Chasing Knicks, Pacers Lose Injured Bennedict Mathurin For Season – NBA Tracker
Chasing Knicks, Pacers Lose Bennedict Mathurin For Season – NBA Tracker
MARCH 9 PACERS’ MATHURIN DONE FOR THE YEAR
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers will lose rising star Bennedict Mathurin for the rest of the season. The sophomore depth piece has opted to undergo shoulder surgery, was averaging 14.5 points on over 44 percent shooting in 59 appearances this season.
Indiana (35-29) is at the tail-end of a five-team logjam led by the Knicks in a train that takes up the fourth-through-eighth spots in the current Eastern Conference standings. The Pacers face No. 5 Orlando on Sunday evening (6 p.m. ET, Bally Sports Indiana).
MARCH 6 GIBSON SIGNS 10-DAY WITH PISTONS
In a bit of a twist, the Detroit Pistons are now signing former New York Knicks.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Detroit is set to sign Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract. Gibson, 38, previously signed two such deals with the Knicks and averaged 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 points in 16 appearances this season. Prior to his Detroit entry, Gibson hinted that he would mind yet another stop with the Knicks, who previously hosted him for three full seasons (2019-22).
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