Apr 26, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) celebrates the win after recreation three of the primary spherical for the 2024 NBA playoffs towards the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Necessary Credit score: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Photographs Indiana Pacers level guard T.J. McConnell can be sidelined a minimum of a month with a left hamstring harm, head coach Rick Carlisle confirmed Thursday.
The veteran backup exited in the course of the second quarter of Tuesday’s preseason recreation towards the host Minnesota Timberwolves and didn’t return.
The Pacers open the common season towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder in a 2025 NBA Finals rematch on Oct. 23 in Indianapolis.
Already with out All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles) for the season, McConnell’s timeline means he might miss a minimum of the primary 10 video games of the common season.
McConnell, 33, averaged 9.1 factors, 4.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds 1.1 steals and 17.9 minutes in 79 video games (one begin) final season.
A profession 34.5 p.c shooter from 3-point vary, he has averaged 7.6 factors, 5.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 706 video games (97 begins) for the Philadelphia 76ers (2015-19) and Pacers (2020-present).
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