday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers will face off in Indianapolis.  

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports. 

The Pelicans will be without Jose Alvarado, Dyson Daniels, Malcolm Hill and E.J. Liddell.  

Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson are all listed as questionable. 

Cody Zeller is available. 

As for the Pacers, they will be without Doug McDermott. 

Kendall Brown, Aaron Nesmith, Oscar Tshiebwe and Isaiah Wong are all listed as questionable. 

NBA's official injury report  / Pelicans-Pacers

The Pelicans enter the evening as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 35-24 record in 59 games. 

They are 7-3 over their last ten games and most recently beat the New York Knicks (at Madison Square Garden) by a score of 115-92. 

Trey Murphy III led the team with 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one steal while shooting 9/14 from the field and 6/11 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time. 

On the road, the Pelicans are 18-12 in 30 games played away from New Orleans. 

.@Jim_Eichenhofer's Keys to the Game vs. the Pacers ⤵️

🔑 Pacers 2nd in offense, 1st in FG%, points in paint
🔑 Pels arrived in Indy at 5 a.m. for 5th game in 7 days
🔑 At center, Valanciunas squares off vs. IND’s Turner#Pelicans | @FDSportsbook pic.twitter.com/j9RNXN54ut

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 28, 2024

Meanwhile, the Pacers are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 33-26 record in 59 games. 

They are 6-4 over their last ten games but most recently lost to the Toronto Raptors (at home) by a score of 130-122.  

Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 34 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block while shooting 11/15 from the field and 5/8 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time. 

At home, they are 19-12 in 31 games.