Injury Report: Pacers Without Haliburton as OKC Returns Home

Both teams will be without key pieces when Oklahoma City and Indiana meet Wednesday night.

Chris Becker | Jan 18, 2023

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Oklahoma City returns to its home court after a brief Eastern Conference road trip.

The Thunder enter the game on three-game win streak. They continue to claw closer to a .500 record as the season draws closer to the All-Star Break.

The OKC injury report isn’t lengthy, but the missing players are key. Aleksej Pokusevski remains out with a significant knee injury, which continues to sideline him.

Ousmane Dieng who has been playing in the G League as he suffered a wrist injury, his second of the season and remains out. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl will once again be absent.

OKC is no stranger to the injury bug as it has struck numerous times throughout the year.

The Thunder have looked better than many had expected entering the season, but will once again have a tough opponent to continue to fight in the Western Conference.

The Pacer injury report is short but they will be without star second year player Tyrese Haliburton for the matchup.

Health and depth will be key factors in the matchup.

Here are the most recent injury reports for both squads entering tonight:

Oklahoma City Thunder

Chet Holmgren: Out: Right foot surgery
Ousmane Dieng: Out: Right Wrist small displaced fracture
Aleksej Pokusevski: Out: Left Tibial Plateau nondisplaced fracture
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: Out: Right Ankle Sprain
Lindy Waters: Out: G League Two-Way
Eugene Omoruyi: Out: G League Two-Way

Indiana Pacers

Kendall Brown: Out: Right Tibia Stress Fracture
Tyrese Haliburton: Out: Left Knee, Elbow Sprains
Daniel Theis: Out: Right Knee Surgery
Trevelin Queen: Questionable: G League Two-Way

Tip-off for the Pacers and Thunder is slated for 7 p.m. in OKC, the Thunder are currently four-point favorites.

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Published Jan 18, 2023

CHRIS BECKER

Chris is a senior Sports Media student at Oklahoma State University who has grown up in Oklahoma and around the Thunder. Chris has covered OSU sports from women’s golf to football working for the O’Colly, the OSU student newspaper.